The Independent Study Program (ISP) is designed for students who want to pursue extended scholarly studies in an area not represented within established departments or schools.

Students working for a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in ISP are usually juniors or seniors.  Students must complete basic university B.A. requirements, including group requirements, the UO language requirement, writing, etc., and maintain a 3.50 grade point average. Courses that count toward the major must be graded.

The student should normally complete a seminar (courses with a 407 number) in an appropriate department, and have specific coherent plans for independent work. A proposal outlining these plans, and demonstrating that this program of study is not available through any other department or school, must be presented first to Professor John Nicols, and then to a faculty committee.  In consultation with the committee, each student sets individual goals and designs a schedule of courses and research that will culminate in a senior thesis or project.

Contact information:
nic@darkwing.uoregon.edu
(541) 346-4069