H195 consists of a substantial research project conducted under the supervision of a Legal Studies faculty member. The project may be done for either one or two semesters, and should culminate in the production of an undergraduate thesis. Students will be granted a letter grade as well as departmental honors upon graduation. Interested students should contact the Undergraduate Adviser. LS 199 Independent Study 1-4 units Legal Studies 199 is open to officially declared Legal Studies Seniors with a 3.0 GPA in the major.
Independent study is a research paper the student produces under the direction of a faculty member.
In order to enroll, the student must develop a proposal and find a Legal Studies faculty member who is willing to serve as director. A general guideline is one unit of credit per ten pages of text in the final research paper, up to a maximum of four units. The consent of the supervising faculty member should be secured prior to the first week of the semester. Once a student has secured faculty permission, the student should see the Undergraduate Adviser for the requisite paperwork.