The format of independent study, outlined in a written application developed with the supervising instructor, may vary from student to student. An additional fee is charged for independent study. Special studies courses Special studies courses, offered periodically in various departments, provide unusual opportunities for students to study with faculty members pursuing research in their areas of special interest and to explore areas outside the regular curriculum. A listing of special studies courses is provided each term with the regular schedule of classes. Tutorial courses At the discretion of the department chair and the instructor involved and with the approval of the academic vice president, students who need major field courses that are listed in the catalog but are not currently offered may arrange to take the courses as tutorials.
Tutorials cover the same material and have the same number of credits as regular course offerings.
An examination is given in tutorial courses and an additional fee will be charged. Each year, Rockford College hosts a series of lectures by nationally prominent archaeologists to provide students and faculty an opportunity to explore humankind's ancient past. The Rockford College Forum Series presents speakers in a variety of disciplines who have achieved success both nationally and locally, and performers of stature in the arts. Lectures and performances are concerned with intellectual, social, and cultural matters of general interest to deepen and broaden students' education at Rockford College. The list of Forum Series events is distributed to all students with a mail box and is posted by the mail desk in Burpee Center and on bulletin boards throughout the campus.