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Course Extensions One three-month course extension may be available for a $20 fee. This option is not available for all courses. If this restriction applies to your course, it will be noted in the course syllabus. No second extensions are available.
You can sign up for BYU Independent Study online courses at any time, and they can be completed in as few as two or as many as twelve months. Thirty-day extensions are also available. Our courses are taken by students across the United States and around the world.
BYU Independent Study FormsOrganization Application for Credit. This is the form you need to complete in order to request the extension of credit to your organization by Brigham Young University Independent Study. ... Purchase Order Course Enrollment/Extension Form. ... Lesson and Exam Retake Request Form. ... Course Withdrawal Form.
How to PetitionFill out and sign the Petition Form.Submit all required information. ... The written statement should explain the circumstances, the time frame in which they occurred, and how they prevented the student from complying with BYU Independent Study policies.
12 monthsStudents 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.
If you need to withdraw from a course, you may do so at any time as long as you have not requested the final exam or completed the course. If you request a withdrawal within 60 days of registering, you will receive a refund minus a $20 processing fee for each high school course.
Independent Study University Credits earned in our 200+ accredited university courses can transfer to BYU and almost all other U.S. schools.
Generally, a student must be at least 14 years old to take BYU Independent Study high school and university courses and 12 years old to take seventh- and eighth-grade courses.
BYU Independent Study's Self-Guided courses are designed for student-paced instruction (asynchronous). Students can access their course when and where they choose, progressing at their own pace. Exams are administered by a certified proctor or testing center.
one yearBYU Online courses follow a semester schedule, while BYU Independent Study courses allow one year for completion. BYU Online courses have class size limits, while BYU Independent Study has no enrollment caps.
Our courses don't require scheduled lectures or live class times, but students do benefit from teacher contact and office hours along with all the other benefits of our traditional self-paced, flexible online courses.
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.
Withdrawal/Refunds Between 0–14 calendar days after the registration date, a full refund is granted, with no withdrawal fee. Between 15–60 calendar days after the registration date, a refund is granted, minus the $30 per course withdrawal fee.
BYU Independent Study high school courses are NCAA-approved. They are comparable to traditional classroom courses in their length, content, and rigor, and they prepare students for academic work at a four-year college or university.
Once a student has completed a middle school or high school course and the final grade has posted, an official transcript can be ordered online and sent to the desired location (s).
Once a student has completed a university-level course, an official BYU university transcript can be ordered. Only completed courses are listed on university transcripts; Withdrawn and Expired courses are not listed.
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 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.