Complete the following two courses:

Note 1: New students should complete this requirement during their first year.

Note 2: All returned missionaries must enroll in sections designated for returned missionaries.

Complete one of the following courses:

Complete one of the following courses:

Note: New students should complete this requirement during their first year.

Some courses may double count for this and another requirement (see Double Counts column)

Complete one of the following courses (or combination of courses) :    OR     See additional options below

Additional Options:

• Most foreign language option course under the Languages of Learning Requirements will double-count for GCA.  (Exceptions are ASL 202 and Greek 411R).
  
  
• International students for whom English is a second language (i.e. those who took the TOEFL exam as part of the application process) may fulfill this requirement through any of the American Heritage options.  The student is responsible to see that this is posted to the progress report through the college advisement center.
  
  
• Students may also complete the Global and Cultural Awareness requirement through a study abroad or designated international internship, or service learning experience of at least one semester's or two consecutive terms' duration that involves interacting with people outside one's own cultural heritage. This option requires an analytical paper which should be of the same high quality as a class term paper. The paper should be submitted first to the faculty member in charge of the program. Once the faculty member is satisfied with the paper as being of sufficiently high quality to merit GE credit, the paper and cover memo from the faculty member should the be submitted to the Office of General Education, 350 MSRB, for GE clearance. Visit the General Education website for details on how to proceed and for more information including paper format.

Complete one of the following courses:       OR      AP English 3 or higher

Note: This requirement should be completed during freshman year.

Complete one of the following courses (or combination of courses):

Note: Completion of the First-Year Writing requirement is a prerequisite for all Advanced Writing courses. Some majors require a specific course. Consult your college advisement center. It is recommended that this requirement be taken during the junior year.

Complete one of the following courses:      OR     ACT math score of 22 or above     OR     SAT math score of 500 or above

*Math 102 is for non-math based majors.

Complete one of the following courses:

Note: A Civilization 2 course can double count only once—either for Arts, or Letters, or Global and Cultural Awareness according to the designated listing in this table.

Complete one of the following courses:

Complete one of the following courses (or combination of courses):

† This course satisfies either the Arts or the Letters requirement but not both. Once the course has been completed the student is responsible for having the proper credit posted to the progress report through the college advisement center.

Complete one of the following courses:

† This course, whose primary listing is under Arts, may alternatively be used to meet the Letters requirement. (It cannot simultaneously satisfy both requirements.) Once the course has been completed, the student who wishes to have the course count as Letters is responsible for having the alternative credit posted to the progress report through the college advisement center. college advisement center.

‡ This course primarily satisfies Languages of Learning: Foreign Language (LANG) and Global and Cultural Awareness (GCA) requirements. Once the course has been completed, students are responsible for having the alternative credit (LANG and LTRS or GCA and LTRS) posted to the progress report through their college advisement center. This course does not triple-count.

Complete one of the following courses:

3-4 courses (6 elective religion hours are required, making 14 religion credits total)

Note: Because regular gospel study should be a continuous part of a student's university experience, it would be ideal to take one religion class each semester of enrollment. No more than 4 hours of religion credit per semester (spring/summer counts as one semester) may be counted toward the required minimum hours to be taken at BYU.

Courses chosen from various disciplines to round out the student’s education—required only if students need classes to complete the 120 hours for graduation.