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A bachelor's degree is a four year degree in a selected major (field of interest). It usually requires completion of 120 credits. To find all the majors offered on campus and their credit requirements, see Academic Catalog, BYU-Idaho has also published videos to help with major exploration. These videos help explain different aspects of the major. See Major Discovery/Videos. BYU-Pathway Online students can find majors at Certificates and Degrees.
Advising Appointments
- Academic Advisors can help with class planning, career and major exploration, completing your grad plan, and internship information and assistance.
FAQs
How do I declare my degree?
- You will declare your degree when you get your acceptance letter from BYU-Idaho.
What is Degree Audit?
- The degree audit is a tool that shows all requirements of a degree including credits, GPA, residency hours, religion, general education , majors, and any other additional component a student may have declared such as minors, clusters, emphasis, concentrations, or certificates. It is a great way to help students keep track of their progress toward completing their degrees.
What is a Grad Planner?
- Grad Plan is a tool that a student can access to see all previous classes taken, and classes still needed according to degree requirements, and allows students to plan out when they take all their future classes.
- For more information see Graduation Planner.
- To create an alternate plan, see How To Create an Alternate Plan.
What is a Catalog Year and how do I choose mine?
- Catalog Year refers to a student's first year of study at an institution. Degree requirements are organized around one's catalog year as program requirements may change through the years.
- See finding catalog year.
- For more information see Advising/Catalog Year Information.
Can I get a second bachelor's degree on campus?
- Second degrees cannot be earned on campus. A second degree may be earned through BYU-Pathway Online programs. The student will have to pick from the degrees they offer: Degree List.
Can I double minor at BYU-Idaho?
- Currently, BYU-I may offer double minors by exception if: 1) it fits within the student's credit limit, 2) the minors are not too closely related to each other OR their Major.
Can I earn credits at another university while studying at BYUI?
- Yes, you are allowed to earn credits at another university while attending BYU-I if you wish to do so. If you would like to receive financial aid for both universities, you will need to contact the financial aid office for assistance.
Can I get an Associate's degree while working on a bachelor's degree as a campus student?
- Yes. If you are seeking an associate degree and will be continuing with your bachelor's degree through BYU-I, you should change your major to the bachelor's degree prior to applying for graduation for the associate degree.
- Declaring your bachelor's degree before applying for graduation for an associate degree makes it so you don't have to reapply to the university.
How do I improve my Degree Progress?
- To improve your Degree Progress, you must take more required classes for graduation. A 100% progress rate for a semester means that all of the classes you are taking are required. Over time, this will help raise your cumulative Degree Progress rate. Remember that you must have at least 15 in person credits to graduate.
Where can I find a list of the degrees offered online through BYU-I?
Where do I find information about BYU-Pathway's Three-Year-Degree?
How to move a class to a different semester?
- Schedule an appointment with your advisor for more help.
What if I am a current student and need to change my major?
How do I view and add minors and clusters?