• Students should discuss their plans with the potential project director, a faculty member, before submitting this request form.
• All requests for independent studies/honors projects must be approved by the project director before the end of the second week of classes during the term in which the project is being conducted.
  • Please submit the form well in advance of the deadline so that the faculty member has time to review and respond.
  • Beyond the second week of the term, students will have to petition the Recording Committee to add any class.
• If the faculty member, designated in the form by the student, agrees to serve as the project director, the Office of the Registrar will create the class and directly register the student into it.
  • Students may submit request forms at any point during the registration and should allow 2-3 business days from the time the faculty member agrees to serve as the project director for the registration to be complete in Workday.
• Students should check Workday to confirm their registration is correct before the end of the second week of classes. 
• Students must submit a new request form for each semester of independent study or honors project work, even if it is a continuation of the same project. 
• Independent studies, collaborative studies, and honors projects may not be taken on a Credit/D/Fail basis.

For more information, see the Bowdoin College Catalogue and Academic Handbook under "Academic Standards and Regulations."