You may register for Independent Learning Program courses anytime during the year and select from nine-month or 10-week courses. Homework and examinations are completed online for all of the 10-week classes and many of the nine-month classes. Often the only difference between the two options is the time restriction that you want to place on yourself.
Your time in a course begins when we process your registration, provided there are no holds on your records or course restrictions. Upon enrollment, our office will send an e-mail to your Ball State e-mail account that verifies your course start and end dates as well as provides additional information about accessing your course information and obtaining textbooks. Make sure to check your Ball State e-mail account often since that is the e-mail address that your instructor and our office will use to contact you.
It is always wise to consult your advisor before enrolling in an independent learning course.
Below are the steps to register for classes:
1. Access the course registration form. (The registration form works best when using Microsoft Internet Explorer.)
2. Read the announcements on the page and click the Continue Course Request logo.
3. Under Program Selection, select the type of course in which you wish to register (10-week or nine-month)
4. Enter your Ball State username and password.
5. You will be asked to acknowledge that you understand the policies and procedures governing the program by clicking a checkbox and selecting the Continue button.
6. The first page that is displayed will ask for a daytime phone number and personal e-mail address. Then click the Continue to Step 2 button.
6. In the Course Request Section (step 2 of 4), select the term from the drop down box and click the Go button.
7. Click the box beside the course(s) you want to take and click the Continue to Step 3 button.
8. The next screen will ask you to indicate if the course(s) is a repeat. Select the appropriate response then click the Continue to Step 4 button.
9. Then select your payment method to complete your request.