UG Special Studies Application

Undergraduate Special Studies Application

This form must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by the fifth day of classes. Exact dates can be found here.

Resend to Instructor

Student Name*

First NameLast Name

Student email*

name@smith.edu

99#*

Class Year*

Graduating Class Year

Major(s)*

Minor and/or Concentration

Instructor*

First NameLast Name

Instructor email*

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Second Instructor

First NameLast Name

Second Instructor email

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Guidelines

1. Approval: Special studies courses must be approved by the instructor before going to the Subcommittee on Student Honors and Independent Programs (SHIP) for review and approval. Until SHIP approval is received, students should remain registered and active in a full course load.

2. Credit hours and time commitment: Special studies may be taken for 1, 2, 3, or 4 credits. The total amount of time a student should spend on activities directly involved in the course, including meeting with the instructor, is determined by the federal definition of credit hour: 1 credit hour represents an average of 3 hours per week of academically engaged time for the duration of the semester (i.e., 12 hours per week for a 4-credit course, as per the Smith Faculty Code).

3. Five College: Smith Students registering for a special studies at one of the Five Colleges must obtain the signature of the instructor at the host school and must also complete any required forms at the host school.

4. Deadline: The completed Special Studies application, with instructor signature, is due to the Registrar’s Office by the end of the first week of classes (fifth day of classes). The Registrar’s Office will provide application to SHIP for review.

5. S/U grading option: The S/U option must be declared with the change of grading option form before the S/U deadline, except for those departments/programs that have mandatory S/U grading (check Smith catalog).

Semester*

FallSpring

Academic Year

Subject*

e.g., BIO. Note: Subject may be different from the department.

Undergraduate Course Number:

400404Other

Five College Course

Subject and number

Project Title*

Maximum 24 characters due to transcript display

Credits*

1.002.003.004.00

Is this an individual or group special studies?*

IndividualGroup

If multiple students are engaged in a similar project for different credit amounts, indicate the rationale for assigning credit amount below.

Student: Please complete section 1 below. Arrange a meeting with the instructor to complete sections 2 and 3. You may attach a syllabus or other documentation to this form instead or in addition to using the text boxes.

Instructor: Please review course information for accuracy.

Syllabus (optional)

1. Description of proposed special studies; Describe your project and how you intend to complete it. Include an estimate of weekly work hours (per federal credit hour guidelines): *

Provide a one to two paragraph description of the proposed study.

2. Readings and Source Materials:*

Identify the initial set of materials.

3. Final Project(s) to be Evaluated/Graded. Describe in some detail what you intend to produce and what will be assessed by the faculty supervisor:*

Specify what will be included in the final project. Bibliography and/or paper and/or creative work and/or poster, etc.

Student: Hit submit to send to instructor for review, approval and further editing (if required.)

Instructor: Sign and Hit Submit to send to Registrar's office for review by SHIP (Subcommitte on Honors and Independent Programs.)

Instructor Signature

Type name or initials here to approve this proposal.

Second Instructor Signature

Type name or initials here to approve this proposal.

Instructor Signature Timestamp