Independent Studies Application Forms

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.
  3. Submit your application to the CPS Undergraduate Administrative Assistant via email at cpsug.utm@utoronto.ca. PDF format is preferred, but a clear image of the form may be accepted.
  4. Register for the course on ACORN.

The deadline to submit your application form is August 16th by 5PM (unless stated otherwise below).

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 -                                                    Application Deadline: 31 July by 5PM.
CPS489Y5   Introduction to Research in the Chemical and Physical Sciences - NEW! Starting Fall 2021; replaces CHM489Y5, ERS470Y5, and PHY489Y5.
JCB487Y5  Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory
PHY473H5  Supervised Readings