Independent Study
Proposal
Radford University English
Department
Independent
Study offers students an opportunity to investigate specific problems or areas
of interest under the direction of a faculty adviser. Students should design the Independent Study
course after close consultation with their adviser and then complete the
following form. All courses must be approved by the department curriculum
committee and chairperson prior to the deadline for adding courses in the
semester the course is to be taken.
Students may apply for up to six hours of Independent Study toward
graduation requirements. An independent
study may not be used to satisfy a General Education requirement.
Title
of Course: ____________________________________.
Semester
Independent Study is to by taken: ______________.
Hours
of Credit: ________________. Grade Option: ______.
(P/F or A-F)
Name
of Student: ________________. ID#: _____________.
Address: ________________.
________________.
To ensure consistency and uniformity in the curriculum, please use the
following form (which can be accessed and downloaded from the Department
Homepage) to describe the proposed course.
Note: the workload in an
independent study course should be commensurate with other 400-level courses.
1.
Content of Proposed Course
Please describe the content of the course. You may
include or attach a list of readings and a reading schedule.
2. Conduct of Proposed Course
Please describe the conduct of the course. What kind
of work will you produce? Please include
the kinds of writing and amounts and length of each. How often will you meet with the professor to
discuss progress?
3. Course Objectives
What are your specific goals
for the course? What specific knowledge
and/or skills do you expect to gain? How does the course fit with your program
of study?
4. Assessment Measures
How will you (and your instructor) evaluate the course to
determine if these goals have been met?
5. Background and Justification
Please describe the need
for the course in view of other English Department course offerings.
6. Approval and Subsequent
Reviews
Independent Study courses must be approved, as follows:
_______________________________________ _________________
Student's Signature Date
_______________________________________ _________________
Instructor Date
_______________________________________ _________________
Chair, Department Curriculum Committee Date
_______________________________________ _________________
Department Chair Date
Please
distribute copies to student, instructor, registrar, Chair of the Curriculum
Committee, and Department Chairperson