An independent
study is intended to
provide an opportunity for students to pursue areas of interest outside available
course work. Upper-division students may earn credits in independent
study, usually through directed reading or by completing a special
project (ANTH 496). Students may earn no more than four credits in a semester and no
more than six credits during a single academic year, and no more than a total of
nine credits may be used to meet degree requirements or university graduation
requirements. Before enrolling for independent study, a student must
obtain the approval of the department chair, acting on the recommendation of the
instructor who will be supervising the independent study. An independent
study cannot be substituted for a course regularly offered at Boise State, nor can
independent study credits be used to improve a grade in a course the student has
already taken.
Students
can find an interactive
Independent Study application form
on the BSU Registrar's web page.
