High School Students
独立学习 in Idaho (ISI) offers 在线, self-paced courses that you can register for at any time, even if you are currently a high school student. ISI课程由三所不同的爱达荷州学院和大学赞助:, Idaho State University (ISU), and Lewis Clark State College (LCSC). Upon course completion, 你可以从赞助你课程的机构订购成绩单，并将成绩单发送到你选择的学院或大学.
Qualifying Idaho high school students can use their Advanced Opportunities funds to offset the cost of selected ISI courses; however, 高级机会基金不会支付ISI课程的全部费用.
- Undergraduate ISI courses cost $160/credit + $30 administrative fee
- The Advanced Opportunities program covers $75/credit
- After enrolling in an ISI course, and paying out-of-pocket, 学生可以申请高级机会基金，要求报销部分费用
- 例如, 一门3学分的ISI英语101课程的费用为510美元，其中225美元可从Advanced Opportunities基金中获得，总费用为285美元
爱达荷州高中学生:registerISI课程和申请使用AO基金的步骤
ISI课程是为那些能够独立工作，与教师互动有限的学生设计的. Before registering for an ISI course, 和你的辅导员谈谈，确保这个课程设计适合你.
- 与你的高中辅导员会面，讨论使用ISI课程获得双学分的问题, develop a learning plan, and review Advanced Opportunities registration dates.
- 从高级机会目录中选择ISI课程，并访问ISI网站查看先决条件和教科书信息的教学大纲: 找一门课程
- Under “Funding Requests” in the Advanced Opportunities portal, 使用下拉列表选择课程提供者，并选择在爱达荷州独立学习.
- Register for an ISI course at any time. register时需要全额付款，VISA、万事达卡或借记卡均可接受 在线.
- Once ISI receives payment from Advanced Opportunities, a refund of up to $75/credit will be processed.
常见问题
ISI课程是开放register的，所以你可以在最适合你的时候registerISI课程. 您可能需要三个工作日才能完成register并收到register确认邮件. 关于如何设置帐户和登录课程的说明包含在register确认邮件中.
Follow these instructions to register:
- Select a course from 课程.
- 建议寻求学位的学生在register之前获得书面确认，通过ISI获得的学分将被接受并按预期应用于他们的学位.
- 审查 课程费用 and Refund Schedule.
- Register for a class 在线. 您可能需要三个工作日才能完成register并收到register确认邮件. 关于如何设置帐户和登录课程的说明包含在register确认邮件中. You do not need to apply for admission to any of the cooperating schools.
- 从网上书店或网站订购教科书和其他课程材料 VandalStore.
No, ISI courses do not qualify for payment via financial aid funds. ISI courses also do not count toward credit-hour load and 不能用于确定全职或兼职身份或确定是否有资格获得财政援助或贷款延期.
学生从register开始有12个月的时间来完成一门课程，如果需要的话，还有一个4个月的时间 扩展 可以购买. ISI courses match on-campus counterparts in content and standards, with a per-credit workload equivalent to on-campus courses. Expect a minimum of three months to complete most ISI courses.
学生按照自己的进度工作，每周的作业提交限制在课程画布页面上指定. Grades are typically received within two weeks, but instructors may take longer based on weekly submission limits. 请允许在假期和教师假期额外的时间. For those needing to complete courses in less than three months, email indepst@fcisaltproducts.com 在register之前.
学生在提交日期后两周内收到作业成绩, 但教师的评分速度不需要超过每周允许提交的作业数量(详见个别课程教学大纲)。. 在节假日或教师生病期间，可能需要额外的评分时间.
一些ISI课程在Canvas上进行考试，而其他课程则需要亲自监考. 如果一门课程需要监考，你需要提交一份监考申请表. Email the ISI office for proctor information. 请注意:监考考试是纸质的，不会退还给学生.
Student responsibilities for proctored exams:
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找一个合格的人在教育环境中监考，并将考试退还给ISI办公室. (Proctor qualifications are listed on proctor request form.)
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完成监考申请表，并在第一次考试前至少两周提交. 每个需要监考的ISI课程都需要一个单独的监考申请表.
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Schedule time with proctor to complete exams.
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Pay any proctoring fees.
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Show government issued ID before taking exam.
- 教师在完成所有作业和考试后提交最终课程成绩.
- An ISI employee processes the grade card, 学生将在他们的汪达尔电子邮件帐户中收到课程完成信. 这封信包含了如何通过课程赞助机构申请成绩单的信息(所有完成的课程都记录在课程赞助机构的成绩单上).
- Wait at least three business days after receiving the Course Completion Letter before contacting the transcript office; the Office of the Registrar must record the grade before the course will appear on a transcript.
- 正式成绩单可以从授信机构购买 credit-granting institution. ISI does not send out transcripts.
- 有关联系信息和成绩单上记录的期末成绩的信息, 看到 Cooperating Institutions and locate the Transcripts section.
教师可以回答有关评分的问题，并可以按照画布中指定的方式联系. It can take three business days to receive a response from an instructor.
查看 Library Science Sequence of Classes to find the order in which to take classes to meet all prerequisites.
Each member institution of the ISI cooperative (看到 Cooperating Institutions) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the region’s accrediting agency. 独立学习 in Idaho is a member of the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) 和 State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) through the University of Idaho.
看到 Idaho authorization information for distance education specific to each state.