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The Portfolio should be taken during a student’s final semester in the MLA Program. It is a capstone option that is designed to help students reflect on their learning in the MLA program and to identify the connections across their coursework. It consists of a series of newly-composed essays along with a sampling of assignments that serve as evidence of learning and intellectual growth. The goals of this capstone project are for students to articulate what the MLA program has meant to them, exhibit their mastery of the program-level learning outcomes, synthesize lessons learned across a range of different courses and topics, and evaluate how the MLA program has met their goals and expectations. The Portfolio can also have a practical application for students who need to meet professional development requirements, to help them explain how the MLA Program has prepared them for a change in professional direction, and for students who hope to leverage this degree into additional graduate study.