Faculty Handbook – Independent Study Protocol

Credit-bearing courses at TCU must be approved by the school or college curriculum committee and the TCU Undergraduate Council or TCU Graduate Council. This is a critical dimension of faculty governance.

On occasion, a credit-bearing course may be offered on an experimental basis to allow faculty to refine the course content and approach before submitting it for formal approval. In these cases, approval from the academic dean is required and may not be given for more than two semesters.

Courses taught as Special Problems, Special Projects, Independent Study, or Directed Study may be offered without Curriculum Committee and Council approval if no more than three students are enrolled.