Departmental Study

The Concord Academy curriculum offers a broad spectrum of course work within each department. Most students should be able to select an academic program from among these courses that satisfies both their needs and their interests. In special instances, however, some students may have gone beyond the scope of the material offered in the regular curriculum. For this reason, departments include in their offerings a Departmental Study course.

To apply for a Departmental Study, a student must consult with his or her advisor about readiness to undertake independent work and must submit a written proposal, also signed by the advisor, to the appropriate department head before course registration in the spring, stating clearly the nature of the work or project and the number of credits to be earned. The application form is available from the Scheduler.

The Department Head decides whether the project is acceptable and whether there is a department member with the time to supervise it properly, and determines the number of credits it should receive. If the particular project does not fall within the domain of any one department, it is considered for general credit, and the application is made to the Department Heads as a group.