INFO 499

Students who are completing independent coursework or research with an iSchool faculty member are eligible to receive credits for their independent study. Students pursuing Departmental Honors in Informatics must complete at least 2 credits of INFO 499 to complete their honors requirements.

Independent Study Proposal Form - INFO 499

If you’re planning to receive credit for an independent study in an upcoming quarter, please review the following Proposal and Registration Procedures:

• Prepare a draft proposal before you ask a faculty member to supervise your independent study.
• Find a faculty member to supervise your independent study. Eligible faculty include any full time core, adjunct or affiliate iSchool faculty member. You can view a list of faculty on the iSchool Directory.
• Contact the faculty member who has expertise (teaching/research experience) that is relevant to your proposal.
• Contact the potential faculty supervisor at least 3-4 weeks in advance of the quarter. Provide him/her with a copy of your draft proposal and ask him/her to consider supervising your independent study for the given quarter.
• Submit a proposal using the Microsoft Form linked above. Informatics Student Services will contact the faculty member to confirm their role as faculty supervisor.
• Informatics Student Services will review your proposal. As a part of the review process, you may be asked to revise/refine your proposal. Once your INFO 499 proposal is approved, you will be emailed an add code in order to register for the independent study for the approved number of credits.
• To ensure that all proposals for experiential learning courses are completed in a timely fashion, proposals will be due before the start of the quarter in which you intend to register.

Important dates:

INFO 499 submission are due before the start of the quarter.

• Autumn 2026: due before Sept. 30
• Winter 2027: due before Jan. 4
• Spring 2027: due before March 29
• Summer 2027: due before June 21