Exceptions to any of these requirements is made only upon written petition to the director of the AAS major. No petitions are accepted after a student completes the seventh semester. Independent Study AAS 401 allows students to work on an individual research project. Students wishing to pursue this should obtain an informational sheet at the Woodson Institute that explains the procedure and requirements. Students must propose a topic to an appropriate faculty member, submit a written proposal for approval, prepare an extensive annotated bibliography on relevant readings comparable to the reading list of a regular upper-level course, and complete a research paper of at least 20 pages.
Participants are eligible for graduation with distinction.
This person may be any faculty member who teaches courses listed in the AAS Course Offering Directory , willing to supervise the thesis. Permission should be sought no later than the second semester of the third year. Like the AAS major, the DMP comprises 29 credits. DMP participants must complete at least six credits of course work above the 400 level, in addition to the six credits specific to preparation of the thesis, outlined below. Once the advisor has been secured, students should seek two additional faculty members who agree to read the thesis.