INDEPENDENT STUDY AGREEMENT
Department of Communication Studies
Monmouth College

Prof._____, Independent Study Supervisor, and ______, Monmouth College Student, agree to fulfill the requirements for the following course:

COMM 490 – Independent Study in ________ (use appropriate descriptive title)

Justification:  This independent study will allow _____ (student name) to

Learning Goals – Skills and Concepts to be Mastered: (Link your goals to COMM
Learning Objectives, your coursework and your career plans)

Project Activities:  General Description of Research, Readings and or Other Activities Planned

Student Responsibilities during the Independent Study: (List meeting times, project/report deadlines, graded assignments, etc.)

Additionally, the student will: 
•	submit to the faculty supervisor and to the Communication Studies Department Chair a portfolio containing or describing the created/finished project at the completion of the independent study, 

•	make an oral presentation to students and faculty in the department, if asked, and
•	include in the portfolio a self-evaluation based on the experience of completing the independent study project.
The faculty supervisor will complete and submit to the department chair the standard independent study COMM Evaluation Form.

Evaluation Methods:  

Credit:     3 semester hours,  Term:     Year 20

Agreed to:   By:  _______________________               	Date: ____             _      

                     And:  _______________________             	Date:  ___________  

N.B.:  If this form is not completed, signed and submitted within 10 days of beginning the semester, credit for the independent study may not be granted.  You must include all of the requested contact information below

cc:	Student (include contact information – Name, Campus Address, MC Box #, Campus Phone Number) 
 	Faculty Supervisor (include name)  
	COMM Chair (include name) 	
     	Registrar