11.0 Policy on Individualized Study Courses
- In order to be eligible to take any individualized study course, undergraduate students must be entering (or already registered in) the third or fourth year of a four-year program. In addition, the desired course(s) must be in the student’s declared program(s) of study. In the case of a course which is only an elective, a minimum overall average of 70% is required as well.
- Any student who meets the above criteria and wishes to take an individualized study course during the following Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter Session must apply in writing to the discipline concerned no later than February 15. This application shall include a brief outline of the proposed topic or project, the proposed faculty supervisor and the signature of one faculty member in the discipline (normally the intended supervisor) who has been consulted and who supports the request.
- In the case of individualized study courses which are program requirements, any student who will be entering the final year of the degree program (and who will therefore need the course in order to graduate) shall be permitted to take the course, provided he/she has submitted an appropriate application as outlined above. However, it must be clearly understood that, until final approval is granted (usually after a meeting of the discipline held for this purpose), there is no implied guarantee that the proposed topic/project, the designated faculty supervisor or the chosen session will be accepted.
- Individualized study courses which are electives (and therefore not required) are a privilege rather than a right. The approval of applications for such courses shall consequently be subject to the availability (and willingness) of faculty supervisors, as well as to budgetary considerations.
- In making decisions concerning applications for individualized study courses in any discipline, required courses shall be given clear priority over those which are merely electives. In particular, elective individualized study requests shall be approved only after all requests for required courses have been accommodated.
- Each applicant for an individualized study course shall be informed in writing of the outcome of his/her application by March 1. When the course in question is a degree requirement, the application shall either be approved as submitted or approved with specified alterations (which may include changes in topic, supervisor and/or session). In the case of elective individualized studies, applications may be approved as submitted, approved with specified alterations or rejected (on the basis of content, availability of supervisors or budgetary considerations).
- Only after students have received written approval to take an individualized study course will they be permitted to advance register and/or register for the course.
At Nipissing University, individualized study courses may be directed studies and research (thesis) courses or practicum/placement courses.
The following is a list of the directed studies and research (thesis) courses:
- ADMN 4335, ADMN 4336, BIOL 4986, BIOL 4995, CHFS 4105, CHFS 4505, CLAS 3505, CLAS 4495, COSC 4896,COSC 4897, CULT 4105, DIGI 4006, ECON 4005, ENGL 4695, ENGL 4795, GEND 4005,GEOG 4986, GEOG 4995, HIST 4015, HIST 4055, MATH 4496, MATH 4497, PHED 4986, PHED 4995, PHIL 4105,POLI 4105, PSYC 3916, PSYC 3917, PSYC 4105, RLCT 4005, SOCI 4006, SOCI 4007, SOCI 4096, SOCI 4097, TMGT 4417
Practicum/placement courses:
- ADMN 3337, ADMN 4337, CHFS 4017/PSYC 4017, CHFS 4205/PSYC 4225, CHFS 4305/PSYC 4235, CHFS 4316/PSYC 4316, COSC 3997, COSC 4997, CRJS 4346, LEAD 3147, STEC 3997, STEC 4997
The following courses may also have special approval processes. Please check with the respective departments.
- ACMT 4005, ADMN 3096, ADMN 3146, ADMN 3336, ADMN 4146, ADMN 4155, ADMN 4165, ADMN 4346, BIOL 4886, BIOL 4887, BIOL 4976, BIOL 4997, CRJS 4446, ENGL 3516, ENGL 3517, FAVA 4125, GEOG 4976