Department of Independent Study Programs records
Scope and Contents
Materials include microfiche of student records. Dated 1985-1989.
Dates
- 1985-1989
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Independent Study Programs (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Department of Independent Study Programs records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Brigham Young University Independent Study (1979-) is a department at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Independent Study Programs was established in 1979. It was previously known as Home Study. Independent Study is under the supervision of a director who reports directly to the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. The directors of the department are as follows: Orson B. Roper (1981-1982), Richard C. Eddy (1982-1985), Ralph A. Rowley (1985-1994), R. Dwight Laws (1994-2009), and Justin K. Johansen (2009- ).
Through its Independent Study program, BYU offers more than 300 college-level credit courses, providing practical and convenient solutions for students with scheduling problems and for working students, armed forces personnel, and others who cannot take all their classes in residence.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management in May 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; May 2007.
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives Collecting Policy, 2003.)
Processing Information
Processed; Amanda Jo Carter; 2007.
- Title
- Register of Department of Independent Study Programs records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Flinders
- Date
- 2014 January 10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US