Undergraduate Program
Independent Study
Overview
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Independent Study in English provides a means for students to expand, enrich, or deepen their understanding of an aspect of their classroom study, or to undertake an investigation in a subject not covered in a regular course.
The Department of English offers Independent Study in all of its disciplines (creative writing, literary and cultural studies, linguistics, and technical and scientific communication). Independent Study may be conducted for one to five semester credit hours; the proposed study must not duplicate any course available to the student.
Any student in the University is eligible to submit a proposal. Finding an instructor willing to mentor an independent study is always the student’s responsibility, but the instructor will assist in shaping and refining the study.
The student must propose the study on a form available in 356 Bachelor, and must obtain the required signatures on an Independent Study permit available in 356 or from the Registrar’s office. Proposals should be submitted by the fourteenth week of the semester preceding the one in which the study will occur.
For information on restrictions and assistance with the forms, consult the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in 356H Bachelor.