Building an Academic Career: Requirements,
Policies and Special Opportunities
Self-directed learning can be one of the most important aspects of a liberal arts education. Student-designed and initiated courses are valuable in that they encourage and require students to take responsibility for their educational process. Additionally, these courses provide opportunities for students to augment the existing curriculum to better suit their individual educational interests. Both the design and the completion of student-designed and initiated courses are educational experiences.
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Students wishing to petition the Curricular Policy Committee (CPC) for approval of their student-designed and initiated course should submit a petition available from the Registrar's Office.
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Proposals must be submitted to CPC by the fifth week of the semester prior to the semester in which the course is to be offered. Course design forms are available from the convener of CPC or Registrar's Office.
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Student-led courses may be offered only on a Credit/No Credit basis and do not fulfill General Education Requirements. Only two academic credits are allowed for these courses and students leading these courses may earn only three academic credits. The enrollment is limited to 12.
