Incarcerated Education Opportunities
Incarcerated Students Courses
ANTH 100: Introduction to Anthropology
Basic theories, methods, and findings of human paleontology, prehistory, and culture. UI students: general education - Social Science.
Assignments: 16 graded, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
ART 100: Introduction to Art
An interdisciplinary consideration of the historical sequence of art styles; slides, lectures and discussions of architecture, painting, sculpture and other arts are seen from the viewpoints of the philosopher, the artist and the layperson.
Assignments: 7 graded, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
BLAW 265: Legal Environment of Business
Law and its relationship to society; legal framework of business enterprises; court organization and operation; private property and contracts as basic concepts in a free enterprise system.
Assignments: 11 graded, Exams: 4 practice, 4 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/4 per week.
BUS 321: Principles of Marketing
Examines the basic elements of marketing theory, terminology and concepts with emphasis placed on analyzing consumer motivation. Prerequisite: LCSC students must have junior standing or higher or permission of the instructor.
Assignments: 4 graded, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
CRIM 301: Criminological Theory
Review and assessment of common explanations of crime, deviant behavior and control. Prerequisite: Crim 101
Assignments: 12 graded, Exams: 2 practice, 2 proctored
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
ECON 201: Principles of Macroeconomics
Organization and operation of American economy; supply and demand, money and banking, macroeconomic analysis of employment, aggregate output and inflation, public finance, and economic growth. UI students: general education credit - Social Science. Econ 201 and 202 may be taken in either order. Econ 201 or 202 carry only two credits after 272 [Foundations of Economic Analysis].
Assignments: 10 graded, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments per week.
ECON 202: Principles of Microeconomics
Microeconomic principles governing production, price relationships, and income distribution. UI students: general education credit - Social Science. Econ 201 and 202 may be taken in either order. Econ 201 or 202 carry only two credits after 272 [Foundations of Economic Analysis].
Assignments: 16 graded, Exams: 4 practice, 4 proctored
May submit up to 6 assignments per week.
ECON 343: Money and Banking
Influence of money and banking on economic activity; influence of monetary policies to achieve society's economic goals. Prerequisite: Econ 201 and Econ 202, or Econ 272 [Foundations of Economic Analysis].
Assignments: 14 graded, Exams: 4 practice, 4 proctored
May submit up to 5 assignments per week.
ENGL 101: WRITING AND RHETORIC I
Workshop on strategies for generating ideas for writing, for planning and organizing material, and for revising and editing; intended to prepare students for the demands of college writing, focusing on reading critically and incorporating source material. Graded P (pass)/N (repeat)/F (fail). UI students: general education credit - English. Corequisite: students with ACT Scores 1-17, SAT verbal scores 200-440, COMPASS scores 1-67, or no standardized test scores must concurrently enroll in Engl 090 [Developmental Writing]. See Class Placement at www.uidaho.edu/registrar/registration/ placement/.
Assignments: 13 graded, Exams: None
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
ENGL 102: WRITING AND RHETORIC II
A continuation of ENGL 101 with an emphasis on general research techniques with applications to various academic disciplines. Successful students will be able to: 1. Continue to demonstrate competency in the course outcomes for ENGL 101; 2. Locate, identify, and participate in academic discourse; 3. Read critically, synthesize, and evaluate information; 4. Use a variety of research tools (databases, indexes, the Internet, etc.) to locate appropriate information sources (if you are unable to locate sufficient resource materials at your facility please contact Independent Study in Idaho); 5. Develop a focused research topic or project; 6. Conduct a review of the literature for a specific topic; 7. Understand what constitutes evidence in a particular discipline; 8. Use valid evidence to support claims; 9. Understand and use APA and MLA formats for organizing and documenting multiple source papers; 10. Understand and demonstrate the ethical responsibility of the research writer to explore multiple perspectives on a topic and to cite sources and report findings accurately. Writing integrated. Mandatory Prerequisite: grade of "C" or better in ENGL 101 or satisfactory placement score.
Assignments: 16 graded, Exam: 1 proctored
May submit up to 1 assignment per week.
ENGL 175: LITERATURE AND IDEAS
An introduction to reading and understanding world literature. Literary study as a method of thinking critically about historical and contemporary aspects of the human condition. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENG L101 or ENG L109 [College Writing and Research].
Assignments: 14 graded, Exams: 1 proctored
May submit up to 2 assignments at a time/3 per week.
