---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.128"
title: "38"
number: "21.128"
heading: "Independent study course."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.128"
---

# §21.128. Independent study course.


A veteran may pursue a course by independent study under the following conditions:

- (a) **College level.** The course is offered by a college or university.
- (b) **College degree.** The course leads to or is fully creditable towards a standard college degree.
- (c) **Course content.** The course consists of a prescribed program of study with provision for interaction between the student and regularly employed faculty of the university or college by mail, telephone, personally, or class attendance.
- (d) **School responsibility.** The university or college:
  - (1) Evaluates the course in semester or quarter hours or the equivalent; and
  - (2) **Prescribes a period for completion.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 18, 31, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted.