Independent Study (THTR 337) is a course offered here at the NMSU Theatre Arts Department for students who wish to explore a more focused and one-on-one form of practice of a specific craft. We offer acting, sound design, lighting design, set design, costume design/construction, and many more.
If you have more questions regarding Independent Study (THTR 337), please email Wil Kilroy (Department Head) at wkilroy@nmsu.edu or if you know which instructor you would like to study with, find them in the department directory HERE.
Independent Studies will have a subtitle reflecting the topic(s) you would like to focus on.
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Objectives:
Independent Study is a course for highly motivated students who wish to propose and create their own course not covered through regular course offerings. The content of this course and its grading criteria are proposed by the student and accepted under the mentor-ship of a member of the faculty. As a self-guided course, students will be expected to monitor their own progress throughout the semester and meet the deadlines they have set. Faculty are to provide limited instruction for this course; rather, students are expected to choose their own textbooks or related instructional material as the basis for their study. Students may count up to 6 credits of Independent Study towards their graduation requirements.
Projects and Deadlines:
The work in this class and the deadline for each project consists of the following:
Sample 1 Due:
Sample 2 Due:
Grading:
Grading consists of the following:
Sample 1 10 points, etc.
Sample 2 10 points, etc.
TOTAL POINTS:
Withdraws:
Students who wish to withdraw from the class may do so before the school’s last date to drop with a “W” (see school calendar). You are responsible for attaining a drop slip and obtaining the appropriate signatures. If you drop a class on-line or are told that someone else will drop you, you need to check and make sure that the class was properly dropped. The same applies to adding a class.
Incomplete Grades:
Incompletes will only be given for students who have passed the first half of the course and are precluded from completion of the second half of the course due to documented illness or family crisis.
Late Work Policy/Make-up Work:
Late work will not be accepted unless previously agreed upon by both the student and the faculty member. Even though this is an Independent Study course, you are under obligation to meet all deadlines set forth in this syllabus.
NMSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy:
Contact Institutional Equity (phone: 646-3635) with any questions you may have about NMSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy and complaints of discrimination, including sexual harassment.
Academic Misconduct:
Cheating in all forms is prohibited. All parties involved in the submission of plagiarized or copied work may be found equally guilty of academic misconduct under all circumstances. Please visit http://www.nmsu.edu/%7Evpsa/SCOC/misconduct.html for more details about plagiarism and academic misconduct. Penalties for cheating include flunking the assignment and/or flunking the class and/or expulsion from the university.
Students with Disabilities/NMSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy:
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations. If a student has questions or needs an accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially), contact:
Trudy Luken
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) – Corbett Center, Rm. 244
Phone: 646.6840 E-mail: sas@nmsu.edu
Website:https://sas.nmsu.edu/
NMSU policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, retaliation, serious medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation and protected veterans status. Furthermore, Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct, sexual violence, sexual harassment and retaliation. For more information on discrimination issues, Title IX or NMSU’s complaint process contact:
Gerard Nevarez or Agustin Diaz
Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) – O’Loughlin House
Phone: 646.3635 E-mail: equity@nmsu.edu
Website: https://equity.nmsu.edu/
