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College Catalog 2025-2026 > Academic Information > Directed Study Policy

Directed Study Policy

Directed Study (sometimes known as an independent study) is an opportunity for students to complete Labouré College of Healthcare coursework under the individual supervision of a faculty member in the following circumstances: 

1. In the professional opinion of the relevant Academic Dean or Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, the student needs a directed study course to complete their degree in the present semester through no fault of their own and there is no other way to meet the requirement. 
2. A required advanced level course in the student's program of study is needed and Labouré College of Healthcare does not intend to offer a section of the course in the next two semesters. 
3. Course substitutions and other alternatives are not available. 
4. A Directed Learning request can only be approved if a course syllabus that includes the course content, learning outcomes, a meeting schedule, a description of course assessments and the method used to evaluate relevant course work is provided by the faculty member. 

Directed study requires the development of a learning contract (available on my.laboure.edu) which is arranged with a faculty member and approved by the relevant Academic Dean or Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. All Directed Study requests should be submitted as early as possible, but not later than the last day to add a class for the current semester. Requests submitted after this date will not be approved.