Three Year Degree

GENERAL INFORMATION​ 

• As part of the Three-Year Degree, students will complete a total of 90-104 credits and 3 certificates as part of their degree.​

• They will still be required to complete the same amount of General Education and religion credits as the 120 bachelor’s degrees but will not have to complete the 27-30 credits of electives usually taken at the end of the degree.​

• Students choosing to move to a Three-Year Degree will first be moved to the 2023 catalog year as it is the closest to the curriculum for the 2024 catalog year. As soon as the 2024 catalog year is available, all these students will then be moved forward as part of the Three-Year Degree.​

THREE-YEAR DEGREE ASSESSMENT FORM​ 

ASSESSMENT FORM​ 

The Three-Year Degree Assessment Form is to help the student decide if switching to the Three-Year degree is the right choice. The Mentor will be meeting with the student to help you navigate through the Three-Year Degree Assessment Form.  ​

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After completing this form, the student will either:​

Stay in your current degree program here at BYU-Pathway Worldwide​

Switch to BYU-Idaho Online to keep Federal Financial Aid​

Select to speak to an Advisor to learn more​

Switch to the new Three-Year degree (will require you to meet with an Advisor)​

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For more information, you can go to the following KB OD - Three-Year Degree Assessment Form​

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ROLE OF PEER MENTOR IN THE THREE-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM​ 

1.  Peer Mentors reach out to students to find out if they are interested in moving to the Three-Year Degree.​

2. Peer Mentors answer general questions about the Three-Year Degree (general questions that might be on the landing page or the FAQs sheet)​

3. Walk students through the Three-Year Degree Assessment Form, including taking the student through the Three-Year Degree Analysis Tool​

4. Peer mentors should have any questions for Advising about the Three-year Degrees go through the Three-Year Degree Assessment form and not through an escalation ticket.​

A WALK-THROUGH VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR PEER MENTOR​ 

Within the Three-Year Degree Assessment Form are two links (one for Ensign students and one for BYU-Idaho students) to a tool called the Three-Year Degree Analysis tool. This tool is designed to help students assess their Degree Audit to determine if the change will be beneficial. These links are also included here for reference. When the link is clicked on, they will open to a pre-populated email with some directions on how to add the degree audit as an attachment.​
Submit Ensign College Degree Audit Three-Year Degrees Tool​
Submit BYU-I Degree Audit Three-Year Degrees Tool​

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If the above links do not work for you, please do the following:​

1. Open a new email​

2. Copy and paste "2024degrees@byupathway.org" as the recipient​

3. Depending on which type of degree audit you are sending in, copy "BYU-Idaho New Degree Tool" or "Ensign College New Degrees Tool" as the subject line​

4. Attach a PDF version of your degree audit. Send the email.​

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REMEMBER!!​

Students should select the link that matches the school their degree audit is from.​

PEER MENTORS SHOULD LOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS TO KNOW IF A MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS SHOULD BE DONE BY AN ADVISOR:​ 

• If the analysis showed the student would need to change certificates if they switch.​

• If the analysis shows the student has completed at least 60 credits. NOTE: 60 credits is not an exact number, but if they have completed a significant number of credits or have a lot of transfer credits, they might still have a lot of graduation requirements left. If this is the case, it might not be beneficial for them to switch, and a more in-depth analysis should be done by an advisor.​

• If there is not a clear choice after the analysis is done.​

• If the student has multiple questions, is unclear on the implications, or would like a more thorough analysis done.​

ROLE OF ADVISOR IN THREE-YEAR DEGREE​ 

• After reviewing the analysis of their Degree Audit, if students are interested in pursuing the Three-Year Degree or a more in-depth analysis is needed, they will need to speak with an Advisor. Advisors will perform further analysis of the Degree Audit​

• If the student has been made aware of the changes/requirements of the Three-Year Degree and is interested in switching, help the student to fill out the Three-Year Degree Assessment form in order to escalate to Advising. Any questions about the Three-Year Degree should also be escalated to Advising through the Three-Year Degree Assessment form.​

OUTCOMES​ 

• Current students will all be notified of the Three-Year Degree.​

• Students who currently receive or plan to receive Federal-Financial Aid will need to have their sub-program updated and will be moved to BYU-Idaho Online. They will continue to receive their BYU-Pathway Worldwide tuition rate there, minus any in-house scholarships they may have been receiving here. These students should be escalated to Advising.​

• Students who do NOT Plan to receive Federal-Financial Aid and would like to switch to the Three-Year Degree will not need a sub-program change. These students will be moved by Advising to the 2023 catalog year until the 2024 catalog is available. If they are currently in the 2023 catalog year, they will remain on their catalog until the 2024 catalog is available. This is because the 2023 catalog will align the most with the 2024 catalog. These students should be escalated to Advising.​

• If a student is not interested in the Three-Year Degree and does not plan to receive Federal Financial Aid, no action is needed for this student.​

FINANCIAL AID IMPLICATIONS​ 

Students serviced by BYU Pathway​

• All degree programs serviced by BYU-Pathway will no longer be eligible for U.S. student loans or Pell Grants beginning Spring Semester 2024 (Apr.–July). Students who wish to continue to receive Financial Aid will have to be moved to BYU-Idaho.​

• Students will be eligible for BYU Pathway Tuition Discounts including Heber J Grant, Returned Missionary, and Mentor Bridge.​

• Students who are currently receiving PELL grants may be eligible for an additional discount. If they are eligible for this additional discount, they will be contacted directly by the Financial Aid department at BYUI or Ensign College. Please tell them to check their school email.​

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Students serviced by BYU-Idaho or Ensign College​

• Students who qualify for loans and Pell Grants will continue to receive them if they remain in a program serviced by BYU-Idaho or Ensign College.​

• Students serviced by BYU Idaho or Ensign College will no longer be eligible for any Pathway Tuition Discounts (Returned Missionary, Heber J Grant, Mentor Bridge).​