An individualized study course provides the student with an opportunity to pursue a specialized area that may not be available through standard course offerings. An individualized study may not be used to meet General Education requirements. Undergraduate students who have earned at least 60 credits and Graduate students with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher may request to take an individualized study in their major or minor for academic credit.

The policies below apply to all individualized studies:

1. The proposed study must embody significant academic purpose and content, equal in quality to a regular course, yet be of such a nature that it cannot be obtained within an existing course. The amount and distribution of work should be similar to that of a regularly offered course of comparable credit.
2. It may be used only for advanced course credit in a student's major or minor field.    
3. A student may take only one individualized study course per term and no more than a total of two courses.
4. An individualized study course may not substitute for a required course. 
5. Proposals for the individualized study must come from the faculty instructor.