University Core Requirements

The courses listed to fill the requirements are those offered through BYU Independent Study. Should you be able to come to campus during spring or summer terms, take BYU Evening Classes, or attend the BYU Salt Lake Center, you may consult the full listing of courses that satisfy the core at core.byu.edu

DOCTRINAL FOUNDATION

Requirements

Name of Cource (credit hours)

Book of Mormon

REL A 121 The Book of Mormon (1 Nephi through Alma 29) (2) AND
REL A 122 The Book of Mormon (Alma 30 through Moroni 10) (2)

New Testament

REL A 211 New Testament (The Gospels) (2) OR
REL A 212 New Testament (Acts through Revelation) (2)

Doctrine and Covenants

REL C 324 The Doctrine and Coveunants (Sections 1–76) (2) OR
REL C 325 The Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 77–OD 2) (2)

Religion Electives

Up to 6 additional elective religion hours as needed.
Six credits of religion electives are required for BYU students with no transfer credit. For students with transfer credit, the number of religion electives required varies based on the student’s total number of transfer credits.

Students should look at the doctrinal foundation as consisting of two parts—a subject matter requirement and a credit-hours at BYU requirement. The subject matter may be filled with BYU courses or with previously transferred credit from another Church Educational System school or LDS institute of religion. These transferred courses must correspond with BYU courses (number, content, and hours) and will not reduce the number of total BYU religion hours. A minimum number of religion credit hours must be completed through BYU, regardless of the number of religion credit hours transferred.

No more than 4 hours of religion credit per semester (or 4 hours during spring and summer terms combined) may be counted toward the religion requirement. No more than 18 total hours of religion may be counted toward the BGS degree.

Total Transfer Credits	BYU Religion Hours Required	Subject Matter Requirement
0–14.9	14	Book of Mormon New Testament Doctrine and Covenants
15–29.9	12
30–44.9	10
45–59.9	8
60–74.9	6	Book of Mormon Doctrine and Covenants
75–89.9	4	Book of Mormon Doctrine and Covenants
90 or more	2	Book of Mormon

THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
Requirement	Name of Cource (credit hours)
American Heritage	One-course option: A HTG 100 American Heritage (3) OR complete one of the following two course combinations: HIST 220 The United States Through 1877 (3) + PL SC 110 American Government and Politics (3) HIST 220 The United States Through 1877 (3) + ECON 110† Economic Principles and Problems (3) PL SC 110 American Government and Politics (3) + ECON 110† Economic Principles and Problems (3) HIST 221 The United States Since 1877 (3) + PL SC 110 American Government and Politics (3)
Global and Cultural Awareness	One course: ANTHR 101† Social/Cultural Anthropology (3) GEOG 120 Geography and World Affairs (3) GEOG 130 Introduction to Human Geography (3) HIST 202† World Civilization Since 1500 (3) PL SC 170 Introduction to International Politics (3)
† These courses are eligible to double count for two separate university core requirements. Courses can double count only once. A course used to double count for two university core requirements is still eligible to be used for a BGS emphasis.

SKILLS
Requirement	Name of Cource (credit hours)
First-Year Writing (complete during the first year)	One course: ENGL 115 College Writing and Reading (3)
Advanced Written and Oral Communication	One course: ENGL 312 Persuasive Writing (3) ENGL 313 Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors (3) ENGL 314 Writing About Literature (3) ENGL 315 Writing in the Social Sciences (3) ENGL 316 Technical Writing (3) M COM 320 Writing in Organizational Settings (3)
Quantitative Reasoning	One course: ACC 200 Principles of Accounting (3) MATH 110 College Algebra (3) OR any other math course higher than MATH 110 PHIL 205 Deductive Logic (3) SFL 260* Family Finance (3) STAT 121 Principles of Statistics (3) OR ACT math subscore of 22 or above; or SAT math subscore of 500 or above * If taken on campus fall 2007 or later, or enrolled through BYU Independent Study after October 24, 2007.
Languages of Learning**	One course: FREN 202 Intermediate French Part 2 (3) JAPAN 301 Japanese Reading, Grammar, and Culture (4) JAPAN 302 Readings in Japanese History and Literature (4) MATH 112 Calculus 1 (4) MATH 119 Introduction to Calculus (4) PHIL 305 Predicate Logic (3) PSYCH 301 Psychological Statistics (4) STAT 121 Principles of Statistics (3)
† These courses are eligible to double count for two separate university core requirements. Courses can double count only once. A course used to double count for two university core requirements is still eligible to be used for a BGS emphasis. ** All Languages of Learning courses have prerequisites: FREN 101, 102, and 201 are prerequisites for FREN 202; JAPAN 101, 102, 201, and 202 are prerequisites for JAPAN 301; JAPAN 301 is a prerequisite for JAPAN 302. Foreign language prerequisites are not offered through BYU Independent Study. MATH 110 and 111 are prerequisites for MATH 112; MATH 110 is a prerequisite for MATH 119, PSYCH 301, and STAT 121; PHIL 205 is a prerequisite for PHIL 305.

ARTS, LETTERS, AND SCIENCES
Requirement	Name of Cource (credit hours)
Civilization 1	One course: HIST 201 World Civilization to 1500 (3) IHUM 201 Arts in Western Culture 1 (3) PL SC 201 Western Political Heritage 1 (3)
Civilization 2	One course: HIST 202† World Civilization Since 1500 (3) IHUM 202† Arts in Western Culture 2 (3) PL SC 202† Western Political Heritage 2 (3)
Arts	One course: IHUM 101 An Introduction to the Humanities (3) MUSIC 101 Introduction to Music (3) MUSIC 204 History of Jazz (3) TMA 101 Introduction to the Theater (3)
Letters	One course: ENGL 230 Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Drama, Poetry (3) ENGL 336 The American Novel (3) ENGL 350 The Bible as Literature (3) ENGL 382 Shakespeare (3) HIST 302 Italian Renaissance (3) IHUM 202† Arts in Western Culture 2 (3) PHIL 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3) PL SC 202† Western Political Heritage 2 (3)
Biological Science	One course: BIO 100 Principles of Biology (3) MMBIO 221 General Microbiology (3)
Physical Science	One course option: PHY S 100 Physical Science (3) OR two-course option (complete one course each from two of the following groups): Group 1: PHSCS 105 Introductory Applied Physics (3) PHSCS 121 Principles of Physics 1 (3) PHSCS 127 Descriptive Astronomy (3) PHSCS 137 Introduction to the Atmosphere and Weather (3) Group 2: GEOL 101 Introduction to Geology (3) GEOL 103 Life of the Past (3)
Social Science	One course: ANTHR 101† Social/Cultural Anthropology (3) ANTHR 110 Introduction to Archaeology (3) ECON 110† Economic Principles and Problems (3) PSYCH 111 General Psychology (3) SFL 160 Introduction to Family Processes (3) SFL 210 Human Development (3) SOC 111 Introductory Sociology (3) SOC 112 Current Social Problems (3)
† These courses are eligible to double count for two separate university core requirements. Courses can double count only once. A course used to double count for two university core requirements is still eligible to be used for a BGS emphasis.