Please fill out the form linked below and attach your reading list in doc or docx format. Guidelines for the Independent Reading List.Note: If students wish to make subsequent changes, they must submit a new list with changes noted for approval. For approval to be official, the list must be signed and dated by both the student and a director. Reading lists in the incorrect format will not be approved. If the reading list is not in the correct format, you will be asked to resubmit a corrected version. Scholars should follow the standard format provided in the Independent Reading List Template.
Note: When composing your Independent Reading List, please take care to select texts that you are not reading in a course. (Concentrated readings in one author should be reserved for the senior thesis.) The reading selections are not required to reflect a student’s concentration, but they should set an agenda for personal enrichment during the Scholar’s undergraduate years. Since the independent readings are intended to broaden the Scholar’s knowledge, selections must be limited to 3 or, in rare instances, 4 Reading Units by the same author. Please refer to the Guidelines for the Independent Reading List for more information about selecting texts. The Independent Reading List should total approximately 15 RUs in each of three periods: Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance, and Modern for a total of 45 RUs. Scholars choose from a list of approved texts, each of which has been assigned a number of Reading Units (RUs). During their first year, Scholars work to compile the Independent Reading List for the Exit Interview they will take during the fall of their third year.