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Can an independent study course with a professor fulfill a specific course requirement?

April 26, 2017course fulfill independent professor requirement study

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Can an independent study course with a professor fulfill a specific course requirement?

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The answer is no, unless there is no way that the requirement can be satisfied with regular classes. There is no written rule about this, but try to use the existing regular courses to fulfill requirements whenever possible, and this ought to be possible under normal circumstances. Let the GPC know if such a situation arises. In general, independent study classes are registered for the credit/non-credit option. You can petition to the graduate school to change it to a numerical grade if you wish. If you would like to use an independent course toward your degree, you should do this first. Then you should talk to the GPC and your advisor to show why this is needed.