Environment and Resources Independent Study Agreement

Fill out this form to request permission to enroll in either:


  • ENVRES 270 Graduate Practicum in Environment and Resources
  • ENVRES 391 Curricular Practical Training
  • ENVRES 398 Directed Reading in Environment and Resources
  • ENVRES 399 Directed Research in Environment and Resources


One form should be completed for each instructor/section.


Each request must be submitted by the 2nd Friday of each quarter. This deadline applies to both MS and PhD students.


Please allow up to 5 business days for E-IPER student services staff to review your request. If approved, you will receive a permission number to enroll in the course section with your instructor in the quarter you requested.

 

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Please note that each quarter has an enrollment deadline.


If you are not sure what the enrollment deadline is for the academic quarter, please refer to the Stanford Academic Calendar, or ask your E-IPER student services staff

 

Note: MS students may only enroll in a maximum of 5 units.


As per Stanford policy on units, each unit for which credit is given is understood to represent a minimum of three hours of actual work per week for the average student over a 10-week quarter.


If you enrolling in ENVRES 391 (CPT), a maximum of 3 units of CPT may count toward the PhD or Joint or Dual MS degree. For the Joint or Dual MS degree, units may count as ‘elective’ units.

 

Note: MS students are allowed to take independent study courses for CR/NC. ENVRES 270 and ENVRES 391 must be taken as CR/NC

 

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Course Enrollment Details

Students should first meet with their instructor of choice to discuss the scope of their work, units, deliverables, meeting frequency, etc. Once you and the instructor have discussed the proposal, then outline their plan for directed reading and/or directed research below.

 

Outline the scope of work in a few sentences (this typically includes a list of readings, fieldwork to be conducted, analyses to be conducted, off-campus work to be performed, etc.).

 
 

Describe the schedule for proposed meetings and communication processes (i.e., weekly e-mail updates, bi-weekly meetings; exact dates not required) with faculty advisor.

 
 

Explain the course deliverables/products and any relevant deadlines (e.g., research article, literature review, financial analysis or other data analyses).

 
 

Have you and the instructor discussed grading expectations for the course? Please detail the expectations below:

 
 
 
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