Directed individual study
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Directed Individual Study or DIS is a college or university level class providing a more in-depth and comprehensive study of a specific topic than is available in the classroom.
Courses may be taken as electives. In some cases, a Directed Individual Study may be:
- A professor-student rendition of a course that will not be offered again before a student graduates
- The college or university department does not have an established course on the subject area
- A course offered at another college or university that is not a part of the general curriculum.
- Courses that may be applied to satisfy the requirements for a Master's degree.
Requirements
In general, a student should have or may have to acquire:
- An earned overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or better
- An earned 90 hours toward graduation
- Have registered for a course load of no more than 15 semester hours
- The advance approval of the department head of the department offering the course, and the instructor
- Follow an approved course of study of prerequisite or courses
Process
A student identifies an area in which he or she wishes to undertake research and approaches a faculty member with expertise in that field to request a Directed Individual Study.
The student and instructor complete DIS Form and submit it to the Academic Coordinator who establishes the course in the registration system. The student often titles his/her own subject area.
The content and requirements of the course are worked out between each instructor and student. Generally, students should not expect a faculty member to agree to a Directed Individual Study unless they have had the student in a regular class and are familiar with that student. The faculty member develops a related syllabus, for review and approval by the department chair and in some cases the Dean (education) of the college.
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