During the summer, tutorials may be adjusted to appropriate time periods with a total of approximately 50 hours of student work required for each unit of credit. Tutorials that are expected to be offered on an ongoing basis should be approved by the graduate program committee and catalogued. Those that are expected to be offered on a one-time basis are approved by the graduate program director and the dean of the graduate school. The course requires the normal amount of student work per week per unit of credit. Given the particular nature of media courses, they may be offered in intensive as well as extensive time formats.
Approval is by the graduate school and the graduate program committee.
Independent Study Independent studies are courses in which the student pursues the independent investigation of a subject with approval and guidance from the instructor. The primary responsibility for determining content, focus and scope of the study rests with the student subject to instructor approval. It is expected that the student will submit a proposal outlining the content and proposed activities for review and approval of the instructor and the dean prior to commencement of the study. Expectations for student work will follow the Carnegie guidelines as specified above. Prior approval is required by the graduate program director and the dean of the graduate school.