(A)
lndependent study will only be offered with the approval of
the academic dean of the division or the department chair in which the course
originates. This approval will be given when there is no other feasible method
whereby a student can obtain the knowledge within the regular college
calendar.
(1)
(A)
Independent study credit
can only be granted and computed into the grade point average when the course
has been completed according to a written agreement between the student and the
instructor with the approval of the appropriate academic dean or department
chair.
(2)
(B)
The instructor of each
student taking an independent study course is to be responsible for all
activities relating to assignments, evaluations, curriculum and supervision of
the student.
(3)
(C)
The curriculum content of
all independent study agreements must be equal to the curriculum content
offered in the regular credit program. Assessment of learning must be
comparable to the evaluation system and grading used in regular credit
programs.
(4)
(D)
Faculty members carrying
the regular full-time academic teaching load will not be required to accept
independent study students except on a voluntary basis.
(5)
(E)
Generally, approval for independent study will be
granted only in a semester in which the course is not offered.
(6)
(F)
The request for independent study form must be
completed before consideration of a request for independent study. This form is
available from the offices of the academic deans.
