Last modified: February 6, 2025

BYU Course Equivalency

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If a student completes all of the general education requirements at another school (e.g. Associate Degree, Certificate of Completion, Letter of Completion, etc.), most of the BYU general education requirements will be waived. However, students will still need to complete BYU’s requirements for:

• American Heritage
• Advanced Written and Oral Communication
• Languages of Learning
• BYU religion hours

BYU Foundations for Student Success (complete during the first semester)

Not offered

The Individual and Society (complete one requirement from each learning area)

• Section 1
  • DE POLS 1100
  • DE POLS 1100 Online
  • CE US Government 1100
  • AP US Government & Politics
• Section 2
  • Economics
• Section 3
  • CE US History 1700
  • AP United States History
  • DE ANTH 101G
  • Environmental Science
  • AP Human Geography

Skills (complete one requirement from each learning area)

• First-Year Writing
  • DE ENGL 1010
  • CE College Writing
  • DE ENGL 2010
  • AP English Language Composition
• Adv Written & Oral Communication
  • Not offered
• Quantitative Reasoning
  • Financial Literacy
  • CE College Alg 1050
  • CE College Trig 1060
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Statistics
• Languages of Learning
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Statistics

Arts, Letters and Sciences (complete six requirements from the following seven learning areas)

• Civilization 1 and 2 are not offered as high school courses
• Arts
  • DE ART 1010
  • DE MUSC 1010
  • DE HUM 1010
  • CE Commercial Art 1 1020
  • AP 2-D Art and Design
  • AP Drawing
• Letters
  • PHIL 205G/2050
• Biological Science
  • DE BIOL 1010
  • Biotechnology
  • Environmental Science
  • DE Biology with Lab 1610/1615
  • AP Biology
• Physical Science  (Compete two – must be different subjects)
  • DE GEO 1010
  • DE METO 1010
  • DE ASTRO 1040
  • CE Chemistry 1010/1015
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Physics 1
• Social Science
  • DE POLS 1100
  • DE POLS 1100 Online
  • DE ANTH 101G
  • DE PSY 1010
  • DE CJ 1010
  • AP Psychology
  • AP US Government & Politics

Any course that is not part of your general education coursework or your declared major or minor

• DE PSY 1100
• DE CJ 1330
• DE COMM 1020
• DE COMM 1500
• DE AVSC 2150
• Business Management
• French 3 Honors
• French 4 Honors
• German 3 Honors
• German 4 Honors
• Spanish 3 Honors
• Bridge Portuguese
• CE College Trig 1060
• Exercise Science/Sports Medicine Medical Terminology
• CE Emergency Medical Responder Medical Anatomy/Physiology
• Digital Media 1 & Digital Media 2

Electives Continued

• Web Development 1
• Video Production 1
• Architectural Design 1
• Architectural Design 2
• Mechanical Engineering Design 1
• Mechanical Engineering Design 2 Graphic Design 1
• Prostart 1
• Unmanned Aerial Systems Drone-Tech
• AP Chinese Language and Culture
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP French Language and Culture
• AP Music Theory: Aural Subsection
• AP Music Theory: Written Subsection
• AP World History Modern