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All-College Independent Study Courses
No more than four All-College Independent Study course credits
(280/380, 289/389, 290/390, 297/397, 299/399) may be counted toward satisfying
the minimum credit requirement for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
Music degree. No more than two All-College Independent Study course
credits (380, 389, 390, 397, 399) may be counted toward satisfying the
minimum of nine course credits numbered in the 300s or 400s required for
the B.A. or B.Mus. degree.
280/380. Internships (1/2-1)
See ``Departmental Off-Campus Internships'' under
Off-Campus Programs below for a general
description of internships. Like Individual Projects,
Internships are open only to students who have completed at least nine
term credits, at least two of which are in the same department as the
Internship. See listing under individual departments for specific
information.
Internships are hands-on experiences designed to provide students with pre-professional work projects under the guidance of a practicing professional supervisor. Typically, a valid internship will include a minimum of 40 hours of participation per week for one course credit and 20 hours of participation per week for one-half course credit.
To enroll in an Internship, a student must file a proposal endorsed by
the faculty sponsor. The proposal must be submitted to the Registrar
before the start of the term in which the Internship is to be credited.
Internship credit will not be approved retroactively. Forms are
available from the Registrar's Office. (CR)
289/389. Group Projects (1/2-1)
Two or more students who wish to organize a course of study in an area
not normally included in the regular course offerings may assume the
responsibility for finding a faculty sponsor and for drafting a contract
to be approved by the Academic Standing Committee. The contract must be
submitted on a form available from the Registrar's Office at least four
weeks before the Project is to begin. Group Projects are open only to
students who have completed at least nine term credits. Only those
students who have signed the original contract may register for the
course. Projects may be either departmental or interdisciplinary;
however, a Group Project may not be used to meet any of the general
education requirements for the B.A. or B.Mus.
degree and does not count toward a major unless specifically approved by
the department concerned. A half-course credit in a Group Project is
permitted only if taken in conjunction with another half-credit course
or with a parallel course. Exceptions must be approved by the Academic
Standing Committee. (CR)
290/390. Individual Projects (1/2-1)
Students may do intensive work in a subject or area not normally
included in the regular course offerings or else pursue in depth a topic
encountered as part of previous studies. The arrangement is that of a
tutorial, in which the student works independently under the supervision
of a faculty tutor on a topic suggested by the student and approved by
the tutor. Individual Projects are open only to students who have
completed a minimum of nine term credits, at least two of which are in
the same department as the Project. B.A. or B.Mus.
candidates are not permitted to earn more than two course credits of
Individual Projects in any one department. Individual Projects may not
be used to satisfy the specific course requirements listed as Part One of the general education requirements for the B.A. or B.Mus. degree and may fulfill major requirements only if the department
approves.
To enroll in an Individual Project, a student must file a petition endorsed by the faculty tutor and the chair of the department. The petition must be submitted to the Registrar at least four weeks before the start of the term in which the Project is to be credited. Forms are available from the Registrar's Office. A half-course credit in an Individual Project is permitted only if taken in conjunction with another half-credit course or with a parallel course. Exceptions must be approved by the Academic Standing Committee. (OP)
690. Special Studies
B.S.S. candidates have the option for one or more terms of
reading on their own; auditing courses; doing library or field research;
working either as a volunteer or a paid employee with public or private
organizations; taking professional or vocational courses at other
institutions; traveling; or engaging in a creative endeavor involving
writing, composing, performing, painting, sculpting, etc. To arrange a
Special Study course, the student must justify to her or his faculty committee
that the proposed experience is relevant to the student's educational
objectives as stated in the B.S.S. Prospectus and will materially help
the student achieve these goals.
Students who undertake a Special Study course (690) must file a Plan of Study with the Registrar before the start of the term. This is the contract for the term and must be approved and signed by the faculty committee. Special Studies projects may extend over two or more consecutive terms; however, only one Plan of Study need be filed if only one project is involved. Any changes in the Plan of Study after the start of the term must be approved by the committee and filed with the Registrar.
Students who file a Plan of Study at the beginning of a term must also
file a Progress Report at the conclusion of that term in order to
receive a term credit for their work. The committee determines whether the
student has done what was proposed in the Plan of Study and either signs
the Progress Report (thus authorizing a term credit) or not, depending
upon the advisor's evaluation of the student's academic progress.
Students who file a Plan of Study for a multi-term project need not file
a Progress Report until they have completed the project, i.e., at the
conclusion of the final term specified in the Plan of Study. Because the
committee must certify to the Registrar at the end of every term that
satisfactory progress is being made toward the completion of the
project, the committee may ask the student to submit periodic evidences of
such progress. The Progress Report, typed onto an official form by the
Registrar and signed by the student and the committee, becomes a permanent
part of the student's transcript.
There is no limit to the number of Special Studies that a B.S.S.
candidate may take. The Registrar approves petitions (available from the
Registrar's Office) to waive room and board charges for one or more
semesters (periods of not fewer than four terms) for a limited number of
B.S.S. candidates planning to undertake Special Studies outside Mount
Vernon. (CR)
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