Directed individual study

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'''Directed individual study''' ('''DIS''') is a [[college]], [[university]] or [[college preparatory school]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://schools.cranbrook.edu/ftpimages/209/download/2013-14-Upper-School-Curriculum-Guide.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212085333/https://schools.cranbrook.edu/ftpimages/209/download/2013-14-Upper-School-Curriculum-Guide.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> level class providing a more in-depth and comprehensive study of a specific topic than is available in the [[classroom]].

Courses may be taken as electives. In some cases, a directed individual study may be:
* a [[professor]]-[[student]] rendition of a course that will not be offered again before a student graduates
* the college or university department does not have an established course on the subject area
* the student wishes to research an available course in more depth
* a course offered at another college or university that is not a part of the general curriculum.
* courses that may be applied to satisfy the requirements for a [[Master's degree]].

== Requirements==
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In general,{{According to whom|date=June 2018}} a student should have or may have to acquire:
* an earned overall [[GPA]] of 3.0 (B) or better{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
* an earned 90 hours toward graduation{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
* have registered for a course load of no more than 15 semester hours{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
* the advance approval of the department head of the department offering the course, and the instructor{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
* follow an approved course of study of prerequisite or courses{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}.

==Process==
A student identifies an area in which he or she wishes to undertake research and approaches a [[teacher|faculty member]] with expertise in that field to request a directed individual study.

The student and instructor complete a DIS form and submit it to the academic coordinator who establishes the course in the registration system. The student often titles his/her own subject area.

The content and requirements of the course are worked out between each instructor and student. Generally, students should not expect a faculty member to agree to a directed individual study unless they have had the student in a regular class and are familiar with that student. The faculty member develops a related [[syllabus]], for review and approval by the department chair and in some cases the [[dean (education)|dean]] of the college.

== References ==
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== Sources ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110419151400/http://pharmacy.umkc.edu/docs/stuser/DISGuidelines_RequestForm.pdf University of Missouri-Kansas City, Doctor of Pharmacy]
*[http://collegeapps.wlu.edu/courses/coursesbydept.asp?departmentname=Accounting Washington and Lee University, Department of Accounting]
*[http://www.ua.edu/sacs2/syllabi/06443886.pdf University of Alabama, Department of Consumer Sciences]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071221081555/http://www.fsu.edu/~polisci/undergraduate/opportunities.htm Florida State University, Department of Political Science]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101006031846/http://www.denison.edu/offices/registrar/directed_independent_studies.html Denison University Registrar's Office. Requirements for Directed/Independent Study]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080726175352/http://www.uncwil.edu/com/academics-individual.html University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Communications]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212085333/https://schools.cranbrook.edu/ftpimages/209/download/2013-14-Upper-School-Curriculum-Guide.pdf Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School Curriculum Guide. (See page 4 for directed study information.)]
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