INDEPENDENT STUDY

General

Course Number

255

Course Title

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Description/Long Course Title

1.0 to 5.0 HRS. (OC) Prerequisite: Department approval. This course provides the student the opportunity to work on a technical project, research, or other specialized study related to individual academic needs. A written plan for the independent study project is developed with a faculty member (including a detailed description of the project, the number of credit hours assigned to it, the evaluative criteria to be used, and other relevant matters), and the project is carried out under the periodic direction of the faculty member. The written plan is submitted to the associate dean for approval and remains on file within the department, together with a final written report submitted to the faculty member by the student. Three to fifteen laboratory hours per week.

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