BYU Online courses are only available to matriculated BYU students, while BYU Independent Study courses are available to anyone—including high school and middle school students. BYU Online courses are included in your BYU tuition, while BYU Independent Study courses come at an additional cost.
If the student or instructor feel like time beyond the year is justified, please contact an Academic Records Counselor in the Registrar’s Office (801-422-6570). See Incomplete Contracts for more information.
After the withdraw deadline passes if there is a non-academic emergency/situation you may make a request for an exception to BYU policy to the exceptions committee who will review the requests on a case-by-case basis. $10 charge per class and a “W” on your transcript, if approved.
Please e-mail [email protected] or call (866) 741-9144 for questions about this form. City U.S. State U.S. Zip Code Foreign Postal Code Country (if not U.S.) * If, for any reason, you would like to delay the enrollment, please list the date that you would like the student to be enrolled in the course.
BYU Independent Study uses a learning management system called BrainHoney. This system is web-based and works on all major browsers and operating systems without any installation. The student-teacher activities take place via a web- based video conferencing tool that requires no installation.
one yearBYU Online courses follow a semester schedule, while BYU Independent Study courses allow one year for completion.
Students have 12 months to complete a course. Because a majority of BYU Independent Study courses are asynchronous, the speed with which a student moves through the material is entirely dependent upon the student's ability to master the content.
Up to 36 semester hours of work completed through BYU Independent Study can be applied toward a BYU bachelor's degree. The new BYU Online High School is a full-time, diploma-granting private high school serving students worldwide.
Advanced high school students may opt to take eligible BYU Independent Study University courses and earn dual credit. These courses count both at the student's local high school and toward future undergraduate requirements.
Overall, BYU Independent Study is highly recommended for high schoolers that are seeking to learn more . It will be easy to balance their school work and this course's school work.
Independent Study University Credits earned in our 200+ accredited university courses can transfer to BYU and almost all other U.S. schools.
Definition of independent study : 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.
All courses are completely online, allowing you to fit coursework around your job or other responsibilities. Degrees are awarded by BYU-Idaho and Ensign College, while BYU-Pathway provides the resources to help you succeed.
All degree programs at BYU-Idaho are accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. This is an important distinction when transferring to another university or entering a graduate program.
No, there are no additional charges or fees during PathwayConnect (including textbooks or other course materials).
Deadlines: BYU Independent Study requires that all coursework and exams be completed three weeks before any and all deadlines that require course completion. Examples of these deadlines are graduation deadlines, employment application deadlines, and graduate school application deadlines.
Course expiration dates are typically 365 days from the date of enrollment and will always be specified within your course record. Expiration dates are effective at midnight (Mountain Time) on the date of expiration.
All courses offer a 90-day extension option for $20 that can be purchased once. All final exams (and coursework) must be completed before course expiration. Course extensions must be processed before the course expiration date.
The Extension Division was established in 1921 as a way of offering education to those not attending Brigham Young University. In 1957 it was renamed Adult Education and Extension Services. Those who served as directors include Lowry Nelson (1921-1936), Harrison R.
The purpose of the Extension Division is to carry the work of Brigham Young University beyond the immediate campus to the people of the entire church as far as is feasible.
The Extension Division was supervised by a director who reported to the president of the university.
Subordinate unit: Brigham Young University. Evening School (1952-1957)
Extension Division Announcement, 1921; BYU Quarterlies (UA 1102 Box 2 Fol 3)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1921-1922 p. 8; (Lowry Nelson, Director)
Deadlines: BYU Independent Study requires that all coursework and exams be received by our office three weeks before any and all deadlines requiring course completion. Examples of these deadlines are graduation deadlines, employment application deadlines, graduate school application deadlines, etc.
If you withdraw from a course within 180 days of your registration date, but after 60 days of your registration, you will receive a voucher for financial credit with BYU Independent Study minus the withdrawal processing fee. This voucher must be used within 180 days of your registration date.
Final exam retakes must be taken and returned to BYU Independent Study within 30 days of the retake request. A course is considered complete once the original final exam and exam retake, if available, have been graded. Grading of the final exam supersedes the course expiration date.
Some assignments will be graded immediately upon submission, while those requiring instructor grading should be graded within two weeks. In many courses it is possible to resubmit an assignment for a fee.
Plagiarism is defined as the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work. This may also include when a student copies and pastes directly from another source and passes it off as his or her own, or if a student fails to cite a source after loosely summarizing its content in his or her own words.#N#As determined by your instructor or the BYU Independent Study administration, if evidence of academic misconduct on assignments or exams is established, one of the two following consequences will apply to each incidence:
Exams. Method: All exams are paper-based and must be taken in a proctored setting. BYU Independent Study does not offer exams online. Proctor : Students must take their exams with a proctor certified at the level of their course or above. All exams for university courses must be proctored by a testing center.
In many courses it is possible to resubmit an assignment for a fee. Please refer to your course for further information. If a resubmission is allowed, you will only be permitted one resubmission per lesson. After you have requested the final exam, you may not resubmit any assignments or midcourse exams.
BYU Online courses must be completed by the end of the semester. Each course includes assignment deadlines designed to help you complete the course on time. In some courses, you may be able to work ahead.
BYU Online courses follow a semester schedule, while BYU Independent Study courses allow one year for completion.
BYU Online courses are only available to matriculated BYU students, while BYU Independent Study courses are available to anyone—including high school and middle school students. BYU Online courses are included in your BYU tuition, while BYU Independent Study courses come at an additional cost.
Initiate a Petition – identify the specific records changes needed, write statements to explain the purpose of the petition, and attach supporting documentation.
If you believe you should have a different grade, you should first try to resolve the issue with your instructor. To find out more on how to resolve this issue, see our Student Academic Grievance Policy .
Explanation of Decision – within 3 business days of the decision being communicated, you will be provided additional explanation about the decision, if necessary.