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Graduation Requirements

Statement of Policy 

Graduation Requirements 

  • Meet all program requirements  

  • Minimum Grade: To satisfy a certificate or major requirement students must earn a minimum  grade of C- unless otherwise noted in the specific program requirements. To satisfy General Education, college fundamentals, elective, and College and Career Success requirements  students must earn a minimum grade of D-. A passing grade (P) in a Pass/Fail course will satisfy the applicable program requirement. 

  • Graduation Catalog: A student is responsible for meeting the institutional program requirements listed in the BYU-Pathway Worldwide Catalog in which they are enrolled. Students are subject to all other policies and procedures as outlined in the catalog for the current academic year. 

  • Resident Credits: To graduate with a bachelor’s degree a student must complete a minimum of 30 credits from an awarding institution. To graduate with an associate degree a student must complete a minimum of 15 credits from an awarding institution. To be awarded a certificate a student must complete a minimum of 6 credits in the certificate from the awarding institution. Test credits and credit for prior learning are not included as residency credits. 

  • Gathering Requirement: Students admitted as online students must successfully complete PathwayConnect or complete GE 103 as a direct admit online student. 

  • Upper Division Credit: To graduate with a bachelor’s degree, a student must complete program specific requirements of upper-division credits (300 or 400-level courses). Associate degrees do not require a minimum number of upper-division credits. 

  • Grade Point Average (GPA): To graduate with a bachelor’s or associate degree, a student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0. To be awarded a certificate, a student must have a  minimum certificate grade point average of 2.0. 

  • Good Honor Code Standing: Students must be in Good Honor Code Standing to graduate from BYU-Idaho or Ensign College. Students must have a current ecclesiastical endorsement. Former students wishing to graduate but whose ecclesiastical endorsement has expired will need to submit a current endorsement before their graduation will be processed. 

APPROVER 
System Exchange Team Executive Group (SETEG) 

APPROVAL DATE 
2023.03.27 

POLICY STEWARD 
Registrar 

EXECUTIVE SPONSOR 
Student Success Vice President 

APPLICABILITY
This policy applies to all BYU-Pathway Worldwide students.