Independent Study
Independent studies provide a means for students to pursue subjects in greater depth than otherwise provided by the curriculum. Independent studies cannot be used to satisfy General Education requirements.
- Mentors must have faculty status.
- in each administrative office found in the academic buildings or in the Registrar's Office. The level of study (that is, 1 100, 200, 300, or 400) is determined by the faculty supervisor. The learning contract must be approved by the appropriate department chair and filed with the Office of the Registrar, ordinarily by the last day of the schedule-adjustment period.
- Independent studies may not be substituted in place of courses offered on a regular basis in the College curriculum. In cases of unusual need, exception may be granted by the appropriate department chair.
- A maximum of eight semester-hours of such work may be applied toward fulfillment of the student's major requirements. Independent study taken to fulfill major requirements must be taken for a letter grade.
- Inasmuch as first-year students are encouraged to pursue basic courses, only sophomores, juniors, and seniors are normally allowed to register for independent study. First-year students wanting to take an independent study should petition the appropriate department chair, offering evidence of sufficient academic preparation.
- A student may not take more than eight semester-hours of independent study or field study during any semester, and the student is limited to a maximum of four semester-hours of independent study during a summer session.
- To be eligible to enroll for independent study, a student must be in good academic standing.
- As a condition for independent study, the student and the instructor must contract to.
