Course Listings
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Independent Study High School Courses
Whether you want to make up credits, graduate early, explore a subject your school does not offer, or just take on new challenges, Independent Study courses provide the flexibility you need. Print or online course materials are developed by experienced teachers, and have the same content as classes taught in traditional high schools. Join the thousands of students who have found success through our courses!
In addition to individual course enrollments, we now have a fully accredited high school distance learning diploma program. For more information on earning a diploma through the University of Oklahoma High School visit our website at http://ouhigh.ou.edu.
Enrollment
You can enroll in one of our high school courses at any time of the year. Your enrollment requires the signature of the principal or counselor of the high school to which your credit will go, or of a parent if you are home schooled. We have no limit on the number of courses a student may take, but check with your high school to see if they have restrictions. Click here for the high school course enrollment form and instructions.
Tuition and Fees
High school tuition is $150 per course, except for honors, AP, and lab courses, which are $160. The handling fee is $20 for each course. While the costs of books and study materials vary, all courses have a required Course Study Guide charge that costs $30. The shipping fee is $10 per course if we mail the materials to you. A replacement Study Guide is the cost of the Study Guide plus $4 (S&H), if necessary. If only a photocopy of a single lesson is needed, the cost is $10 plus $2 (S&H), if necessary. If you lose a CD or videotape or it is destroyed, it can be replaced for the full original cost of the item plus $5 (S&H), if necessary. If you need to replace an audiotape, there will be a duplicating fee of $5 plus $5 (S&H), if necessary. Within 30 days of enrollment, transfers may be made from course to course at no cost. After 30 days, there is a $40 transfer fee plus a $15 charge for each lesson/exam completed.
Time Limits
You have nine months to complete a course enrollment, which begins on the day we process your enrollment application.
The minimum time for completing a course is six weeks from the day your first lesson is received in this office. If you are working on a deadline, you must follow these guidelines:
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You may submit no more than 1/6 of the course in any one week. To figure this, add the total number of lessons and exams and divide by six. For example, a course with 14 lessons plus four exams, divided by six, would be three.
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You must complete and submit all of your work���lessons and exams���at least three weeks before you need the final grade. Please do not ask for exceptions.
Keep in mind that instructors may take vacation time during your enrollment, which may affect assignments, test scores, and final grades being returned to you. Courses cannot always be completed in the minimum amount of time.
Lesson Submissions
Our courses are designed to provide the greatest educational benefit if you submit one lesson at a time in order and check the feedback from each lesson before submitting the next one or attempting an examination.
When we receive your lesson, it is recorded on your student record and sent to your instructor for grading. When the instructor returns it to us, we record your grade and return the lesson to you. Never send your lesson directly to your instructor. Lessons may be sent by mail, fax, e-mail or hand-delivered.
A student may submit two lessons for re-grading without charge. A fee will be charged for additional lessons submitted for re-grading. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 or see http://cidl.ou.edu/ for details.
Students enrolled in online courses are required to contact Student Services prior to submitting lessons for re-grading so the assignment can be reset.
Mailing Lessons Submit your completed lessons in the lesson envelopes provided in your enrollment packet. Be sure to include an assignment cover sheet with each submitted assignment. Lessons cannot be processed unless the information on the assignment cover sheet is complete.
Always make copies of your completed assignments before you submit them. Assignments don���t get lost in the mail very often, but if yours should get lost, an extra copy will prevent your having to redo the assignment. Be sure to pay enough postage; we pay return postage.
Faxing Lessons If you prefer, you may also submit your lessons by fax, provided they do not require supplementary materials. Be sure to include the assignment cover sheet in your fax. If you would like faxed lessons returned by fax rather than by mail, there will be an additional fee. Please notify Student Services if you intend to submit lessons by fax. Please fax lessons to 405-325-7687.
E-Mailing Lessons You may also submit your lessons by e-mail, provided they do not require supplementary materials. Be sure to include the information on the assignment cover sheet in your e-mail. Some lessons are not suitable for e-mail. Please check with Student Services before submitting lessons by e-mail. Please submit e-mail lessons to cidl-lesson@ou.edu.
Hand-delivered Lessons Submit your completed lessons in the lesson envelopes provided in your enrollment packet. Be sure to include an assignment cover sheet with each submitted assignment. Lessons cannot be processed unless the information on the assignment cover sheet is complete. CIDL is located at 1600 Jenkins, Norman, OK 73072-6507. OUHS is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Online Course Information
Accessing Your Online Course Once enrolled in an online course you will be assigned an OU email address. You need to regularly check this email account or forward it to an existing account you use on a regular basis to receive announcements and information from our office and your instructor.
You will complete your online course through the course management system Desire2Learn (D2L) using the log in information provided you by our office.
Submitting Your Assignments In an online course most of your assignments will be in the form of online quizzes which you will complete in Desire2Learn. Some assignments will be submitted using the online drop box. Instructions for submitting a drop box assignment are included in the course.
