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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: The students in the BYU Independent Study Advanced High School Program must complete a minimum of three courses every six months to remain in the program. In order to complete the program in four years, students should complete at least six courses every six months.

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


Required Courses

English
(4 credits)		 Complete all of these courses:

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
Writing/Literature
(1 credit)		 Complete any two of these courses:

LIT 51
LIT 61
WRIT 41
WRIT 43
WRIT 45
WRIT 47
Social Science
(3 credits)		 Complete the following course:

GEOG 41 (World Geography)

Complete one of these courses

HIST 66, HIST 67

Complete each of these courses:

HIST 41 & HIST 43, or A HTG 100

GOVT 45, ECON 43, or PL SC 110

World Languages
(2 credits)		 Complete any two-year sequence from these courses:

Arabic: ARAB 41 & ARAB 43 or ARAB 101
French: FREN 41 & FREN 43 & FREN 51 & FREN 53
German: GERM 41 & GERM 43 & GERM 51 & GERM 53
Japanese: JAPAN 41 & JAPAN 43 & JAPAN 51 & JAPAN 53
Latin: LATIN 41 & LATIN 43 & LATIN 51 & LATIN 53
Russian: RUSS 41 & RUSS 43 & RUSS 51 & RUSS 53
Spanish: SPAN 41 & SPAN 43 & SPAN 51 & SPAN 53& SPAN 61 & SPAN 63
Math
(4 credits)		 Complete four of these sequences:

Algebra 1: ALG 51 & ALG 53
Geometry: GEOM 41 & GEOM 43
Algebra 2: ALG 55 & ALG 57
Trigonometry: TRIG 41 & TRIG 43 or MATH 111
Precalculus: CALC 41 & CALC 43
College Algebra: MATH 110
Science
(3 credits)		 Complete each of these sequences:

Biology: BIOL 41 & BIOL 43 or APBIO 59 & APBIO 60 or BIO 100

Chemistry: CHEM 61 & CHEM 63

Physics: PHSCS 41 & PHSCS 43 or TECH 41 & TECH 43 or PHY S 100
Health/PE
(2 credits)		 Complete the following Health Course:

HLTH 41

Complete one of these PE courses:

AEROB 45
BOWL 41
FIT 49
GOLF 41
JOG 41
SWIM 43
TEN 41
WTRNG 41

Complete any two of these Health courses, including any previously listed Health and/or PE courses:

FIT 45
HLTH 43, HLTH 045 (0.25 credits each)
OCCUP 41
Computer Tech
(0.5 credits)		 Complete the following course:

CTECH 41 - Computer Technology
Financial Literacy
(0.5 credit)		 Complete the following course:

FINL 41 - Financial Literacy
Student Development
(0.5 credit)		 Complete the following course:

STDEV 51 - Online Prep: Tools for Success!
Electives
(3.5 credits)		 Complete 5.5 credits of elective courses:

Note: An elective course is any non-required course offered that has not previously been taken. Courses that may fulfill the requirements for two or more subjects can only be counted once. If you are planning on attending college, it is recommended that you take 2.0 credtis of a world language sequence as part of your elective courses.
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
Arabic: isarabic@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 BYU credits that
meet the BYU 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 BYU General Psychology
elective credits

3 credits that meet the BYU
Psych 111 GE

Concurrent Enrollment Courses:

Concurrent enrollement courses count for one BYU Independent Study high school credit and three BYU 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 1.5 Electives 0.5 PE/Health
0.5 PE 0.5 PE/Health 0.5 Computer Technology 0.5 Financial Lit
0.5 Stud Dev 0.5 Elective   1.0 Elective
0.5 Elective      


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