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Brigham Young University. Degrees by Independent Study

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1979 - 1999

Administrative History

Degrees by Independent Study (1979-1999) was a distance education program at Brigham Young University.

The Degrees by Independent Study program was established in 1999 within the Division of Continuing Education. This program offered classes to students who have attended BYU previously (over two years ago) or have never attended BYU but are at least 23 years of age and have not completed their bachelor's degree; are in good standing with any institutions of higher education they previously attended (this implies that applicants will have no less than a 2.0 cumulative grade point average); will abide by the BYU Honor Code and receive an annual ecclesiastical endorsement; successfully complete a 1-credit hour prerequisite Independent Study course (StDev 100), have passed the TOEFL exam (if not a native speaker of English) with a score of 500+; have been approved by the BGS admissions committee. The division was discontinued in 1998, and replaced with the Bachelor's of General Studies Program, or BGS.

Citation:
Not found: Undergraduate catalog, 1978

Undergraduate catalog, 1979: p. 22 (Degrees by Independent Study) p. 275 (Keith L. Smith, administrator)

Undergraduate catalog, 1981: p. 175 (Orson B. Roper, administrator)

Undergraduate catalog, 1982: p. 334 (Ralph A. Rowley, administrator)

Undergraduate catalog, 1985: p. 278 (James M. Rawson, administrator)

Undergraduate catalog, 1990: p. 275 (James M. Rawson, director)

Undergraduate catalog, 1994: p. 365 (Ralph A. Rowley, director; part of Division of Continuing Education; home-based college study program)

BYU Magazine, Winter 1998 (Degrees by Independent Study; director, Scott L. Howell; Bachelor of General Studies replaced Bachelor of Independent Studies)

UPB files, Dec. 24, 2014 (Degrees by Independent Study; Degrees by Independent Study Department; Howell replaced Rowley on June 1, 1998)

Deseret news, Dec. 24, 1998 (Howell replaced by Ellen Rae Allred)

Not found: Undergraduate catalog, 1999

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Degrees by Independent Study photographs and videotapes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1151
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs taken at various Degrees by Independent Study seminars over the years 1971 through 1989. These seminars include the Foundations Seminar, Man and the Meaning of Life Seminar, Man and Beauty Seminar, Man and the Universe Seminar, and Degrees by Independent Study Graduations. Also contains videotapes of speeches and presentations from the Seminar, Man and the Meaning of Life.

Dates: 1971-1989