ENGL 277: AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Literary history of America, from the Colonial period to the Civil War. Writing integrated. Prerequisite: Engl 102 or Engl 109 [College Writing and Research].
Assignments: 6 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 1 assignment per week.
ENGL 278: AMERICAN LITERATURE II
Topics and issues in American literature, from the 1870s to the present. Writing integrated. Prerequisite: Engl 102 or Engl 109 [College Writing and Research].
Assignments: 6 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 1 assignment at a time/2 per week.
HIST 101: History of Civilization [BEFORE 1650]
Contributions to the modern world to 1650. UI students: general education credit - Social Science, International.
Assignments: 12 graded, Paper: 1 graded, Exams: 2 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
HIST 102: History of Civilization [1650 - PRESENT]
Contributions to the modern world 1650 to present. UI students: general education credit - Social Science, International.
Assignments: 12 graded, Paper: 1 graded, Exams: 2 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
HIST 111: United States History I [BEFORE 1877]
Political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural history; earliest times to the present, to 1877. UI students: may be used as core credit in J-3-d, as a social science, and American diversity. Recommended: An English composition course.
Assignments: 15 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
HIST 112: United States History II [1877 TO PRESENT]
Political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural history; earliest times to the present, 1877 to present. UI students: general education credit - Social Science, American Diversity.
Assignments: 17 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
HIST 180: Introduction to East Asian History
Survey of traditional and modern Chinese and Japanese history. UI students: general education credit – International.
Assignments: 12 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
MATH 108: Intermediate Algebra
Review of algebra including factoring, rational expressions, exponents, radicals, quadratic equations, equations of lines. UI students: carries no credit after Math 137 [Algebra with Applications] or 143 [Pre-calculus Algebra and Analytic Geometry]. Does not satisfy general education requirement.
Assignments: 15 graded, Exams: 5 practice, 5 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
MATH 123: Math in Modern Society
Discussion of some aspects of mathematical thought through the study of problems taken from areas such as logic, political science, management science, geometry, probability, and combinatorics; discussion of historical development and topics discovered in the past 100 years. UI students: general education credit – Mathematics.
Assignments: 10 graded, Exams: 5 proctored
May submit up to 1 assignment per week.
MATH 130: Finite Mathematics
Systems of linear equations and inequalities, matrices, linear programming, and probability. Prerequisite: sufficient score on SAT, ACT, or math placement test; or Math 108 with a C or better. Required test scores can be found here: www.uidaho.edu/registrar/registration/placement/. UI students: general education credit - Mathematics.
Assignments: 10 graded, 1 self-study, Exams: 4 proctored (sent one-at-a-time once appropriate lessons have been graded).
May submit up to 3 assignments per week.
MATH 143: College Algebra
Algebraic, exponential, logarithmic functions; graphs of conics; zeros of polynomials; systems of equations, induction. Prerequisite: sufficient score on SAT, ACT, or math placement test; or Math 108 with grade of C or better. It is recommended that Math 143 be taken within two years of passing Math 108 or its equivalent. Required test scores can be found here: http://www.uidaho.edu/registrar/registration/placement. UI students: Carries no credit after Math 160 or Math 170; carries 2 credits after Math 137 [Algebra with Applications]; general education credit - Mathematics.
Assignments: 16 graded, Exams: 4 proctored (sent one-at-a-time once appropriate lessons have been graded).
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
MATH 160: Survey of Calculus
Overview of functions, and graphs, derivatives, integrals, exponential and logarithmic functions, functions of several variables, and differential equations. Primarily for students who need only one semester of calculus, such as students in business or architecture.
Prerequisite: sufficient score on SAT, ACT, or math placement test, or Math 143 with a C or better. Required test scores can be found here: www.uidaho.edu/registrar/registration/placement. UI students: carries no credit after Math 170; General education: Mathematics. Recommended: non-graphing calculator
Assignments: 20 graded, 8 self-study, Exams: 5 proctored (sent one-at-a-time once appropriate lessons have been graded).
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
MATH 170: Calculus I
Functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, applications, differentiation and integration of transcendental functions. Primarily for students in engineering, mathematics, science or computer science. Prerequisite: Math 143 (with a grade of C or better) and Math 144 [Analytic Trigonometry] (concurrent enrollment in Math 144 is allowed although it is recommended that students complete Math 144 before enrolling in Math 170); or demonstrated proficiency through a sufficiently high score on the ACT, SAT, or math placement test. Required test scores can be found here: www.uidaho.edu/registrar/registration/placement. UI students: general education credit - Mathematics; Carries 2 credits after Math 160.
