independent study

noun

: a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class

She is doing an independent study in Art History this semester.

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An independent study conducted by TRI Princeton found the serum sealed 98% of split ends after one use. —

Ashley Mateo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 The benefit will pay for certificate, associate, bachelor's, independent study and master's level courses. —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 The total economic benefit of the 2021-22 cohort was estimated to be £41.9 billion ($53.5 billion), according to an independent study. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 17 Aug. 2024 Gallego, a high school senior in an independent study program at the time, had last been seen by her parents the night of April 19. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for independent study

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