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ENTO 896 Independent Study 1-4 credits

The independent study course requires departmental approval to enroll. Students in this course conduct individual or group projects focused on research, literature review, or extension of other course work. This work is conducted under supervision and evaluation of a departmental faculty member, which in most cases the student’s advisor. Independent study contracts for ENTO 896 must be filed with and approved by the online education coordinator.

The specific subject chosen may stem from a student's own experience and interests. A scholarly product is expected which might be a term paper culminating from an extensive literature review, a series of readings accompanied by short papers or some other appropriate and approved activity. In some cases, independent study can be used to enhance work done on the students ENTO 888 MS project. All projects are to be completed by the student working independently with occasional guidance, as needed, from their faculty advisor.

Students considering a course of independent study should identify for themselves their area of interest and contact the online education coordinator, who depending on the topic proposed will either agree to be the faculty advisor for the project, or solicit another faculty member to supervise the project.

Students are limited to a total of 4 independent study credits during their program. Projects must be turned in before finals week for a grade to be assigned for the enrolled semester. Unfinished projects will be assigned an “incomplete” until it is completed.

Steps:
  1. Identify a topic or activity you wish to pursue for your independent study
  2. Write a brief paragraph describing what you wish to do and submit to the course coordinator (sdanielson1@unl.edu)
  3. After approval, fill out this form and submit to the course coordinator (sdanielson1@unl.edu) who will sign and file it.
  4. Changes to the approved project must be discussed, in writing, with the student’s independent study advisor.