Flexible Learning for Homeschool Families

Save time and support your child’s education with 220+ accredited high school courses designed for alternative learning paths.

  • Courses start at $215–save more with bundles
  • Free tutoring and support available
  • Complete lesson plans, hands on activities, and built-in testing included

 

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Schooling that adapts to your needs

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High School Alternative

High School Alternative

Take control of your child’s education by saving time with pre-built lesson plans and course content so you can focus on teaching your children what you feel is most important.

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Accelerated Learners

Accelerated Learners

Accelerate graduation by taking courses that satisfy graduation requirements ahead of schedule. Sign up for a course, start right away, and complete it at your own pace.

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Traveling Families

Traveling Families

If you’re a family that travels due to work or lifestyle choices our courses enable you to learn from anywhere at your own pace.

Learning tools to help you succeed

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148 instructors ready to support you

Enhanced teacher involvement includes responsive feedback, quicker grading, virtual office hours, and timely communications.

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World-class tutoring and assistance

Half-hour-long tutoring sessions are available through our Student Success Center. And our Customer Support team is ready to help students successfully complete their courses.

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Interactive math and science tools

Built-in equation accessibility and videos help explain difficult concepts. Ungraded self-checks precede graded quizzes and exams. Students work with materials and follow instructions in virtual science labs that give an experience similar to in-person labs.

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Guided notes

Students download a template and take specific, guided notes as they study a unit of content. These graded assignments prepare students for quizzes and exams.

Enriched student experience

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Interactive course content

  • Interactive visuals (e.g., matching games and flashcards) engage students. 
  • Videos with transcripts help students understand and remember key concepts.
  • Built-in course assignments, games, and other activities make learning fun.

Personalized learning options

Some assignments, quizzes, and exams offer students more flexibility to demonstrate topic mastery, by allowing a personal choice of

  • writing an essay
  • putting together a slide presentation
  • creating a multimedia presentation
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Lessons include an overview of the timeline, activities, and outcome

Students can better plan their learning because each lesson includes a list of detailed learning outcomes, activities, and time estimates to complete the lesson.

Lessons with staying power

Students need strong opportunities to develop both real-world skills and soft skills to remember what they have learned.

Knowledge

 

Master subjects with integrated learning methods.

 

 

Skills

 

Gain 21st-century skills in the areas of collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking.

Attributes

 

Develop character attributes to become more emotionally resilient and successful.

All new BYU Independent Study courses are now designed with these mastery opportunities.

 

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Helping students graduate, on your schedule

 

Let BYU Independent Study support your homeschool efforts to teach core subjects to your teenagers while instilling values and enriching characteristics.

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Add more variety to your home curriculum

Our online courses are a great way to bolster your at-home curriculum. Here are some common subjects:

  • Advanced Placement Courses
  • World Languages
  • Career Technical Education
  • Mathematics
  • Science

 

Graduate high school early

Accelerate graduation by taking courses that satisfy graduation requirements ahead of schedule. Sign up for a course, start right away, and complete it at your own pace.

Earn high school and college credit from the same course

We offer concurrent enrollment courses that allow students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously so that they can get a head start on college and save money.

 

Obtain an official transcript

Easily download and share an official transcript of any course completed by your child.

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