Withdrawals and Refunds
If you withdraw from a course within 30 days of enrollment, you will receive a 100% refund on tuition and books, less grading, handling, and shipping fees. No refunds will be given for books with missing pages, books we no longer use, or for books returned soiled, marked or damaged. Audiocassette and CD-ROM sets must be complete. Where kits are used with a course, special refund conditions are explained in the course descriptions. No refund applies after the 30-day period. Please allow six to eight weeks for the university to process your refund. All withdrawals from Independent Study courses must be in writing. Your refund will be figured according to the postmarked date on your withdrawal.
Tests and Proctors
All tests must be supervised by an approved proctor. Tests must be taken in consecutive order. You must finish and send/submit in the required assignments before you take a test. For each enrollment, you must submit the name of an approved test proctor before taking exams. The Center for Independent and Distance Learning will send a test packet or passwords to the designated test proctor. All proctors must be approved by OU High School. Proctors cannot be relatives, course tutors, or personal friends. Acceptable choices for a proctor include:
A person currently employed as an educator (elementary, secondary or post- secondary teacher, a counselor, administrator or extension educator) can proctor.
Head librarians and your local clergy are acceptable proctors.
Military personnel and their family members may use base or unit education officers, chaplains or superior commissioned officers.
Families living overseas may use embassy or consulate officials or other approved non-family members.
OU High School reserves the right to reject any proposed test site or proctor. You will be charged a fee of for resending the exam. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 for details.
It is not the test proctor���s responsibility to schedule tests. It is your responsibility to schedule an appointment with your test proctor to take a test. A photo ID is required to take tests.
Course grades are based heavily on the results of supervised tests. The Center for Independent and Distance Learning has a no re-test policy. In order to make the best grade, you should take each test as soon as possible after you have received your graded lessons. If you are working on a deadline, you do not have to wait for the graded lessons to take a test. However, no test will be graded until all the lessons prior to it have been received in this office. To receive a grade for this course, you must do all of the assignments and take all of the tests.
Your test proctor will return tests to us for grading in the special envelope provided. As your tests are received, they are recorded on your student record and sent to the instructor for grading. Tests are never returned to you. Instead, you receive a grade card from your instructor after your test is graded.
For online courses tests will be taken in D2L. You need to complete an exam request form located in D2L to request passwords be sent to your test proctor. The proctor, who will then make the test available to you. Before you take your test it is a good thing to make sure the location you are taking the test at can access D2L.
If you want to review a test you must notify the CIDL and your test proctor. The center will mail a copy of your test to your test proctor to review the exam. The exam will then be returned back to the Center for Independent and Distance Learning by the proctor. You cannot copy any part of the test, write down any answers or take any notes.
If you are reviewing an online test your test proctor will need to contact the center once you arrive so the test can be open for review. The test proctor needs to then notify the center when you have reviewed the test so we can close it. Again, you cannot copy any part of the test, write down any answers or take any notes.
Grades
OUHS uses a 4.0 grade scale (A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0.0). Course study guides will outline lesson and exam grading criteria for each course.
Final Grade Letter
Upon receiving a final course grade, we will send a letter completion to the parent/legal guardian and to the high school shown on your enrollment application. Your course grade will be on file in our office permanently for your future needs.
Extension
One three-month extension can be granted if an application for the extension and an extension fee are submitted. Course extension requests must be submitted prior to your course expiration date. Extension payments can be made by check, money order or credit card. All extensions must be in writing. If you are under 18, a parent/legal guardian must request the extension. The three-month extension starts on the expiration date of your course. Course extension requests must be received or postmarked prior to your course expiration date. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 or see http://cidl.ou.edu/docs/ for details and forms.
Course Withdrawal
If you withdraw from a course within 30 days, you will receive a 100% refund of tuition, less grading fees. No refund applies after the 30-day period. Shipping/handling fees will not be refunded.
Refunds will not be given on books with missing pages, on books we no longer use, or on books returned soiled, marked, or damaged. Audiocassette and CD-ROM sets must be complete and not damaged.
Please allow at least six weeks for the university to process your refund.
Withdrawal from a course must be in writing. If you are under 18, a parent/legal guardian must request the withdrawal. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 or see http://cidl.ou.edu/docs/ for details and forms.
Note: Where kits are used with a course, special conditions exist. Please contact the Book Manager at 405-325-1921, toll-free at 800-942-5702 or by e-mail at cidl@ou.edu for information.
Course Transfer
Within 30 days of enrollment, transfers may be made from course to course at no cost. After 30 days, there is a transfer fee plus a charge for each lesson/exam completed. If you have already submitted more than half of the required course work, you will not be allowed to transfer to a different course. The course you transfer into will have the same end date as the course you transferred from. Course transfers cannot be made from student to student and are only allowed one time per course. If you transfer a course, tuition and fees for books and materials (less grading, shipping/handling fees and transfer fee, if applicable) will be applied to the new course. Book costs will not be refunded until the old books are received in our office in favorable condition. Additional fees may apply, depending on the course, and are due at the time of transfer. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 or see http://cidl.ou.edu/docs/ for details and forms.
