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the requirements. Each three hour coursecarries a maximum completion time of sixmonths. Final approval of all IndependentStudy courses is made by the Office of theRegistrar. All charges, regardless of funding,must be paid in full when the IndependentStudy is approved.INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION(Accelerated Programs Only)Individualized Instruction is a method bywhich a course offered in this catalog maybe completed in a tutorial mode. A studentis allowed a maximum of nine credit hoursof Individualized Instruction during the ParkUniversity career if the conditions listed beloware met:To qualify for an IndividualizedInstruction course, a student must:1. Be evaluated as a degree-seeking student atPark University.2. Be in residence in a Park University program;3. Be within nine (9) semester hours of anassociate’s degree OR be within fifteen (15)semester hours of a bachelor’s degree.Approval for an Individualized Instructioncourse also requires the following:1. That a substitute course cannot bedetermined that would reduce degreerequirements;2. That the course was not available in theimmediately prior term, and3. That the course is not scheduled to beavailable in the next term.If qualified, the student must request anIndividualized Instruction Agreement throughtheir Park University Campus Center Director.The Agreement must include the facultymember’s name, specific course requirements,meeting times (minimum of 1 1/2 hours perweek), and evaluation requirements and mustbe submitted to the Park Distance Learningor Park Accelerated Programs offices fourweeks prior to the beginning of the term. Finalapproval of the Individualized Instruction ismade by the Dean for Park Distance Learningor Park Accelerated Program Director, asappropriate, after a total review of the student’srecord.LEAVE OF ABSENCE/EMERGENCYLEAVE PROCEDURESstudent may request a Leave of AbsenceA from all courses if s/he needs to be absentfor more than two consecutive weeks of102class(es). The formal institutional guidelines forthis procedure are:1. Students must request the leave of absencein writing, signed and dated, prior tothe leave of absence unless unforeseencircumstances prevent the studentfrom doing so. If that is the case, thecircumstances must be documented.2. Documentation supporting the requestshould be submitted concurrently with therequest.3. The written request and documentationshould be sent to the Office of the Registraror to the appropriate Campus CenterDirector.4. All faculty members concerned will beprovided the requested materials for review.This is necessary so that potential problemsassociated with grading or requiredassignments can be dealt with. The facultymember may make arrangements to allowthe student to complete the courseworkthat s/he began prior to the leave ofabsence. The student cannot begin a newsemester/term without having completed allconditions of the previously approved leaveof absence.5. Faculty members will respond, in writing,to the Office of the Registrar or CampusCenter Director, concerning theiragreement or disagreement to the terms ofthe leave of absence.6. The student and faculty must agree, inwriting, on the nature of the courseworkthat must be completed in order tosuccessfully receive credit for the class.7. In addition to the faculty member, theappropriate Associate Dean or RegionalDirector will be provided all materialspertaining to the leave of absence.8. If all parties agree to the terms of the leave,the leave may be granted. There must be areasonable expectation that the student willreturn to school.9. The approved leave request and allsupporting documentation will beforwarded to the following individuals asappropriate for the students:• Associate Vice President for AcademicAffairs• Controller• Associate Vice President DistanceLearning• Faculty• Associate Vice President for StudentAffairs• Campus Center Director• Student Financial Services