Independent Study
Exceptionally qualified students entering their third or fourth year may take a program of independent study provided it has been approved both by the Associate Dean (Studies) and by the Department or Departments principally involved.
 
Requests for such a program must be received by the Office of the Associate Dean (Studies) one month before the start of the first term in which the student intends to undertake the program. Requests must include i) a detailed outline of the project, including its aims, the topics to be studied, and a preliminary list of readings; ii) the names of the faculty members supervising the project, including the principal coordinator; iii) the number of credits for which the project is to substitute; and iv) the method by which the student's performance is to be evaluated, and the method by which the grade or grades will be assigned.
 
The Associate Dean (Studies) may, in consultation with the student and faculty members involved, propose modifications in the project, particularly with respect to the number of course credits to be assigned to it. The Associate Dean (Studies) may require an interview with the student.
 
Course numbers assigned to independent study are specified under Numbering of Courses in this chapter. The departmental code assigned to the course will be that of the department which is closest to the material studied, provided it has agreed to take academic responsibility for the project.
 
A Department may approve an independent study program without permitting it to be counted toward a concentration in that Department. It is, consequently, the responsibility of students taking such programs to ensure that the concentration requirements for a degree will be met.