How to Say “Capstone Project” in Spanish

proyecto de fin de grado
/pɾoʝeɡto de fin de ɡɾado/from spelling rules
To say capstone project in Spanish, use proyecto de fin de grado.
proyecto de fin de grado is the final project that completes a degree. Other common names are Proyecto de Final de Carrera and Proyecto de Graduación.
Meaning: Translations (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally means project of end of degree.

Which one should you use?

Trabajo de fin de grado is often used in the same way, but trabajo is more common when the work is a written thesis.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Colombia, trabajo de grado is a common term. In Spain students often just say TFG, and for a master's degree the project is a trabajo de fin de máster.

How does it change in a sentence?

For the plural, change only the first noun, which gives proyectos de fin de grado.

How do you pronounce it?

proyecto de fin de grado is pronounced /pɾoʝeɡto de fin de ɡɾado/.

Did you know?

  • The Spanish word proyecto shares a root with the Latin prōiectus, which means something thrown forward.
  • The word grado in this context shares its history with the concept of a staircase, as it stems from the Latin gradus, meaning a step or a pace.

Examples in context

  • ¿Cómo te está yendo con tu proyecto final?
    How's your capstone project going?
  • Tengo que terminar mi proyecto de fin de grado.
    I have to finish my capstone project.
  • El proyecto de fin de grado es muy difícil.
    The capstone project is very difficult.
  • ¿Ya elegiste el tema de tu proyecto de fin de grado?
    Have you already chosen the topic for your capstone project?

Example conversation

Two students are talking at the university library.

  1. Lucía

    Alejandro, ¿ya terminaste tu proyecto de fin de grado?
    Alejandro, have you finished your capstone project yet?
  2. Alejandro

    No, todavía me falta redactar la conclusión.
    No, I still need to write the conclusion.
  3. Lucía

    Mi proyecto de fin de grado es muy largo.
    My capstone project is very long.
  4. Alejandro

    Ánimo, Lucía, ya casi terminamos la carrera.
    Cheer up, Lucía, we are almost done with the degree.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fin, grado, proyecto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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