The Independent Study Program serves students at a distance through correspondence and online courses, course credit by examination, and individual learning contracts. Delivery Media Correspondence between students and instructors, using the postal system or fax, is the primary delivery system for Independent Study courses. E-mail lesson service is rapidly being added as an option for many courses.
Videotape supplements the printed instructional materials in some courses.
Programs of Study To earn a degree, students must enroll with the External Student Program. Students are assigned an adviser to assist them in fulfilling degree requirements, including assistance in choosing courses and creating the degree proposals necessary to complete the associate and bachelor's degrees. At least 30 of the 96 quarter hours of credit must be completed after admission to the A.I.S. program. At least 45 hours must be earned after the B.S.S. proposal is approved. An adviser assists students with the entire B.S.S. proposal process.