Independent Study
Independent Study
Carroll College’s Independent Study process offers students a flexible opportunity for pursuing research or other academic experience with the guidance of a faculty member. Advanced students who wish to undertake an Independent Study will work closely with a faculty member to initiate, design, and execute a credit-bearing learning experience. The topic of an Independent Study is generally not offered in the established curriculum.
Independent studies are offered as a service by the college to those students who have demonstrated a clear ability to pursue a subject in a creative and independent fashion. Independent studies are offered only as faculty time permits.
Policy, Procedure, and Eligibility Requirements for Independent Studies
· Students who are juniors or seniors may enroll in an independent study. Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate students may be eligible and must meet with the program director before initiating the process. The Masters of Accountancy program does not allow Independent Study.
· At the time of application, a student must have earned at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average.
· Arrangements for an independent study must be finalized no later than the first week of the term in which the student plans to do and receive credit for the work.
· A maximum of three (3) semester hours of independent study can be completed in any one term.
· Students may not take a course offered in the College’s regular curriculum by independent study unless there are extenuating circumstances.
· The Independent Study Request form can be found in MyCarroll. To complete the form, a student must meet with the supervising faculty member to plan out the Independent Study objectives, learning activities, and method for evaluating outcomes, all of which must be submitted as part of the application.
· A complete Independent Study Request form must be submitted via MyCarroll and approved by the student’s faculty Advisor, the Instructor overseeing the Independent Study, the appropriate Department Chair, Associate VP for Academic Affairs, and Registrar’s Office before a student will be allowed to register.