# Independent Study (IS) courses

Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

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"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### IS-99 — Independent Study

- **Units:** 0.5-3
- **Hours:** 27 hours for each ½ unit
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Note: Any combination of these courses may be repeated three times for a total of four enrollments or a maximum of six independent study units.

Independent study provides a forum for advanced work in a given field of study. A student may contract with a full-time instructor to do independent study in a specific subject area in which he/she has exhausted the regular curricular offerings. For transfer level courses, the student must have a declared major or already possess a degree and have completed a minimum of 12 transfer units at Shasta College. For non-transfer level courses, the student has completed a minimum of 12 units at Shasta College.

### IS-199 — Independent Study

- **Units:** 0.5-3
- **Hours:** 27 hours for each ½ unit
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Note: Any combination of these courses may be repeated three times for a total of four enrollments or a maximum of six independent study units.

Independent study provides a forum for advanced work in a given field of study. A student may contract with a full-time instructor to do independent study in a specific subject area in which he/she has exhausted the regular curricular offerings. For transfer level courses, the student must have a declared major or already possess a degree and have completed a minimum of 12 transfer units at Shasta College. For non-transfer level courses, the student has completed a minimum of 12 units at Shasta College.