Independent Studies Courses

Application Instructions: Students interested in applying for an independent research course with CPS must complete the following:

  1. Contact a faculty member to be their supervisor for the course and obtain approval.
  2. Fill out the appropriate application form below.
  3. Submit your application to the CPS Undergraduate Administrative Assistant via email to cpsug.utm@utoronto.ca. PDF format is preferred, but a clear image of the form can be accepted.
  4. Register for the course on ACORN.

Students working in a lab will need to complete a mandatory department onboarding training session. Details can be found here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cps/health-safety/mandatory-departmental-training

The deadline to submit your application form is listed below:

  • For Fall term (-H5F) and Year (-Y5Y) courses: second Monday of August.
  • For Winter term (-H5S) courses: second Monday of December.
  • For Summer term (-H5Y and -Y5Y) courses: Second Monday of April.

Here are the ballot forms of the independent studies courses:

CHM485H5  Dissertation Based on Literature Research
CPS398H5  Teaching Opportunity Program in Sciences
CPS401Y5   Research and Development in Science Education                                             
CPS489Y5   Introduction to Research in the Chemical and Physical Sciences 
JCB487Y5   Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory 
PHY473H5   Supervised Readings 

NOTE: starting Fall 2021, CPS489Y5 replaced CHM489Y5, ERS470Y5 and PHY489Y5.