Welcome to Guided Individual Study! Our program offers University of Illinois courses in a self-paced format allowing you to take the courses you need when you need them. You can enroll in our courses anywhere at any time. We offer a wide range of full-credit courses in many subject areas taught by University of Illinois instructors. Because our courses are self-paced, GIS courses challenge you to take a more active role in your education. Courses are offered both online and in print format. You can take up to nine months to complete your course.
GIS courses are for you if:
- you need flexibility in your schedule
- you are working full-time
- you need a pre-requisite for another course
- you are home for the summer
- you are serving in the military
- you are studying abroad
Courses Offered:
Afro-American Studies
- AFRO 225 Race and Ethnicity
Anthropology
- ANTH 102 Human Origins/Culture
- ANTH 103 Anth in a Changing World
- ANTH 143 Bio of Human Behavior
- ANTH 286 Southeast Asian Civ
- ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois
Asian Studies
- ASST 286 Southeast Asian Civ
Business Administration
- BADM 310 Mgmt and Org Behavior
Business and Technical Writing
- BTW 250 Principles of Bus Comm
Classical Civilization
- *CLCV 100 Vocab Building–Grk & Ltn
- CLCV 115 Myth of Greece and Rome
Educational Psychology
- EPSY 420 Theories of Psychotherapy
English
- ENGL 102 Intro to Drama
- ENGL 104 Intro to Film
- *ENGL 115 Intro to English Lit
- ENGL 116 Intro to American Lit
- ENGL 245 The Short Story
- *ENGL 247 The British Novel
French
- *FR 101 Elementary French I
- *FR 102 Elementary French II
- *FR 103 Intermediate French I
- *FR 104 Intermediate French II
German
- *GER 101 Beginning German I
- *GER 102 Beginning German II
History
- *HIST 141 Western Civ to 1660
- HIST 142 Western Civ Since 1660
- HIST 172 US Hist to 1877
- HIST 225 Southeast Asian Civ
- HIST 273 Illinois History
- HIST 288 American Indians of Illinois
Human Development & Family Studies
- HDFS 143 Bio of Human Behavior
Mathematics
- *MATH 124 Finite Mathematics
- *MATH 220 Calculus I
- *MATH 230 Calculus II
- *MATH 234 Calculus for Business I
- *MATH 385 Intro to Diff Equations
Political Science
- PS 101 Intro to US Gov & Politics
- PS 240 Intro to Comp Politics
- PS 280 Intro to Intl Relations
Psychology
- PSYC 100 Introductory Psychology
- PSYC 201 Intro to Social Psychology
- PSYC 420 Theories of Psychotherapy
Sociology
- SOC 122 Africa in World Persp
- SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity
- SOC 273 Social Persp on the Family
* These courses are print-based, taken by correspondence, and may be Internet-enhanced, requiring access to the Internet.
Delivery Method:
Face-to-face/Videoconferencing
Online
Self-paced/Asynchronous
Classes offered on:
Nights
Weekends
Daytime
Self-paced
Credit options for courses within the program:
Degree seeking (admitted to a degree program)
Non-degree seeking (students not admitted to a degree program at the time of the course)
Non-credit/Audit
Number of Required Campus Visits: Exams are taken in person, and there is a testing center at the U of I campus. However, students may use an approved proctor to take exams from their a location of their choosing.
Enrollment Type:
Cohort (students take online semester-based courses as a group)
Open Enrollment (enroll anytime)
Total Number of Credit Hours: depends on the course
Tuition/Program Costs: $240 per undergraduate credit hour
Admission Requirement(s): University of Illinois students must have a Dean's approval to register. GIS will contact your college for this approval.
Admissions Deadline: Students may enroll and start a course at any time.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Departmental Program Website: www.outreach.uiuc.edu/gis
Program Contact(s):
Guided Individual Study Office
800-252-1360
217-333-1320
gisinfo@uiuc.edu