Special Courses & Individual Studies

Group studies, readings, and research courses are available in many departments. The purposes of theses studies are enrichment of the curriculum, involvement in current issues, employment of expertise of resident or visiting scholars, and study of topics not included in standard courses. Topics may be proposed by an instructor or 3 students on application forms supplied by the Dean of the School by mi-semester prior to the projected course offering. Applications should describe succinctly the study's bounds, the research design or the creative work to be undertaken. If approved by the department chair and the Dean of the School, the course will appear in the regular class schedule. The course name should be a brief but accurate description of the study's subject and should not parallel another course in the catalog. A student may take a maximum of 12 hours in such courses but not more than 8 of these in the major.

A special course may be offered on a Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory basis when recommended by the department chair and approved by the Dean of School. Successful completion of a course so offered will no contribute to the required 2.0 GPA in the major or minor.