[Allgsacfaculty] Clarification on 290, 291, 297, 299 courses

[allgsacfaculty at lists.ucr.edu]

Good afternoon,

There has been some confusion about the different 29X courses, so I am sharing information that will hopefully clarify the appropriate uses.

290 Directed Studies courses are intended to provide opportunities for qualified students to undertake advanced work in a topic appropriate to the student's special interests and needs. Directed Studies allow students to study topics that are not covered in a regularly offered course on campus.


·       Research and creative activities intended for publication/performance/etc. are classified under 297 or 299.


·       Studying for exams falls under 291.


·       The 290 should not be used for 100-level work.

All 290 course enrollments require the submission of the 290 petition through R'Grad. Please use the link below to submit a petition for each term you enroll in a 290 course. The petition requires the submission of a detailed syllabus outlining a week by week table of readings, assignments (if applicable) and a final project in the form of a paper, presentation, or other format decided on between the instructor and the student.

For direct access to the petition form, please use the link below:


290 Petition
(Petition for Directed Studies)

Directed study (not research; research = units of 297 or 299)
Access via R'Grad which can be found in your R'web menu (http://rweb.ucr.edu)<http://rweb.ucr.edu/>

Please contact your GSAC Student Services Advisor if you have questions or want to discuss a specific situation. I am also happy to be of assistance.

Thank you,

Dawn Loyola, Ed.D.
Director of Graduate Student Advising
CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center
Applied Statistics and Statistics Graduate Programs
951-827-4116
dawn.loyola at ucr.edu<mailto:dawn.loyola at ucr.edu>
Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers
https://cnasgrad.ucr.edu/

UCR student wellness resources:
https://studentwellness.ucr.edu/student-success-resources

Book a meeting:
https://doodle.com/bp/dawnloyola/virtual-advising


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