Integrative Masters Project (IMP)

In this IMP, the student will provide the inquiry topic based in an educational setting. These are student-initiated projects with a faculty facilitator and small peer groups.

Duration 

• This is a Semester-Based IMP Option. Student work must be completed and submitted by the end of one semester.
• Students who have not completed their work by the end of the semester will be required to re-register and pay for another IMP option in the future.
• Some Semester-Based IMPs are scheduled to begin prior to the official first day of the term. Please read the dates in the schedule carefully, and be sure to register on time and attend all sessions.
• Attendance is required at all scheduled class meetings.

Registration

• Register for a Semester-Based IMP as you would for a course! To see how to register for a course, please visit our Registration page.
• Remember: Seats in a Semester-Based IMP are treated like a regular course and are available on a first come/first serve basis.

Dropping

• You can drop a Semester-Based IMP just like a regular class. Please visit our Add/Drop page for more information.
• Students who drop their IMP during the Add/Drop period will be given a refund for the $600 fee. 
• If the IMP is not dropped by the end of the Add/Drop period, the fee is not refundable and not transferrable to another future IMP option.

In this IMP, specific inquiry topics are posted each semester. Please see the course schedule for topic descriptions. This IMP features student-initiated projects with a faculty facilitator and small peer group.

Duration

• This is a Semester-Based IMP Option. Student work must be completed and submitted by the end of one semester.
• Students who have not completed their work by the end of the semester will be required to re-register and pay for another IMP option in the future.
• Some Semester-Based IMPs are scheduled to begin prior to the official first day of the term. Please read the dates in the schedule carefully, and be sure to register on time and attend all sessions.
• Attendance is required at all scheduled class meetings. 

Registration

• Register for a Semester-Based IMP as you would for a course! To see how to register for a course, please visit our Registration page.
• Remember: Seats in a Semester-Based IMP are treated like a regular course and are available on a first come/first serve basis.

Dropping

• You can drop a Semester-Based IMP just like a regular class. Please visit our Add/Drop page  for more information.
• Students who drop their IMP during the Add/Drop period will be given a refund for the $600 fee. 
• If the IMP is not dropped by the end of the Add/Drop period, the fee is not refundable and not transferrable to another future IMP option.

During this IMP, you will be individually mentored by program faculty with program-specific, pre-existing questions.  An overview and the questions are available on my.bankstreet.edu.   

Duration

• This is a Semester-Based IMP Option. Student work must be completed and submitted by the end of one semester. 
• Students who have not completed their work by the end of the semester will be required to re-register and pay for another IMP option in the future.

Attendance

Once you have been notified by the IMP committee who your Mentor will be, initiating and maintaining contact with the Mentor of the Mentored Directed Essay is a required part of the process.

Registration

• Register for a Semester-Based IMP as you would for a course! To see how to register for a course, please visit our Registration page.
• Students who do not register online for the MDE, may register in person at the Registrar’s Office any time up until the last day of the drop/add period. Visit our Add/Drop page for deadlines and important dates.   

Dropping

• You can drop a Semester-Based IMP just like a regular class. Please visit our Add/Drop page for more information.
• Students who drop their IMP during the Add/Drop period will be given a refund for the $600 fee. 
• If the IMP is not dropped by the end of the Add/Drop period, the fee is not refundable and not transferrable to another future IMP option.

This IMP option is a student initiated project or formal study guided by a faculty mentor.

Duration

Varies. Students often take two semesters to complete the work required, but depending on the agreement between the student and faculty mentor, work may be completed in more or less time than average.

Registration

Students must fill out the Independent Study Commencement Form in triplicate, available in the Registrar’s Office.

 Registration CANNOT BE DONE ONLINE.

 To complete the form you will need signatures from:

• Mentor
• Advisor or Program Director
• Financial Aid Office (if applicable)
• Business Office

Once you have received all of the above signatures, the form must be brought to the Registrar’s Office.

What If I Didn’t Finish?

If your Independent Study is continuing beyond one term, a Continuation of Independent Study Form (pdf) should be filed with the Registrar’s Office for each subsequent term.

Students have one year to complete the study before an additional one time $100 fee is charged. 

Using an Independent Study to Graduate

Do you have a specific graduation date in mind? Then please review the following dates and deadlines. Also, if you’re getting ready to graduate, please fill out a Graduation Application (link to form) and submit it to the Registrar’s Office.

Credits Earned

 No official credits are earned from enrollment in the Independent Study, but you do earn credit equivalents.  This means that although you don’t receive any graduate credit, it’s as if you are doing six credits worth of work in each term that you registered for the Independent Study.  This is helpful if you need to keep a half-time status.

Maintaining Six Credit Equivalents Every Term

You need to register or complete the Continuation of Independent Study Form  (pdf) each semester you want to show you are working on your Independent Study.

Deadlines for registration or submission of the Continuation of Independent Study Form (pdf) in order to have credit equivalents

6 credit equivalents                        Registration must occur
granted for:                                      during this period:

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Fall 2011                                            July 12, 2011 to September 21, 2011

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Spring 2012                                      December 2, 2011 to January 30, 2012

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Summer 1 2012                               May 8, 2012 to June 6, 2012

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Summer 2 2012                               June 7, 2012 to July 9, 2012

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Fall 2012                                            July 11, 2012 to September 15, 2012

This IMP option consists of reflective essays on artifacts (documents, student papers, videos, objects, etc.) from your professional and academic experiences, organized and presented thematically.  It will include individual mentoring and monthly small peer group meetings at Bank Street.

There is a required application for this IMP option. For more information, please visit the IMP Guide