Asian Studies Independent Study Form

Asian Studies Program
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROPOSAL FORM

Deadlines for submitting completed application forms to the Coordinator of Asian Studies:

For a Fall Independent Study: April 1; For a Spring Independent Study: November 1          

Name of Student                            ____________________________  Class year:   ___________                        .             

CMR  _______        Phone    ___________         E-mail:    ______________________________                          .

Major(s):                               ______________   Minor(s):                       ________________           .

1.  Principal Asian Studies Faculty Sponsor                                                      . 
     Other faculty sponsors (if any):

2. Project title :

3. Project description (1000 word max., attach a separate sheet) In consultation with your faculty sponsor, prepare a detailed description of your project. Be as specific as you can. Explain your research questions or the hypotheses you want to test, outline your methodology, and tell us what final product (paper, journal, poster, performance, data set etc.) you will create. In addition, provide an academic rationale for this project (how does it fit in with the coursework you’ve completed on and/or off campus).

4. Attach a separate working bibliography that is relevant to your project.

5.  Preparatory work.  Please list prior coursework (including semesters, professors, final grades, papers and projects), off campus study, or skills that prepare you to conduct your proposed project.

4.  Meeting schedule.  Submit a realistic week-by-week schedule of your meetings with your faculty sponsor and the activities/work that you propose to complete during the semester.

5.  Evaluation criteria.  In consultation with your faculty sponsor, describe how your work will be evaluated. Give a grade breakdown for each assignment.

Proposal Approved:  _______    Proposal not Approved: ______       

Terms agreed on for the independent study:

Signature of student (accepting the terms of the study):  

Signature of Coordinator, Asian Studies:           

 A printable version of this form is available here.