Individually Planned Major

 Name___________________________________________________________

 Title of Proposed Major___________________________________________

  

Approval of Major Committee

1. __________________         __________________         __________________  

        Signature (Chair)                  Print Name                     Department

2.__________________         __________________         __________________  

         Signature                            Print Name                     Department

3.__________________         __________________         __________________  

         Signature                            Print Name                     Department

It is the responsibility of the major committee, and most specifically the chair, to oversee the student’s progress and to develop and administer the comprehensive examination.  A letter in support of the proposal must be submitted by the chair as described in the guidelines.  The chair of the committee must be present throughout the student’s senior year and suitable replacements must be arranged by the student for the absence of committee members at any time during the course of study. 

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 1.  Specify courses required for the proposed major.  Indicate the semester in which you have taken, are taking, or will take each course.

100-200 level courses

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                                           Total Credits         ____

300-400 level courses (please indicate the capstone course)

Sem     Department    #       Course Title            Credit          

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                                       Total Credits             ____

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Overall Total Credits         ________

 

2. Statement of purpose:

The statement should clearly describe both the rationale and structure of the proposed program. 

Attach your statement of purpose to this application.

• The rationale should include the reasons for constructing an individually-Planned major and for combining the intended disciplines, the special subject matter which will be addressed in the interdisciplinary portion and reasons why selecting a standard or established combined major program with elective course work is less valuable than the proposed program.
• The statement should include comments on the appropriateness of each course to the planned major.  It must fully describe the capstone course, and describe how it integrates the various facets of the proposed major.  It must also address the comprehensive exam.

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Action by the Board of Review

 

™   Approved     ™   Not Approved       Date__________________

 

Comments_______________________________________________

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  ____________________________________ Chair, Board of Review

                   Signature