Independent Studies
Department of Philosophy
Policy on Independent Studies
Adopted April 2019
Independent study courses are offered as a way of teaching material not covered in regular courses.
These courses are tailored to each individual student based on a course proposal submitted by the student to an advising faculty member (and, ideally developed in consultation) and approved by the relevant program Coordinator and the Chair of the Department of Philosophy.
It is preferred for an undergraduate independent study course have some component of research, whereas such a component is required for the graduate independent study course.
To Register for an Independent Study Course
To register for an Independent Study course, the student will need to complete the following steps:
- Identify a topic and a potential project director/supervising faculty member.
- Consult with that faculty member about the proposed course, and develop a course description and plan.
- Fill out the relevant Independent Study Course Proposal Form (linked below).
- After approval, the student will be assigned a section number and CRN. When the student receives the email with an assigned course section number, the student may officially register for the course.
Submission Deadline: To allow sufficient time to complete the approval process and for timely student registration, the application form must be submitted no later than 10 days before the first day of class.
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