A minicourse is any educational experience that involves a detailed and indepth study of a specific unit or subject, jointly planned by student and teacher, and for which less than a semester of time is used. Minicourses at Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, New Mexico, are a part of their total packet of educational innovations, including open campus with its varying amounts of unstructured time for students, the involvement of students in all types of activities and on committees, and a school and community work-study program. The minicourse curriculum, standing on its own merits can work alone, or it can work in conjunction with traditional or other innovative programs. (Author/WM)