Independent study.

The primary purpose of an independent study is to enable the student to pursue knowledge and understanding in an area not covered by a regularly offered course or to a greater depth than is possible through an existing course. Independent study places the major responsibility for learning directly upon the student, who must have sufficient maturity to identify and resolve a problem through extensive and rigorous research, to search for and to integrate information from a variety of sources, to interpret the data, and to express clearly the meaning of the whole. It is essentially a tutorial course involving close and frequent contact between the student and an instructor.