Independent Study Credit

[michigan girl]

If I want to take an independent study for one credit, how much work would that entail per week? What kind of assignment can I design that will satisfy one credit?

[fuzzylogician]

It depends and probably varies from professor to professor. Why don't you ask whoever you'd like to work with? (or for general advice, try people like the DGS, your advisor, any other students who have done a similar independent study, or the admin assistant for your program.)

[psychdork]

At my university, one credit hour equals approximately 3 hours of work per week. However, like fuzzylogician said, it really depends on the professor. I've done several independent studies with different professors and each one is different depending on the professor and what he/she considers acceptable to satisfy the credit hours.