Directed Research- 1

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NON-CLASSROOM CREDITS ? GRADED Course Requirement: paper May Satisfy Upper Level Writing requirement Any student in good standing beyond the first year may engage in an independent research project. The student must prepare a substantial paper which will be graded by the Faculty member subject to the following restrictions: 1)A student may count no more than a total of 6 credits toward the 88 credits needed to graduate; 2) A student may register for no more than 3 credits a semester; 3) A student must have a different faculty advisor for each Independent Research; however, a student may register for two Independent Research courses over two consecutive grading periods, with the same professor if the work involves a single project and is for no more than 3 total credits; and 4) a student may register for Independent Research during the summer, provided it is for 1 credit. Work product must be a minimum of 7500 words if the course is taken to satisfy the upper-level writing requirement; otherwise, the work product must be a minimum of 2500 words per credit. A Directed Research project may not be used to satisfy a Summer Session residency requirement. In addition, a Directed Research project performed during the Summer Session is subject to the regular tuition rates.