Independent Study Course Agreement Form - Office Of Student Affairs printable pdf download

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Independent Study Course Agreement

Independent Study Course: Research project done under the supervision of a faculty member who has a special interest and expertise

in a specific area. Students must obtain the consent of the faculty member for the project and agree on the number of credits prior to

registration. The Independent Study must include per credit reading and writing components at least commensurate with a law school

seminar. Independent Study may not be used to fulfill the seminar graduation requirement. Two (2) credits is the maximum credits

that can be earned per term. Students may not use more than four (4) Independent Study credits toward graduation.

Name: ____________________________________________________

UFID: _______________________

Email: ___________________________@UFL.EDU

When did you enter law school: _______________

Proposed topic: ____________________________________________________________________________

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Circle:

Fall / Spring / Summer

20___

Number of Credit hours: 1 / 2

Research Topic Description:

Prepare a brief description of the research topic. You should include, where appropriate,

potential materials to be used during the research (casebooks, major cases, leading journal articles, etc.), a reasonable description of

the topic to be examined, and a justification for the study (why do you want to study this topic?).

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(use additional sheets if needed)

Approvals

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Faculty Name (print)

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Student Signature

Faculty Signature

Return this signed Agreement to the Student Affairs Office (164 HOL).

DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE

Section #_______________________ Processed By:_________________________ Date:_____________

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Independent Study Course Agreement Form - Office Of Student Affairs