Individualized Study Courses

​Policy on Individualized Study Courses

1. In order to be eligible to take any individualized study course, undergraduate students must be entering (or already registered in) the third or fourth year of a four-year program. In addition, the desired course(s) must be in the student’s declared major(s). In the case of a course which is only an elective, a minimum overall average of 70% is required as well.
2. Any student who meets the above criteria and wishes to take an individualized study course during the following Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter Session must apply in writing to the discipline concerned no later than February 15. This application shall include a brief outline of the proposed topic or project, the proposed faculty supervisor and the signature of one faculty member in the discipline (normally the intended supervisor) who has been consulted and who supports the request.
3.  In the case of individualized study courses which are program requirements, any student who will be entering the final year of the degree program (and who will therefore need the course in order to graduate) shall be permitted to take the course, provided he/she has submitted an appropriate application as outlined above. However, it must be clearly understood that, until final approval is granted (usually after a meeting of the discipline held for this purpose), there is no implied guarantee that the proposed topic/project, the designated faculty supervisor or the chosen session will be accepted.
4. Individualized study courses which are electives (and therefore not required) are a privilege rather than a right. The approval of applications for such courses shall consequently be subject to the availability (and willingness) of faculty supervisors, as well as to budgetary considerations.
5. In making decisions concerning applications for individualized study courses in any discipline, required courses shall be given clear priority over those which are merely electives. In particular, elective individualized study requests shall be approved only after all requests for required courses have been accommodated.
6. Each applicant for an individualized study course shall be informed in writing of the outcome of his/her application by March 1. When the course in question is a degree requirement, the application shall either be approved as submitted or approved with specified alterations (which may include changes in topic, supervisor and/or session). In the case of elective individualized studies, applications may be approved as submitted, approved with specified alterations or rejected (on the basis of content, availability of supervisors or budgetary considerations).
7. Only after students have received written approval to take an individualized study course will they be permitted to advance register and/or register for the course.
8. At Nipissing University, individualized study courses may
   be directed studies and research (thesis) courses or practicum/placement courses.

1. ADMN 4335	ADMN 4336	BIOL 4995	CHFS 4105	CLAS 3505
   CHFS 4105	CLAS 3505	CLAS 4495	COSC 4896	COSC 4897
   CRJS 4105​​	CRJS 4305​	CULT 4105	DIGI 4006​	ENGL 4695
   ENGL 4795		​
   GEND 4005	GEOG 4986	GEOG 4995	HIST 4015	HIST 4055
   MATH 4496	MATH 4497	PHED 4986	PHED 4995	PHIL 4105
   POLI 4105	PSYC 3916	PSYC 3917	PSYC 4005	PYSC 4105
   RLCT 4005	SOCI 4006	SOCI 4007	SOCI 4096	SOCI 4097
   SWLF 4005	TMGT 4417

2. ADMN 3337 ​	ADMN 4337 ​		COSC 3997​	COSC 4497​
   CRJS 4346	STEC 3997		STEC 4997	TMGT 3096

3. ADMN 3096​	ADMN 3146​	ADMN 3336​	ADMN 4146​	ADMN 4155​
   ADMN 4165	ANTR 3976	BIOL 4976​	BIOL 4997	ENGL 3516
   ENGL 3517	FAVA 4125	GEOG 4976	GEOG 4977