Bachelor's Degree

BASIC INFORMATION​ 

• A bachelor’s degree is an undergraduate academic degree offered by BYU-Idaho typically designed to be completed in 7 years. ​

• If a student needed to extend beyond 7 years to complete a degree, they would be allowed to declare a more current catalog year and would be subject to the updated requirements but could continue with their program beyond the 7-year mark if necessary.​

• Students who began PathwayConnect prior to Fall 2018 will still be able to declare and complete these degrees. PathwayConnect students who join PathwayConnect Fall 2018 and after will not have the option to declare these degrees.​

• Students are required to complete their first certificate prior to working on and completing their General Education, Religion, and elective courses.​

BACHELOR REQUIREMENTS FOR BYU-I​ 

For students pursuing a bachelor's degree, the following requirements musts be completed:​

• 14 credits from the Religion section (these do not qualify as General Education courses)​

• 4 Cornerstone courses​

• 6 additional Religion credits​

• 6 credits from the Writing section​

• 1 course (3-4 credits) from the Quantitative Reasoning section​

• 1 credit from the College Success section​

• 5 courses (15-17 credits) from the Breadth sections​

• 15 Upper Division credits for degrees on UG22 and lower.​

• 30 Upper division credits for degrees on UG23 and higher. 15 of these upper division credits will need to be in residency. ​

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• Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, as well as complete a minimum of 120 credits in order to complete a bachelor’s degree.  ​

• Online students will typically complete a bachelor’s degree in 4-12 years, based on incoming transfer credit and the number of courses completed each term. All bachelor’s degrees require 120 credits; therefore, an online student with no transfer credit who completes six credits per term will complete a degree in approximately 20 semesters or 6-7 years.​

• For more detailed information about the foundation requirements for a bachelor's degree, visit the catalog Academic Catalog. The minimum grade requirement for foundation and religion courses is a D-. The minimum grade requirement for major and cluster courses is a C-.​

BACHELOR REQUIREMENTS FOR ENSIGN​ 

• For students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Ensign College, general program completion requirements can be found here: General Program Completion Requirements​

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The following requirements must be completed:​

• Religion Courses (14 credits) 4 Cornerstone courses​

• 6 additional Religion credits​

• College and Career Success (2 credits)​

• Internship (1 credit)​

• General Education​

• Program Required General Education (15 credit hours)​

• Fine Arts (3 credits)​

• Life Sciences (3 credits)​

• Physical Sciences (3 credits)​

• Social Sciences (3 credits)​

• General Education Additional Course (3 credits)​

• 3 required certificates in the degree​

• Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher, earn a C or better in all program-specific courses, complete a minimum of 40 credit hours of upper-division courses (>300 level, and complete a minimum of 120 credits in order to complete a bachelor’s degree.​

MULTIPLE DEGREES​ 

• Students can only obtain one bachelor’s degree at a time (No double majoring). However, they can keep coming back to school to get as many degrees as they would like.​

• Students completing a second bachelor's degree must complete a minimum of 30 additional credits. Students will still need to complete all degree requirements for the additional degree, even if it exceeds 30 additional credits. ​

• There may be financial aid implications for students seeking more than one Associate's or Bachelor’s degree. If a student is receiving federal financial aid, then a second bachelor’s degree is not covered. The process they should follow is as follows:​

1. Apply for their bachelor’s degree​

2. Submit a ticket to ES - Online Degrees stating that the student would like to be readmitted to work on a second bachelor's degree. ​

3. Contact Pathway and Online Support to have their case sent to ES - Online Degrees to let them know the student needs to be readmitted to work on their Second bachelor’s degree.​

• General Education Requirements: If a student has completed a bachelor's degree from BYU-Idaho or another accredited institution their general education requirements will be waived, and the student would only then need to focus on the major-specific courses that are required for the new major. ​

• Religion Requirements: If a student has completed a bachelor's degree from a CES-accredited institution, their religion requirements will be waived, and the student would only then need to focus on the major-specific courses that are required for the new major.​

Students who completed the PathwayConnect program and have matriculated to the online program will still be eligible for the PathwayConnect tuition for as many degrees as they would like to pursue.​

INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION​ 

• Degrees are not accredited in any other country, and accreditation is not sought outside the U.S. International online students are responsible for exploring the degree validation process required by their countries before getting a degree from BYU-Idaho.​

REMEMBER 

• PathwayConnect credits, Certificate credits, and Associate credits build into a bachelor’s degree.​

• To see all the bachelor's degrees available online, students should visit this website: https://www.byupathway.org/degrees​

• If you would like to know which College and Department your degree falls under, see this link https://www.byui.edu/directories/colleges-and-departments​

Applied Degrees​

The aim of an applied degree is to give individuals specific market-ready skills that will assist them in performing the required tasks within that applied degree's purview. Our online degrees were designed specifically for both domestic and international students to help them be more marketable. Also, our applied degrees allow online students to customize their degrees with certificates to better fit their needs. ​