NAME
STUDENT ID#
FOCUS TITLE
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included
pages
CONTENTS
Program Declaration Form
Minor Declaration Form (only IF completing a minor)
Degree Plan Rationale
Focus
GELS Requirements
Student-Directed Learning Form (only IF your Focus includes SDLs)
Consultations
REQUIREMENTS
 Credits may overlap multiple categories, but
ALL requirements must be met.
 Calculate each requirement INDIVIDUALLY.
They do NOT total.
CREDITS
Minimum
Required
General Education & Liberal Studies (GELS)
48
Focus (including PRSP 301 & PRSP 499)
32
Metropolitan State University residency
30
College of Individualized Studies residency
20
Upper Division (courses numbered 300-499 @ Metro)
40
Total Individualized B.A. Degree Credits
120
Completed
In
Progress
Needed
SIGNATURES
STUDENT PLEDGE
Your signature attests that you understand:
 the Individualized B.A. degree requirements listed above
 that you must meet these requirements to earn your degree
 that changes to your Focus page must be Advisor-approved
 that you assume responsibility for meeting any course prerequisites
 that if you’ve made errors in this plan, the College of Individualized Studies will still require you to
meet all graduation requirements.
SIGNATURE
DATE
INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS
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Plan accepted
Plan accepted with restrictions that must be resolved.
Plan is not acceptable as written. Contact your Perspectives instructor by ________ for further instructions.
SIGNATURE
DATE
NAME/STUDENT ID:
DEGREE PLAN RATIONALE
See Chapter 6 of the Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning Workbook for page-by-page
guidance on completing this degree plan.
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NAME/STUDENT ID:
FOCUS
Your Focus Title here:
CREDITS
STATUS
SUBJECT #: COURSE TITLE
INSTITUTION
LEARNING
STRATEGY
PRSP 301: Perspectives:
Educational Philosophy &
Planning
PRSP 499: Capstone (or other
capstone)
Metro
Course
4
Metro
Course
4
LOWER
DIVISION
UPPER
DIVISION
Completed (C),
In Progress (IP)
IP
LOWER & UPPER DIVISION SUBTOTALS
TOTAL (must include 32 credits minimum)
Date: _______________________
Date(s) revised: _______________________
See Chapter 6 of the Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning Workbook for page-by-page
guidance on completing this degree plan.
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NAME/STUDENT ID:
GELS REQUIREMENTS
CHECK ONE:
___ I have completed the GELS requirements.
___ I have completed the General Education, but NOT the Liberal Studies
requirements. True if you’ve earned an Associate of Arts from a MnSCU
community college.
___ I have NOT completed the GELS requirements.
STATUS
CREDITS
GOAL #: AREA
SUBJECT #: COURSE TITLE
1.
Introductory Writing
1.
Intermediate Writing
1.
Oral & Visual Communication
3.
Natural Sciences
4.
Mathematical/Logical
Reasoning
5.
History, Social & Behavioral
Sciences
1st discipline
LOWER
DIVISION
UPPER
DIVISION
Met (M),
In Progress
(IP), Needed
(N)
2nd discipline
6.
Humanities & Fine Arts
1st discipline
2nd discipline
7.
Human Diversity
8.
Global Perspective
9.
Ethical & Civic Responsibility
10. People & the Environment
Liberal Studies
1st course
2nd course
LOWER & UPPER DIVISION SUBTOTALS
TOTAL (must include 48 credits minimum)
See Chapter 6 of the Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning Workbook for page-by-page
guidance on completing this degree plan.
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NAME/STUDENT ID:
STUDENT-DIRECTED LEARNING (SDL) FORM
SDL TITLE: ______________________________________
CREDITS (typically 4): _____
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Lower Division
Upper Division
Not sure (can be discussed with the evaluator)
COMPETENCE STATEMENT
Describe what you will know and be able to do as a result of your previous
and/or future student-designed learning.
Completing this
page, does NOT
signify official
approval of your
SDL.
Before registering,
you must submit
the official
Student-Directed
Learning (SDL)
Proposal Form.
LEARNING PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Describe how you learned what you currently know and/or how you plan to learn new knowledge.
EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
Check below to indicate how you would like your learning to be evaluated
□ Oral Interview
□ Simulation
□ Objective or essay test
□ Product evaluation
□ Performance test
□ Not sure (can be discussed with the evaluator)
RECOMMENDED EVALUATOR NAME: _______________________________________
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Metropolitan State University Resident or Community Faculty Member
Other Please explain why you need an outside evaluator, and what her/his qualifications are.
See Chapter 6 of the Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning Workbook for page-by-page
guidance on completing this degree plan.
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NAME/STUDENT ID:
CONSULTATIONS
See Chapter 6 of the Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning Workbook for page-by-page
guidance on completing this degree plan.
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