Procedures for Directed Study Form

1. The student completes the top section of the directed study form. The student signs the form and brings the form to the supervising faculty member.
2. The supervising faculty member completes the middle section of the directed study form. The faculty member signs the form, and the form is sent to the student’s advisor.
3. The advisor reviews and signs the directed study form, and the form is sent to the department head of the department offering the directed study.
4. The department head reviews and signs the form and forwards it to the appropriate dean.
5. The dean reviews and signs the form. (If it is a graduate level class, the form is then sent to the Graduate dean for signature.) The Dean’s office (or Graduate Dean) sends a copy of the form to the Registrar’s office (a course sequence number will be assigned to the course), and retains a copy for their records. The original form is sent to the department. If the directed study is not for pay or to be banked, the process stops here.
   
   If the directed study is for pay or to be banked:
   
   
6. The department utilizes the Employment Processing System to process payment. Payments will be processed as Overloads. The "comments" section will state the title of the course, course ID, the number of credits being paid or banked, and whether it is to be paid or banked. NO STUDENT INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE EPS FORM.
7. The department office will retain the original "Approval for Directed Study Form." Finalized copies of the EPS forms will be attached to the "Approval for Directed Study Form" for record keeping purposes within the Department.

Downloads

The procedure outlined on this page and the forms mentioned within it are available for download in PDF and DOC format below.

PDF

• Directed Study Form

DOC

• Directed Study Form