Department of Reading
Albany, New York 12222
PH: 518-442-5100 FX: 518-442-5094
www.albany.edu/reading
ERDG 890
Proposal for Independent Study for Advanced Students (PhD and CAS)
Student Name:
Albany ID:
Advisor Name:
Semester/Year:
Sponsor Name:
Credit Hours:
Descriptive Title of Project/Study:
Objectives:
Nature and Scope:
 What will you do?
 What resources will you use?
 What is the proposed time
schedule?
Explain why an existing course/seminar
will not meet the objectives listed above.
What will you report and in what format?
Instructor Signature: _____________________________________________
Date: ________________________
Student Signature: _______________________________________________
Date: ________________________
Approved By: _____________________________________________________
Date: ________________________
Department Chair
CC: Student, Advisor, Instructor, Student File