Students wishing to enroll in Departmental Independent Study courses must submit a short written statement to the sponsoring faculty member, describing the project they wish to pursue during the semester. The statement must include the following information and must be approved by the faculty member.

1. a statement of the central idea
2. project goals
3. a brief description of the work to be completed
4. criteria for grading (determine in consultation with instructor/sponsor)
5. regular meeting number/schedule
6. signatures of student and faculty sponsor

The deadline for submitting the statement is the last day of “Add a course without fee” period during the semester when the project is undertaken. Students should plan to find a sponsoring faculty member and begin discussing the content of the DIS during the pre-registration period. Students can receive registration access from the faculty sponsor only after  the form is submitted to the department.

Undergraduate students receive credit for an independent study as either or RUSS 1960 or  SLAV 1950.