Directed Study
- Directed study is designed to provide additional study opportunities related to an academic major.
- To be eligible for a directed study, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher.
- Eight semester credits maximum may apply to major requirements; 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 department chair/assistant dean before the student registers for the directed study.
- The department chair/assistant dean with jurisdiction over the course must approve the project and authorize the Registrar to arrange registration for the course.
- A faculty member may supervise one directed study per semester. If the faculty member wishes to supervise any additional directed studies, the consent of the department chair/assistant dean is required. 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 (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 to LT.