The investigation must be on a specific topic that is not duplicated by an existing course within the University's curriculum. The student should apply through the department in which he or she is doing the study. Permission to engage in a Directed Study for credit must be approved by the student's program advisor, the faculty member supervising the study, and the department chairperson of the major department. The Non-Scheduled Course form to be presented at the Registration Center at the time of enrollment must bear the signatures of the supervising faculty member and the department chairperson. A rationale for course credit form should be completed and filed in the academic department.
Forms are available only through the department in which the study is supervised.
Separate policies exist for distribution of critiqued and graded copies of a completed Directed Study, based on whether the study was completed at the graduate or undergraduate level. A student interested in the appropriate policy should consult with either the Graduate School or the dean of the college in which the Directed Study is to be undertaken.