Getting Credit for Research
Research for credit allows participation in research and earns University credit at the same time. For many students, directed research can fulfill particular elective requirements. The time commitment is generally 3hrs/week for each unit of credit enrolled in.
In order to get University credit, an Independent Study/ Directed Research Proposal Form must be submitted to your academic advisor by the 10th day of the semester. Your advisor will register you for the course as well as assign the amount of credit to be earned.
The following are the various independent study/ directed research credit options:
199, 299, 399, 498, 499 Independent Study (Credit varies)
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grades Available: S/P, C, D, E, I, W
May be repeated an unlimited number of times; consult with department for possible restrictions.
299H, 399H, 498H, 499H Independent Study - Honors (Credit varies)
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Students must be in The Honors College to use these course numbers.
Grades Available: A, B, C, D, E, I, W
May be repeated an unlimited number of times; consult with department for possible restrictions. The EEB department requires these units to adhere to the honors policy for credit listed at http://www.honors.arizona.edu/HonorsAcademics/Policies/IndvStudies.htm. This means the work must be “demonstrably different work” than a standard independent study for non-honors credit. The work should produce a product such as a paper or poster presentation. In order to receive this credit, you must state the product when submitting the proposal.
392, 492 Directed Research (Credit varies)
Individual or small group research under the guidance of a faculty member.
Grades Available: A, B, C, D, E
May be repeated for a total of 12 credits. In order to qualify for graded research, the student and faculty should discuss the results as a product, either a paper or poster for presentation, should be produced by this work. In order to receive this credit, you must state the product when submitting the proposal.
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