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Adult Diploma Program
 
BYU Independent Study offers a high school degree to those 19 and older who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. A $35 application fee is required. Upon receipt of application, fee, and transcripts from previously attended high schools, we will evaluate the transcripts and inform you of acceptance. If accepted you will receive a welcome letter explaining the program and a progress sheet showing credits already received and credits needed to finish. After receiving this packet from us you can choose courses from this program to work towards finishing required credits. You may enroll online or call 1-800-914-8931.

Note: High school-level courses taken in the 7th or 8th grades cannot be accepted in the Adult Diploma Program.
 
Click here for an application
 
Required Courses
English
(4 credits)
Any of the following LANGUAGE ARTS courses

English: ENGL 41, ENGL 43, ENLG 45, ENGL 47, ENGL 51, ENGL 53, ENGL 55, ENGL 57, ENGL 59

Literature: LIT 45, LIT 47, LIT 51, LIT 61

Writing: WRIT 41, WRIT 45
Social Studies
(2.5 credits)
1.0 credit US History: HIST 41, HIST 43

0.5 credit US Government: GOVT 41, GOVT 43, GOVT 45

0.5 credits Geography: GEOG 41, GEOG 43

0.5 credits World Studies: HIST 61, HIST 63, HIST 65 , HIST 67
Math
(2 credits)
Science
(2 credits)
One course from each quadrant:
  • CHEMISTRY: CHEM 41, CHEM 45, CHEM 47
  • BIOLOGICAL SCI: BIOL 41, BIOL 43, BIOL 51 , ENVRN 41
  • EARTH SCI: EARTH 41, EARTH 43, EARTH 51, PHYS 41
  • PHYSICS: PHSCS 41, PHSCS 43
  • Practical Arts (1 credit)
    Health/PE (2 credits)
    HLTH 41 and one PE class plus any two additional Health/PE courses
    Fine Arts
    (1.5 credits)
    Information Tech
    (0.5 credits)
    Financial Literacy
    (0.5 credits)
    Electives
    (7.5 credits)
    College bound: 1.0 credit Math; 1.0 credit Science; 2.0 credits Foreign Language; 3 ½ credits any courses not previously taken.

    Non-college bound: any courses that have not been previously taken to fulfill graduation requirements
     
    Recommended Course of Study
    9th Grade:
    10th Grade:
    11th Grade:
    12th Grade:
    1.0 English
    1.0 English
    1.0 English
    1.0 English
    0.5 Geog
    1.0 Math
    1.0 US Hist
    0.5 US Gov’t
    0.5 Wrld Studies
    0.5 Pract Arts
    1.0 Science
    1.0 Science
    1.0 Math
    0.5 Health/PE
    0.5 Health/PE
    0.5 Fine Arts
    0.5 Pract Arts
    0.5 Fin Lit
    1.0 Fine Arts
    3.0 Electives
    0.5 Health
    2.0 Electives
    1.5 Electives
    0.5 PE
    0.5 Info Tech
    1.0 Electives