Assignments: 12 graded, Exams: 4 proctored (sent one-at-a-time once appropriate lessons have been graded).
May submit up to 2 assignments per week.
POLS 101: Introduction to Political Science and American Government
This class will introduce students to the fundamentals of the American political system. UI students: general education credit Social Science, American Diversity.
Assignments: 14 graded, 14 self-study, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology
Intro to psychology topics, including sensation and perception, learning and thinking, motivation, personality and adjustment, social processes, psychological testing; emphasis on fundamental principles. UI students: general education credit - Social Science.
Assignments: 11 graded, Paper: 1 graded, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
PSYC 305: Developmental Psychology
Conception through late adolescence; genetics, anatomy, physiology, biological changes during development, learning, socialization, cognition, and personality. Prerequisite: Psyc 101 or EDCI 301 [Learning, Development, and Assessment]. This course covers conception through death.
Assignments: 11 graded, 4 self-study, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments per week.
PSYC 385: Research Methods
Develops students' ability to design an empirical study within the ethical constraints of human research and to understand the results of research in professional journals. Specific research designs covered include archival research, experimental designs, naturalistic observation, participant observation, quasi-experimental designs, single subject designs, and survey research. Integrates (1) analytical and evaluative thinking, (2) descriptive, explanatory, and critical writing, and (3) basic knowledge of the theory and application of qualitative and quantitative research design. Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109 [College Writing and Research] and a total of 24 credit hours in the General Education Core, or instructor permission. Cross-listed with SS-385.
Assignments: 12 graded, 5 self-study, Exams: 4 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/3 per week.
PSYC 410: Sports Psychology
Application of the principles and methodologies of psychology to athletics. Topics include individual philosophies of sport, motivation, personality of coaches and athletes, recreational sports for children, psychological testing, training and learning principles, mind/body relationships, and the effects of anxiety, arousal, and relaxation on performance and current research in the field. Prerequisite: Psyc 101 or Psyc 205 [Developmental Psychology], or permission of instructor and Sophomore Standing. LCSC students: cross-listed with KIN 410 [Sports Psychology].
Assignments: 10 graded, Projects: 2 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 3 assignments at a time/6 per week.
PSYC 415: History and Systems of Psychology
History of psychology as a field of scientific inquiry; overview of development of schools of thought, prominent figures, and key theories. Recommended preparation: two upper-division psychology courses. Prerequisite: Psyc 101. UI students: general education credit - Senior Experience.
Assignments: 11 graded, 4 self-study, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 6 assignments per week.
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
Basic theories, concepts, and processes involved in scientific study of society; includes socialization process, social inequality, the family, religion, deviance, population, the environment, and social change. UI students: general education credit - Social Science, American Diversity.
Assignments: 12 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 4 assignments per week.
SOC 230: Social Problems
Contemporary social issues and personal deviations; crime and delinquency, poverty and wealth, drugs, sexual variations, racism, sexism, and the environment. UI students: general education credit - Social Science, American Diversity.
Assignments: 12 graded, Exams: 3 proctored
May submit up to 4 assignments per week.
Please see Registration and Fees.
Each course offered through the Independent Study in Idaho program is sponsored by one of the cooperating member institutions (University of Idaho, Boise State University, Idaho State University or Lewis-Clark State College). Students may register for ISI courses without applying for admission to any of the cooperating schools; admission to any of these institutions is not automatically granted upon registering for an ISI course. Idaho residency is not required.
Although ISI does not offer degrees, credits earned upon course completion may be applied toward a degree at an institution that accepts ISI course credits. University of Idaho students working toward a degree are required to obtain signature approval from their academic advisor to receive University of Idaho college credit for an ISI course. It is recommended that students at other institutions obtain signature confirmation that ISI credits will be accepted. A space is provided on the Registration Form.
Please see College Credit for more information.
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Instructors are available to answer questions concerning grading and may be contacted as specified in Canvas.
Each member institution of the ISI cooperative (see Cooperating Institutions) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the region’s accrediting agency. Independent Study in Idaho is a member of the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) and the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) through the University of Idaho.
See Idaho authorization information for distance education specific to each state.