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Giving Back

At BYU Independent Study, we seek to support educators, parents, and students in their efforts.

SCHOLARSHIPS

At all school levels, participants can apply for free or reduced tuition. Middle school and high school scholarships must be submitted by a school counselor and are awarded weekly. University scholarships are issued monthly.

FREE COURSES

We offer a range of free noncredit courses on topics of general interest to lifelong learners. These courses do not include any graded work but do offer outstanding opportunities for in-depth learning at no expense.

POST-PANDEMIC AID

From January to July, 2020, BYU IS offered free courses to any school affected by pandemic shutdowns. This allowed hundreds of teachers to quickly transition to online teaching without a need to convert in-person lessons to online courses with almost zero notice.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? BEST-VALUE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

These inexpensive 0.5-credit (one semester) high school courses earn elective credits. Tuition starts at $112.

J Life Preparation (REAL 041) J Character of America: J Documents & Symbols (USA 041) J Character of America: The People (USA 043) J Exploring Values, Part 1 (XPLR 041) J Exploring Values, Part 2 (XPLR 043) J Exploring Values, Part 3 (XPLR 045)

QUARTER-CREDIT HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

Our quarter-credit courses fill gaps. Tuition is $112 per 0.25-credit (one quarter) course. J Eating Disorders/Basic Nutrition (HLTH 043) J Drug Use and Abuse (HLTH 045) J Understanding Literature (LIT 045) J Personal Freedom (SELFG 041) J Project Self-Discovery (SELFG 043) J Essential Life Skills (SELFG 049) J Leadership (SELFG 051) J Study Skills (SELFG 055)

Although most of our efforts to give back are funded within BYU IS as a nonprofit organization, generous donors also help make it possible to reach out and lift the less fortunate. From an Iranian refugee in Indonesia to a special needs student in rural America, all types of students are helped. See giving.ce.byu.edu.

TA/Tutor Services

Our robust in-house team of tutors and teaching assistants includes over 85 part-time employees and four full-time leaders who work tirelessly to provide tutoring, grading, online reception, and course help to students.

In 2020 this group conducted over 140,000 documented student interactions, an average of over 2,700 per week. These interactions included one-onone tutoring in a wide range of core subjects from writing to statistics to business, and also included foreign languages such as Spanish and Chinese.

Our team of tutors and teaching assistants are highly qualified, with 90% earning International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) from the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) in 2020. This certification is one of the most highly recognized tutoring certifications.

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