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A directed study is a personalized, independent course of study designed to

offer educational opportunities not provided by an existing course in the course catalog. 

• To be eligible for a directed study, a student must have a minimum Northwestern cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher.Eight semester credits maximum .
• A student may complete more than one directed study in the same subject area, with each directed study impacting the student’s GPA, as long as the content of the study is unique.
• A maximum of 8 semester credits of directed study may apply to major requirements; a maximum of 4 semester credits maximum may apply to a minor or electives. One semester credit of directed study may be applied to the core curriculum requirements in any category. A maximum of 4 credits in directed study may be applied to Bible requirements (within the core curriculum) , to a minor, or as electives.

• A directed study may be taken more than once and impact the student’s GPA in each case as long as the content of the study is not the same

• The Proposal for Directed Study form, completed by the student outlining the project, is submitted to the The faculty instructor and the department chair/assistant dean before the student registers for the directed study.The with jurisdiction over the course must approve a student’s request to register for a directed study. If the faculty supervisor is also the department chair/assistant dean with jurisdiction over the course must approve the project and authorize the Registrar to arrange registration for the course, the consent of the respective college dean is required.
• A faculty member may supervise one directed study per semester.  If the  If a faculty member wishes to supervise any additional directed studies, the consent of the department chair/assistant dean is required.  The  The supervision of directed studies may not interfere with regular classroom and/or committee duties.

• If the faculty supervisor is also the department chair/assistant dean, the consent of the respective college dean is required.

• Grading Type Grading type (LT-letter; P/NC-pass/no credit; etc.) for a directed study is at the discretion of the faculty supervisor.   If no Grading Type is selected by the faculty supervisor then the Grading Type will be defaulted does not select a grading type, it will default to LT.