Top-Up Fourth Year of College
Don’t let another year of school get you down. Use BYU Independent study and get in on time!
If you have a three-year bachelor’s degree, you’ll need another year of college before you can apply for graduate school in the U.S. With our accredited online courses, you can work on that final year and still go to a great U.S. graduate school. Research the transfer guide of the school you wish to attend and check out which BYU Independent Study courses will transfer and satisfy graduation requirements.
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Classes
Business
| Financial Planning | FIN 418 |
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| Money, Banking, and Business | FIN 453 |
| Organizational Behavior | HRM 300 |
| Human Resource Management | HRM 402 |
| Managerial Leadership Development | HRM 413 |
| Communication in Organizational Settings | M COM 320 |
| Professional Ethics | MSB 360 |
| Introduction to International Business | MSB 430 |
| Business Arabic | MSB 596R |
| Business German | MSB 596R |
| Business Italian | MSB 596R |
| Business Korean | MSB 596R |
| Business Portuguese | MSB 596R |
| Business Spanish | MSB 596R |
Education
| Exceptional Students: Principles of Collaboration | CPSE 300 |
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| Statistics 1: Foundations | CPSE 651 |
| Children's Literature | EL ED 340 |
Family Home and Social Sciences
| Language, Culture, and Society | ANTHR 309 |
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| Intercultural Communication | ANTHR 312 |
| The Italian Renaissance | HIST 302 |
| Reformation: The Age of Turmoil | HIST 303 |
| Tsarist Russia | HIST 330 |
| Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia | HIST 331 |
| Modern Japan | HIST 344 |
| English Language Handwriting and Documents | HIST 421 |
| Directed Research in Family History | HIST 481R |
| Psychology of Gender | PSYCH 306 |
| Writing in Psychology | PSYCH 307 |
| Psychological Statistics | PSYCH 308 |
| Developmental Psychology: Childhood | PSYCH 320 |
| Organizational Psychology | PSYCH 330 |
| Sport Psychology | PSYCH 338 |
| Personality | PSYCH 341 |
| Abnormal Psychology | PSYCH 342 |
| Introduction to Social Psychology | PSYCH 350 |
| LDS Perspectives and Psychology | PSYCH 353 |
| Leadership Development | PSYCH 358 |
| Principles of Learning | PSYCH 361 |
| Motivation | PSYCH 365 |
| Behavioral Neurobiology | PSYCH 381 |
| Infant Development in the Family | SFL 331 |
| Adolescent Development in the Family and Other Social Contexts | SFL 333 |
| Adult Development and Aging in the Family | SFL 334 |
| Family Adaptation and Resiliency | SFL 335 |
| Social Development | SFL 351 |
| Language Development | SFL 355 |
| Therapeutic Play Foundations | SFL 357 |
| Media, Family, and Human Development | SFL 358 |
| Child Life in Healthcare Settings | SFL 359 |
| Introduction to Social Psychology | SOC 350 |
| Introduction to Social Work Research Methods | SOC W 300 |
Fine Arts and Communications
| Media Ethics, Law, and Responsibility | COMMS 300 |
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| Media Effects | COMMS 411 |
| Media and World Religions | COMMS 482 |
| Organ Performance Level 1–6 | MUSIC 399R |
| Drama in the Elementary Classroom | TMA 352 |
Humanities
| Modern American Usage | ELANG 322 |
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| The Grammar of English | ELANG 325 |
| Writing for Children and Adolescents | ENGL 320R |
| Persuasive Writing | ENGL 312 |
| Expository Writing of Elementary Education Majors | ENGL 313 |
| Writing for Social Sciences | ENGL 315 |
| Technical Communication | ENGL 316 |
| Writing Creative Nonfiction | ENGL 317R |
| Writing Poetry | ENGL 319R |
| The American Novel | ENGL 336 |
| American Literature 1800–1865 | ENGL 361 |
| American Literature 1865–1914 | ENGL 362 |
| American Literature 1914–1960 | ENGL 363 |
| Studies in Poetry | ENGL 366 |
| Shakespeare | ENGL 382 |
| British Literature 1603–1660: The Late Renaissance | ENGL 385 |
| Young Adult Literature | ENGL 420 |
| The Senior Course: Directed Literary Research and Writing | ENGL 495 |
| Advanced German Language 1 | GERM 302 |
| Advanced German Language 2 | GERM 303 |
| Japanese Reading and Culture | JAPAN 301 |
| Readings in Japanese History and Culture | JAPAN 302 |
| Middle Eastern History from 1800 | MESA 467R |
| Intermediate Formal Logic | PHIL 305 |
Life Sciences
| Kinesiology and Biomechanics | EXSC 362 |
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| Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention | EXSC 387 |
| Stress Management | EXSC 410 |
| Exercise Physiology | EXSC 463 |
| Principles and Practice of Health Promotion | HLTH 330 |
| Health Behavior Change | HLTH 335 |
| Principles of Epidemiology | HLTH 345 |
| Sexuality Education in Curriculum | HLTH 436 |
| Computer Applications in Epidemiology | HLTH 440 |
| International Health | HLTH 480 |
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
| Large-Scale Distributed System Design | CS 462 |
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Religious Education
| The Old Testament: Genesis–2 Samuel | REL A 301 |
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| The Old Testament: 1 Kings–Malachi | REL A 302 |
| Writings of Isaiah | REL A 304 |
| The Pearl of Great Price | REL A 327 |
| The Doctrine and Covenants: Sections 1–76 | REL C 324 |
| The Doctrine and Covenants: Sections 77–138 | REL C 325 |
| The Living Prophets | REL C 333 |
| Joseph Smith and the Restoration: 1805–1845 | REL C 341 |
| Pioneers and Persecution: 1846–1899 | REL C 342 |
| The Global Church: 1900 to the Present | REL C 343 |
| Survey of World Religions | REL C 351 |
| LDS Temples | REL C 393R |
Student Development
| Career Strategies for Employment and Internships | STDEV 317 |
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| Graduate School Preparation | STDEV 318 |