About Our Free Online Courses

BYU Independent Study now offers free courses in different areas of study. These areas include Family History, Family Life, and Religious Scripture Study, such as the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. Use these courses as a starting point for your personal studies or just to add insight to an area of interest. These courses are not for credit.

Recommended Free Courses

• The Citizen's Guide to American Politics
• Building a Functional Family: Essential Elements
• Dating: Romance and Reason
• Bowling
• Intermediate Swimming
• English as a Second Language—Chinese Speakers
• Finding Your Ancestors
• Preparing to Serve the Lord

Click here for a full list of Personal Enrichment courses offered by BYU Independent Study.

Family History/Genealogy - Introductory

FHGEN 69 — Providing Temple Ordinances for Your Ancestors
FHGEN 70 — Introduction to Family History Research
FHGEN 75 — Writing Family History
FHGEN 80 — Helping Children Love Your Family History

Family History/Genealogy - Record Type

FHREC 71 — Family Records
FHREC 73 — Vital Records
FHREC 76 — Military Records

Family History/Genealogy - Regional and Ethnic

FHFRA 71 — France: Immigrant Origins
FHFRA 72 — France: Vital Records
FHFRA 73 — France: Reading French Handwriting
FHFRA 74 — France: Genealogical Organizations and Periodicals
FHFRA 75 — France: The Internet and French Genealogy
FHFRA 76 — French Research: Paris
FHFRA 77 — French Research: Alsace-Lorraine
FHGER 71 — Germany: Immigrant Origins
FHGER 72 — Germany: U.S. Sources and Surname Changes
FHGER 73 — Germany: Jurisdictions, Gazetteers, and Maps
FHGER 74 — Germany: Reading German Handwriting
FHGER 75 — Germany: Calendars and Feast Days
FHGER 76 — Germany: Vital Records
FHHUG 71 — Huguenot Research
FHSCA 73 — Scandinavia: Jurisdictions, Gazetteers, and Maps
FHSCA 74 — Scandinavia: Reading Gothic Script
FHSCA 75 — Scandinavia: Church Records and Feast Days
FHSCA 76 — Scandinavia: Census Records
FHSCA 77 — Scandinavia: Probate and Other Records

Family Life

FAMLF 71 — Strengthening Marriage and Family: Proclamation Principles and Scholarship
FAMLF 72 — Building a Functional Family: Essential Elements
FAMLF 75 — Dating: Romance and Reason

Family Life--Parenting

PARNT 74 — Rearing Responsible and Righteous Teens in a Wicked World
PARNT 75 — Developing Self-Reliant People

Gardening

GARD 71 — Planning and Preparing Your Garden
GARD 72 — Growing Vegetables, Fruits, and Nuts

History and Government

CIT 70 — The Citizen's Guide to American Politics

Mathematics

MATH 71 — Basic Arithmetic, Part 1
MATH 72 — Basic Arithmetic, Part 2
MATH 73 — Basic Arithmetic, Part 3
MATH 74 — Basic Arithmetic, Part 4

Music

MUSIC 71 — Organ Performance, Level 1, Self-Study
MUSIC 72 — Organ Performance, Level 2, Self-Study

Peoples and Cultures

PCUL 75 — Peoples and Cultures of the Holy Land

Personal and Family Finance

PFIN 70 — Marriott School of Management: Personal Finance
PFIN 75 — Student Finance

Personal Development

ESL 71 — English as a Second Language--Chinese Speakers
PDEV 75 — Self-Discipline
PDEV 76 — Honesty
PDEV 77 — Trust
PDEV 80 — Study Skills

Professional Development

BYUPF 71 — Student Employee Orientation and Training

Recreation

REC 76 — Bowling
REC 77 — Intermediate Swimming

Religion--LDS Temples

TMPLS 71 — Temples Past and Present
TMPLS 72 — Responsibilities and Opportunities

Religion--Missionary Preparation--Youth

MISS 71 — Preparing to Serve the Lord
MISS 72 — Making the Most of Your Mission
MISS 73 — Teaching Basic Gospel Principles

Religion--Teachings of the Living Prophets

PROPH 71 — The Role of Prophets
PROPH 72 — Leadership of the Church
PROPH 73 — Purposes of General Conference
PROPH 74 — Following the Prophets

Religion--The Book of Mormon

BM 71 — 1 Nephi 1 through 1 Nephi 22
BM 72 — 2 Nephi
BM 73 — Jacob through Words of Mormon
BM 74 — Mosiah
BM 75 — Alma 1 through 29
BM 76 — Alma 30 through 63
BM 77 — Helaman through 3 Nephi 10
BM 78 — 3 Nephi 11 through 30
BM 79 — 4 Nephi through Moroni

Religion--The Doctrine and Covenants

DC 71 — Sections 1 through 12, 14 through 17
DC 72 — Sections 13, 18 through 36
DC 73 — Sections 37 through 56
DC 74 — Sections 57 through 70
DC 76 — Sections 71 through 87
DC 77 — Sections 88 through 101, 103, 105
DC 78 — Sections 102, 104, 106 through 117
DC 79 — Sections 118 through Official Declaration 2

Religion--The Joseph Smith Translation

JST 71 — The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, Part 1
JST 72 — The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, Part 2

Religion--The New Testament

NT 71 — Christ's Birth and Preparation
NT 72 — Christ's Early Ministry
NT 73 — Christ's Later Ministry
NT 74 — Christ's Final Days, the Atonement, and the Resurrection
NT 76 — Expansion of the Early Church
NT 77 — The Work and Testimony of Paul
NT 78 — The Final Epistles and the Apostasy
NT 80 — The Writings of John: The Gospel
NT 81 — The Writings of John: The Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Religion--The Old Testament

OT 71 — Genesis 1–50

Sciences

SCI 71 — Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond
SCI 72 — Astronomy: Stars and Constellations

Spelling

SPELL 71 — Contractions, Capitalization, and "ei/ie" Words
SPELL 72 — Word Endings and Plurals
SPELL 73 — Word Pairs