Prerequisite fundamental subject courses. The Learner who wants to enroll in a research project must provide to the academic advisor a one-page description of the proposed project. This should include a description of the topic, the purpose of the project, the proposed resources and methodology to be used, and the outcome that will be evaluated for the course grade. Once the topic is approved the academic advisor will then contact faculty members whose background is best related to the topic and select a mentor for the course. However they can vary from 3-7 units.
Tuition payment is based on the number of units assigned.
All project courses are to be completed in one semester. A semester lasts four months. All project courses receive letter grades. For each enrollment, the academic advisor will review the Learner s research project proposal to assure that it is sufficiently different from any existing course or any previous research project courses. There is no maximum number of research project courses that may be included in a program, but the program s fundamental subject areas and other requirements must be covered.