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By Deb Bettenhausen .
Independent study programs are
groving in popularity, according to a
Daily Nebraskan check of several
departments at UNL.
The English, Modern Languages,
Science. Business Administration and
Math Departments all reported enroll
ments in independent study courses
equal to or slightly higher than last year.
One reason for enrollment increases
in the English Dept. may be the fact that
major requirements in English have
become more flexible, said Tom Bestul,
vice-chairman of the department,
" Bestul said he expected a few more
students to enroll in independent study
courses this semester than last semes
ter. ' Last spring, 126 undergraduate stu
dents participated in English indepen
dent study programs, he said, compared
to 66 the previous semester.
Such programs are entirely student
initiated, Bestul said.
To begin an independent study
program, a student must contact a
professor who will agree to supervise
the work to be undertaken, he said.
Course credit depends on how much
work the student wants to put in and
may range from one hour to six hours
credit Iper semester.
"Student and professor work out an
agreement for the course of study and
arrange for occasional conferences,"
Bestul said.
One study Bestul cited was a study of
novelist James Joyce who was not
treated as fully in class as several
students wanted.
The Modern Languages Dept. also
offers independent study programs,
according to D. E. Allison, chairman of
the Modern Languages and Literature
Dept. Most programs offered within this
department are in the areas of literature
and linguistics, he said.
The number of participating students
has been fairly steady in recent years
said Allison, who was unable to estimate
the number participating this year.
Independent research also is offered
in the Collgge. of Business Administra
tion, sajd.fJary Schwendiman, associate
dean. Economics and management
projects have probably shown the
greates enrollment increases, he said.
Prof. Gary Hergenrader, Interim'
director of the School of Life Sciences,
said independent study programs In
th . SrJencs , Bent...: are generally a
research project, usually lasting one
year. .
About 20 to 25 students have enrolled
for independent research projects this
year, he said. This is about average for a
semester, he said.
Students have studies such subjects
as environmental factors in regulating
resting stages In aquatic organisms and
genetics, Hergenrader said. -
The Math Dept. offers more than 150
college-ievel courses In independent
study programs, according to Irene
Johnson, college counselor for the
Extension Division in College by Corres
pondence and Evening Classes.
Math courses offered through inde
pendent study programs are almost
identical to structured classes offered on
campus, Johnson said. A prepared
course syllabus is made by the professor
in charge of the course, she said.
About 2,000 to 3,000 students en
rolled in college correspondence study
during the past year, Johnson said.
During the first two months of this fiscal
year, beginning July 1, there have been
542 enrollments, she said. Enrollment
figures have fluctuated during the past
few years but they reflect a gradual
increase, Johnson said.
Johnson said adults desiring to work
for a degree often try individual study
programs to see If they are capable of
undertaking college classes. Profes
sionals use these courses to update their
educational information, she said.
Independent study programs reach
people all over the United States and.
throughout the world, including people
in the . military, Johnson said. One
cannot earn a degree from independent,
study programs alone, but credits
earned in that way may be applied
toward a 'university ' degree," Johnson
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