Directed reading courses (EASTASN 300) may be taken with relevant Stanford faculty members for the purpose of completing independent study projects. The following policies pertain to these courses:

1. A maximum of 6 units of EASTASN 300 may be applied to the overall 46 required degree units.
2. In order to apply EASTASN 300 units to the nine content course requirement, the course must be taken for a minimum 3 units and for a letter grade. Students must submit an instructor-approved syllabus to the CEAS office no later than the end of the second week of the quarter in which the course will be offered, which includes:

• Instructor name & contact info
• Year and quarter of course
• Unit count
• Grading basis (must be "Letter grade")
• Approximate meeting times and durations
• Course objective (short paragraph)
• Weekly assignments breakdown (i.e., how will you be graded? Discussion sessions, weekly short papers, final term paper, etc).

Please note that unit loads reflect expected work hours for a course; one unit represents approximately three hours of work per week. Thus a 3 unit course will probably require 9 hours of work per week, a 5 unit course will require 15 hours per week, and so forth.