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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Good afternoon, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There has been some confusion about the different 29X courses, so I am sharing information that will hopefully clarify the appropriate uses.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">290 Directed Studies</span></b><span style="color:black"> 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.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Research and creative activities intended for publication/performance/etc. are classified under
<b>297 or 299.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Studying for exams falls under
<b>291.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The 290 should not be used for 100-level work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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 <span style="background:white">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. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">For direct access to the petition form, please use the link below:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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(Petition for Directed Studies)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:1rem;text-rendering:optimizelegibility"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#234674">Directed study (not research; research = units of 297 or 299) <br>
Access via R'Grad which can be found in your R'web menu (</span><a href="http://rweb.ucr.edu/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#F4002B">http://rweb.ucr.edu)</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#234674"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dawn Loyola, Ed.D.<br>
Director of Graduate Student Advising<br>
CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center<br>
Applied Statistics and Statistics Graduate Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">951-827-4116<br>
<a href="mailto:dawn.loyola@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue">dawn.loyola@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://cnasgrad.ucr.edu/"><span style="color:blue">https://cnasgrad.ucr.edu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UCR student wellness resources:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://studentwellness.ucr.edu/student-success-resources"><span style="color:blue">https://studentwellness.ucr.edu/student-success-resources</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Book a meeting:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://doodle.com/bp/dawnloyola/virtual-advising"><span style="color:blue">https://doodle.com/bp/dawnloyola/virtual-advising</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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