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The Advanced Program is more strenuous than the Standard Program in order to better prepare the student to enter competitive colleges or universities. It also prepares the student to take the ACT or SAT exams. A student may take concurrent enrollment (university) and Advanced Placement (AP) courses; a list of these courses is shown below.

Requirements: A student in the BYU Independent Study Standard High School Program must complete a minimum of three (3) courses every six (6) months to remain in the program. In order to complete the program in four years, a student should complete at least six (6) courses every six (6) months.

Note: Although most colleges accept credits from the BYU Independent Study High School Program, the student should always consult with his or her individual college before enrolling.


Required Courses

English
(4.0 credits)		 Complete the following (each course is 0.5 credit):

9th Grade: ENGL 41 & ENGL 43
10th Grade: ENGL 45 & ENGL 47
11th Grade: ENGL 51 & ENGL 53
12th Grade: ENGL 55 & ENGL 57 or ENGL 115 (1 high school credit, 3 university credits)
Writing/Literature
(1.0 credits)		 Complete 2 courses (1.0 credit) from the following:

LIT 51, LIT 61,
WRIT 41, WRIT 45, WRIT 47,
Foreign Language
(2 credits) 		Complete any two-year sequence of the following (each course is 0.5 credit):

FRENCH: FREN 41, 43, 51, 53
RUSSIAN: RUSS 41, 51, 53
JAPANESE: JAPAN 41, 43
LATIN: LATIN 41, 43, 51, 53
SPANISH: SPAN 41, 43, 51, 53, 61, 63
GERMAN: GERM 41, 43, 51, 53
 
Social Science
(3 credits)		 Complete the following course (0.5 credit):

GEOG 41 World Geography: The Forces that Shape Our Worlds

Complete 1 course (0.5 credit) from the following:

World History: HIST 66, HIST 67

Complete 2 courses (1.0 credit) in each of the following areas:

US History: HIST 41, HIST 43, A HTG 100(1 high school credit, 3 university credits).
American Government: GOVT 45, ECON 43, PL SC 110 (1 high school credit, 3 university credits)



Math
(4 credits)		 Complete any four of the following sequences (each course is 0.5 credit):

Pre-Algebra: ALG 41 & ALG 43
Algebra 1: ALG 51 & ALG 53
Geometry: GEOM 41 & GEOM 43
Algebra 2: ALG 55 & ALG 57
Trigonometry: TRIG 41 & TRIG 43
Pre-Calculus: CALC 41 & CALC 43

After completing Algebra 2, the following college-level math courses are recommended:

MATH 110 College Algebra (1 high school credit, 3 university credits)
MATH 111 College Trigonometry (1 high school credit, 2 university credits)
Science
(3 credits)		 Complete each of the following sequences (each course is 0.5 credit):

Biology: BIOL 41 & BIOL 43 or AP BIO 59 & AP BIO 60 OR BIOL 100 can also be counted towards the Biology requirement.(1 high school credit, 3 university credits)
Chemistry: CHEM 45 & CHEM 47
Physics: PHSCS 41 & PHSCS 43 or TECH 41 & TECH 43 or PHY S 100 (1 high school credit, 3 university credits)
Health/PE
(2 credits)		 Complete HLTH 41 (0.5 credit)

Complete 1 PE course (0.5 credit) from the list below.

Complete 2 Health or PE courses (1.0 credit) from the following:

Physical Education
  Health
AEROB 45: Step Aerobics   HLTH 42: TEKS Health Education
BOWL 41: Bowling   HLTH 43: Eating Disorders and Basic Nutrition
FIT 49: Fitness for Sports and Recreation   HLTH 45: Drug Use and Abuse
GOLF 41: Golf   OCCUP 41: Preparing for Health Occupations
JOG 41: Jogging   FIT 45: Lifetime Weight Control
SWIM 43: Intermediate Swimming  
TEN 41: Tennis      
WTRNG 41: Weight Training  
 
Financial Literacy
(0.5 credits)		 Complete the following course: FINL 41 - Financial Literacy


Student Development
(0.5 credit)		 Complete the following course:

SELFG 55 - Study Skills

Select one of the following courses:

SELFG 41 - Personal Freedom: How to Gain Control of Your Life
SELFG 43 - Project Self-Discovery
SELFG 47 - Dating--Romance and Reason
SELFG 49 - Essential Life Skills
SELFG 51 - Leadership
Electives
(4.0 credits)		 Complete 4.0 credits of elective courses. An elective course is any course that is offered that has not previously been taken. Elective courses are included in the curriculum to provide each student with the opportunity to explore areas of interest not included in the core curriculum. Choose elective courses carefully. They should teach an understanding and appreciation of arts and skills.
Total Credits=24

Tutor Information:

Biology/Science: isbioltutor@byu.edu
English/Writing: isengltutor@byu.edu
Spanish: isspantutor@byu.edu
Statistics: isstattutor@byu.edu 		History: ishisttutor@byu.edu
Math: ismathtutor@byu.edu
Philosophy: isphiltutor@byu.edu

AP Information

AP Courses offered
AP BIO 59: AP Biology 1
AP BIO 60: AP Biology 2
AP Biology
Score
3, 4, or 5 		College Credits Earned

3 Credits total (3 credits that
meet the Bio 100 GE plus
3 elective credits)
AP PSY 59: AP Psychology 1
AP PSY 60: AP Psychology 2
AP Psychology
Score
3, 4, or 5 		College Credits Earned

3 General Psychology
elective credits

3 credits that meet the
Psych 111 GE

Concurrent Enrollment Courses:

Concurrent enrollement courses count for one (1) high school credit and three (3) university credits. To participate in concurrent enrollment courses students must have completed at least 12 high school credits and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Students must also submit a Concurrent Enrollment Form for authorization prior to enrolling in the course.
A HTG 100: American Heritage  PHY S 100: Physical Science Fundamentals 
MATH 110: College Algebra  MATH 111: College Trigonometry 
BIO 100: Principles of Biology   ENGL 115: College Writing and Reading 
PL SC 110: American Government and Politics    

Recommended course of study for grades 9-12

9th Grade: 10th Grade: 11th Grade: 12th Grade:
1.0 English 1.0 English 1.0 English 1.0 English
1.0 Foreign Lang 1.0 Writing/Lit 1.0 US History 1.0 US Gov
1.0 World Geog/World Hist 1.0 Foreign Lang 1.0 Science 1.0 Math
1.0 Math 1.0 Science 1.0 Math 1.0 Science
0.5 Health 1.0 Math 2.0 Electives 0.5 PE/Health
0.5 PE 0.5 PE/Health   0.5 Financial Lit
0.5 Stud Dev 0.5 Elective   1.0 Elective
0.5 Elective      


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