https://undergrad.engineering.ucsc.edu/advising/policies-forms-petitions/independent-studies/
Fill out the course petition: https://undergrad.engineering.ucsc.edu/files/2023/08/RevisedIndividualStudiesPetition-2_0.pdf
Once signed by student and Leilani, email the form to BSOE advisors (undergrad.soe.ucsc.edu) or send to ([email protected] or [email protected])
Graduate Independent Study form is now available to complete. Detailed instructions for enrolling in an independent study (297) or thesis research (299) can be found on the BE Graduate Advising website: https://grad.soe.ucsc.edu/independentstudy
If you are a Master’s student, make sure you are on the AIEA MS mailing list; you can request that here: https://groups.google.com/a/ucsc.edu/g/aiea-ms-group. Also be sure to check out the requirements for a capstone or thesis:
Master’s Thesis and Project Guidelines
Once you receive your class code and course code, you will go to the Enrollment: Add Classes at myUCSC and enter the code as shown below:

Last updated January 12, 2025
Here is an example of the undergraduate form. Make sure you sign up for CSE 198 (unless you’re doing a thesis, then you will sign up for 195):
RevisedIndividualStudiesPetition-2_0.pdf
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