Tutorial area of study:

Units of credit for this tutorial:

Final work for tutorial:

I request approval to register for a graduate tutorial.  I have attached my proposed course description, my detailed course syllabus including a calendar of reading and assignments and the schedule of meetings with my faculty advisor, my course and final project bibliography, and completed registration form for this course.  I will send a copy of my final work for this course to the GLSP office by the last day of the term. I understand that incomplete grades and non-medical withdrawal are not available for tutorials. 

I agree to serve as faculty advisor on this graduate tutorial.  I have read the student's application, course description, syllabus, book list, bibliography, and have agreed to meet with this student according to the attached schedule.

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To prepare the tutorial application, the student will first propose the course to a faculty advisor and work together to clarify the topic of study; define the method of analysis; identify the resources that will be studied; determine all required coursework; specify all assignments; identify the basis of the final grade; and select a schedule of meetings and communications for the student and faculty advisor.  After the student and faculty advisor have defined these components of the course, the student will submit an application for a graduate tutorial to the GLSP.  

Graduate Tutorial Course Expectations

• Students:  only matriculated students may apply for a graduate tutorial course.
• Rigor:  a tutorial should be a rigorous, advanced study, as appropriate to an upper level graduate course.
• Topics: a tutorial should engage research and analysis of a specialized topic not offered for study in the course listings during the recent, current, or future posted academic terms.
• Liberal arts focus:  the topic, method of study, and coursework must be appropriate to the Wesleyan University liberal arts curriculum.
• Faculty:  the tutorial (independent study) must be supervised by a faculty advisor who is a member of the Wesleyan University faculty or has been a Visiting Lecturer in Liberal Studies with the GLSP within the past year.

How to Submit the Tutorial Application
Submit this form with the following required documents, at least three weeks prior to the first day of the term:

• a one-page course description describing the themes of the course, the methods of analysis, and progression of study through the term;
• a course syllabus which includes the calendar of study, the calendar of reading and writing/creative assignments, a description of the final paper/project, and the calendar of meetings with the faculty advisor;
• a complete bibliography of sources of study for the course;
• a proposed bibliography for the final paper/project; and
• a GLSP course registration form.

The Petition Review Committee will review complete Tutorial Applications before each term and notify the student and faculty advisor of the outcome in a letter.  If the application is approved, the student's registration form will be processed, and the student will also be sent a confirmation of registration.

Enrollment in a Tutorial Course
Registration for a tutorial is processed upon the Committee’s approval of the proposed tutorial.  Tuition and fees for a tutorial are the same as those of a regular GLSP course, assessed according to the number of credits assigned to the tutorial.  Once a student has registered for a tutorial (independent study), he or she may not withdraw except in the case of medical withdrawal.

Tutorial Grades and Credit Policies
Tutorials for two or three credits will be graded on an A-F basis; credit/unsatisfactory grades are not available for two- or three-credit tutorials.  Tutorials conferring only one credit will only be graded on a credit (CR) or Unsatisfactory (U) basis. The official transcript will show the course title as "Graduate Tutorial" and the course number will be its area of study plus the number 692 (i.e., ARTS 692, HUMS 692, etc.). Only one tutorial (independent study) course shall be counted toward the degree or certificate. 

Submission of Final Work to GLSP Office
In order to have an archival record of tutorials, students will deliver to the GLSP a copy of the final paper or project by the end of the term and it will become part of the student’s permanent file. If the final work is a non-written creative project, the student shall submit photos, recordings, video, or other appropriate media to show the work done for the project. The final grade for the tutorial will be posted after this documentation is received. Incomplete grades are not allowed for tutorial (independent study) courses.