To be eligible to participate, you must meet the following requirements:

• Paid registration for Capstone® or Foundation® after January 1st, 2019.
• Enrollment in a 2-year associate, 4-year undergraduate or graduate course.
• No participation in a previous Capsim Challenge. Students that have previously competed in a Capsim Challenge will not be eligible to compete in the Finals.
• Only one registered Challenge account. Students that have multiple Challenge accounts registered will not be eligible to compete in the Finals.

Registration for the Spring 2021 Capsim Challenge begins March 15^th at 12 PM CT and ends April 9^th at 12 PM CT.

The qualifying competition rounds begin April 9^th at 12 PM CT. There are no official deadlines for the Capsim Challenge qualifiers with the exception of Round 8 which must be completed by April 23^rd at 12 PM CT in order to be eligible for the Challenge Finals.

The finals will occur on May 1^st from 10 AM CT to 6 PM CT and consist of 8 rounds of competition. Finals qualifiers will have one hour to complete each round.

Both the qualifying rounds and the finals will be scored based on the Balanced Scorecard. The teams or individuals with the 6 highest scores move on to compete for the title in the finals.