![]() ![]() ![]() Many different kinds of students attend BIS: those who excel academically, or are taking college courses. For more information, see the Bowdoin College Catalogue and Academic Handbook under "Academic Standards and Regulations. Most Berkeley High School courses are offered at BIS.Independent studies, collaborative studies, and honors projects may not be taken on a Credit/D/Fail basis.They are a way for students to learn specialized material or gain research experience. Students must submit a new request form for each semester of independent study even if it is a continuation of the same project. Independent studies and research courses provide well-motivated students opportunities to explore their interests deeper and make important decisions about how and where they will direct their talents in the future.If the request was not approved until the final day of the Add/Drop II registration period, students should check Polaris and Degree Progress in 2-3 business days to confirm their schedule.During Add/Drop I, please allow 2-3 business days from the time the faculty member agrees to serve as the project director for the registration to be complete.Ĭheck Schedule: students should check Polaris and Degree Progress to confirm their registration is correct before the end of the second week of classes, the end of the Add/Drop II registration period.Students may submit request forms earlier, but independent studies are not added to a student's schedule until the Add/Drop I round of registration. Independent study is available to pupils from transitional kindergarten through high school, and is designed to respond to the pupil’s unique educational needs, interests, aptitudes, and abilities within the confines of legal authority and school board policy.Registration: if the faculty member, designated in the form by the student, agrees to serve as the project director, the Office of the Registrar will create the class and directly register the student into it. Beyond the second week of the term, students will have to petition the Recording Committee to add any class.Please submit the request form well in advance of the deadline so the faculty member has time to review and respond.Confirm their schedule is correct in Polaris before the end of the second week of classes during the term in which the project is being conducted.Īpproval: all requests for independent studies must be approved by the project director before the end of the second week of classes during the term in which the project is being conducted.Complete the online Independent Study/Honors Project Request Form.Discuss their plans with the potential project director, a faculty member.To register for an independent study, students should:
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