(Approved by College Meeting March 24, 2014)
Directed Study is defined as: Credit for completing an existing course. Individualized course of study must be based on the student learning outcomes of the existing course contained in the Departmental syllabus.
Eligibility Criteria for Directed Study
- Students must meet departmental prerequisites for the existing course listed in the current college catalog.
- Students need course to graduate in current year or required for the student’s progress in a sequence that would otherwise cause significant delay of the anticipated program completion date.
- Students must be in good academic standing.
Procedures for Directed Study
Faculty approval – The student must consult a faculty expert in the course requested for directed study.
Contract – The student and faculty member must meet and develop a formalized learning contract with learning activities and deadlines including the course syllabus.
Registration – The student will submit a directed study approval request signed by the instructor and the dean to the registrar before the end of the schedule adjustment period.