What is a recommended background?
In the “Courses” section, the Calendar may list one or more courses as recommended background for another course. This means that you are advised to take a certain course(s) before you register this particular course. You will be allowed to register the course without the recommended background, but you should be aware that you will probably do better if you have the recommended background. What is an Independent Study? An Independent Study is a course which consists of an individual research project for which you may earn course credit. Check your degree requirements in the calendar to see the maximum number of Independent Studies you are allowed. Independent Studies may be done as 2990, 3990 and/or 4990. If you want to do an Independent Study and have a particular area of interest, you should contact an instructor who has some interest and expertise in that field. Together, you and your instructor will devise a set of course requirements on which you will be graded. The course requir
In the ‘Courses’ section, the Calendar may list one or more courses as recommended background for another course. This means that you are advised to take a certain course(s) before you register in this particular course, but you are not required to do so. You will be eligible to register in the course without the recommended background, but you should be aware that you will probably do better if you do have the recommended course(s).
In the “Courses” section, the Calendar may list one or more courses as recommended background for another course. This means that you are advised to take a certain course(s) before you register in this particular course, but you are not required to do so. You will be allowed to register in the course without the recommended background, but you should be aware that you will probably do better if you do have the recommended course(s).