If you are under 18, a parent/legal guardian must request the transfer. Your transfer will be figured according to the postmarked date on your request.
Books and Materials Buy Back Policy
The Center for Independent and Distance Learning will repurchase books under certain conditions. The course must be current and the textbooks must be in good condition. Please contact the Book Manager at 405-325-1921, toll-free at 800-942-5702 or by e-mail at cidl@ou.edu before returning the books. The repurchase price is usually one half of the price that you originally paid for the text. CIDL is not responsible for books that do not reach our office. Any outstanding balance with the Bursar���s Office will be deducted from the repurchase price. Refunds may take five or six weeks.
We cannot buy back workbooks with missing pages, books we no longer use, or books returned soiled, marked, or damaged. We will usually buy back for one half of the original price CDs that are purchased separately from the textbook(s), provided they aren���t damaged in any way and the set is complete. Where kits are used with a course, special conditions exist.
Replacement Materials
If you need replacement material for study guides, videotapes/CDs, or photocopies of lessons, contact Student Services. You must pay a processing fee plus the cost of the material. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 or see http://cidl.ou.edu/docs/ for details and forms.
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is expected in the completion of the Center for Independent and Distance Learning courses. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information or citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, unauthorized prior possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor and securing written approval, or tampering with the academic work of other students. Any evidence of academic misconduct may warrant a failing grade, forfeiture of all fees, and an academic misconduct investigation.
If an OUHS instructor suspects academic misconduct, he or she will inform the High School Program Administrator within 10 business days (excluding University holidays) of discovering the evidence of possible misconduct. The High School Program Administrator will notify the student and the Academic Misconduct Board within 10 business days (excluding University holidays) of receiving notification from the instructor. The Academic Misconduct Board will consist of the Director of the Center for Independent and Distance Learning, the High School Program Administrator, and an OUHS faculty member. If the currently serving faculty member is the instructor who has alleged academic misconduct, another faculty member will be chosen. From the date the student is notified by the High School Program Administrator that he or she is suspected of academic misconduct, the student has 10 business days (excluding University holidays) to respond to OUHS regarding the suspected misconduct. After the 10-day period has elapsed, the Academic Misconduct Board will convene to examine the evidence of misconduct and the student's response. The Academic Misconduct Board then has 10 business days (excluding University holidays) to notify the student of the outcome. The decision of the Academic Misconduct Board will be final.
Appropriate Use
Access and use of technology for communication and completion of courses through the Center for Independent and Distance Learning imposes certain responsibilities and obligations on the part of the student enrolled in the course. Appropriate use is ethical and honest, and demonstrates respect for physical and intellectual property, including system security protocols.
Students, teachers, and other personnel at the OUHS have a right to privacy and are protected by this policy from intimidation, harassment, and unwarranted annoyance from any other user.
When enrolling in the Center for Independent and Distance Learning, students accept the terms of this policy. Any violation of this policy could result in a student���s dismissal from the Center for Independent and Distance Learning courses and the diploma program.
Appeals
Any student who would like to appeal a lesson or test grade must notify the course instructor of the dispute and must attempt to resolve differences no later than 30 business days (excluding CIDL holidays). Any student who would like to appeal a final grade must notify the course instructor of the dispute and must attempt to resolve differences no later than 30 business days (excluding CIDL holidays) after the grade has been posted and a letter of completion has been sent. The instructor will inform the High School Program Administrator of the dispute within 7 business days (excluding CIDL holidays) after the notification from the student. The instructor will consider the appeal, in consultation with the High School Program Administrator if desired on the part of the instructor, and will inform the student of the outcome of the appeal no later than 30 business days (excluding CIDL holidays) after the notification from the student. At that point, the decision of the instructor will be final.
Address/Name Changes Notify the Student Services of changes in name or address. Changes may be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail to ouhigh@ou.edu. Please include your Sooner ID#, previous name/address, and current name/address. Official documentation must accompany requests for name changes. Please contact CIDL at (405) 325-1921, (800) 942-5702 or see http://cidl.ou.edu/docs/ for details and forms.
Student Conduct Profane, vulgar, or threatening language or actions directed at a teacher, other staff members, or another student will not be tolerated.
Equal Access The University of Oklahoma is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability (temporary or permanent).
Independent learning courses can be adjusted according to a student���s Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Contact the OU High School counselor for further details.
Contact Information Enrollment
Office hours: 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays
(Note: These hours may vary during holidays)
Testing
Office hours: 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays
(Note: These hours may vary during holidays)
Accreditation The University of Oklahoma is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and other accrediting agencies. The OU Center for Independent and Distance Learning is a member of the University Continuing Education Association. The University of Oklahoma High School is accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-regional Accreditation (CITA) and by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA-CASI).
Note: Policies and procedures listed are subject to change without notice.
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