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The Independent Study Course (ISC) provides an opportunity for senior undergraduates from the CAPT to do independent critical reading or research work that will build on their first and second year University Town College Program (UTCP) courses. Under the guidance of a CAPT Fellow, students will be able to:
ISCs typically grow out of a student’s interest in a problem or question first encountered in the UTCP courses, or the informal curriculum such as Reading Group or community engagement activities in the College.
Course Eligibility
The ISC is a 4 Unit graded undergraduate course without S/U option. It is an Unrestricted Elective (UE) that cannot replace the five courses in the UTCP. If this course clashes with UTCP, the UTCP course must take priority. Students should have completed or are en route to completing the UTCP but they may apply to read ISC if they are concurrently reading a remaining course to complete UTCP within their two years’ residence.
ISCs can take on the form of either independent critical reading or research work, and can entail a wide variety of topics that are multi-disciplinary in nature. Students who intend to read ISC must have completed at least one Senior Seminar at CAPT to ensure that he/she has gained some familiarity with the topics of interest. The student must be a current CAPTain or a CAPT alumnus, with a CAP of 3.50 and above.
Course Information
Please refer to the course information for more details on the academic requirements for ISC.
You might also want to look into the Student’s Guide to Ethics Review.
ISC Timeline
1 to 2 months before the semester: Scoping of ISM topic and consultation with Supervising Fellow
Weeks -2 to -1: Submission of ISC Contract
Weeks 1 to 13: Independent research and consultation with Supervising Fellow
By Week 14: Submission of assessment items listed in the ISC Contract
