Applying for course credit

You can earn from 1 to 4 credit hours per semester for your participation in the URP. The number of credit hours you earn is negotiable between you and your faculty sponsor.

If you choose this option you and your sponsor need to:

• Determine how many credit hours you will earn
• Decide exactly what is expected of you (e.g. time commitment, work to be submitted, etc.)
• Agree on how your grade will be determined

If your registration for the term exceeds 21 credit hours after designating credit hours for the URP, you will be required to pay for the additional credit hours.  During the summer term, you will be billed for each URP credit hour you register for. 

With your sponsor, fill out an Independent Study Registration form. These forms can be obtained from and should be submitted to the Registrar's Office.

Turn the URP Application in to the Department Coordinator. The Department Coordinator is a staff member who organizes the URP for the department in which you are working and will check your application for completeness and forward it to the Office of Undergraduate Education. Current Department Coordinators.

All applications with the "Particpating for Credit" designation are approved at the Department level. Therefore, no formal approval notification is sent from the Office of Undergraduate Education.