Independent Study
Students may be interested in pursuing a topic in more depth, researching a subject of interest or creating and implementing a professional development workshop. If so, consider enrolling in an independent study (which counts as a Higher Education elective). Students will develop a proposal and retain a faculty mentor to supervise the work. The more detail shown in the proposal, the more likely a faculty mentor will agree to supervise the work. With advisor approval of the proposal, the student will complete the Consent of Instructor for Course Registration Form (Appendix D) with signature from the faculty advisor. The student will submit the completed form to the graduate coordinator for enrollment in the course. The faculty member and student will jointly determine project assignments and timeline. The independent study grades are due at the end of the semester; so the timeline should be designed to allow the supervisor sufficient time to grade the project.