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General Education
The following courses taken at Brigham Young University (Idaho) will
meet USU General Education requirements. Below the names of the
USU categories, the names of the BYU (Idaho) General Education
categories are shown in parentheses. Course listings with an asterisk
(*) are not part of BYU (Idaho) General Education requirements, but
are equivalent to courses approved for General Education at USU.
Therefore, these courses may be applied toward USU General
Education requirements. USU equivalent courses are shown in
brackets.
The following designations are solely for purposes of this document,
and are NOT codes used by BYU (Idaho). The designations indicate
where BYU (Idaho) places these courses within its General Education
program.
RW
QR
AF
H
SF
Reading and Writing
Quantitative Reasoning
American Foundations
Humanities
Scientific Foundations
Communications Literacy (CL1 & CL2)
(Reading and Writing)
The following course will satisfy CL1:
FDENG 101 (RW) Writing and Reasoning Foundations........................ 3
The following courses will satisfy CL2:
ENG 314 (*) Advanced Research and Literary Analysis........................ 3
ENG 316 (*) Advanced Writing/Technical Communication..................... 3
FDENG 201 (RW) Advanced Writing and Critical Reading.................... 3
HIST 300 (*) Writing and Research in History........................................3
Quantitative Literacy (QL)
(Quantitative Reasoning—QR)
FDMAT 108 (QR) Math Tools for the Real World...................................3
FDMAT 110 (QR) College Algebra.........................................................3
FDMAT 112 (QR) Calculus 1..................................................................4
FDMAT 221 (QR) Business Statistics....................................................3
MATH 113 (*) Calculus 2........................................................................3
[MATH 1220 (QL)]
MATH 119 (*) Calculus for Business and Life Sciences......................... 4
[MATH 1100 (QL)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI)
(American Foundations—AF)
ECON 151 (*) Economic Principles and Problems—Macro................... 3
[ECN 1500 (BAI)]
FDAMF 101 (AF) American Foundations...............................................3
HIST 120 (*) United States History to 1877............................................3
[HIST 2700 (BAI)]
HIST 121 (*) United States History Since 1877 . ...................................3
[HIST 2710 (BAI)]
POLSC 110 (*) American Government...................................................3
[POLS 1100 (BAI)]
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Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)
(Arts Courses)
ART 101 (*) Introduction to the Visual Arts.............................................3
[ART 1010 (BCA)]
ID 105 (*) Introduction to Interior Design................................................3
[ID 1750 (BCA)]
MUSIC 101 (*) Music and the Humanities..............................................3
[MUSC 1010 (BCA)]
TA 115 (*) Introduction to Theatre..........................................................3
[THEA 1013 (BCA)]
TA 117 (*) Introduction to Film Art and Analysis.....................................3
[THEA 1023 (BCA)]
The following courses will also satisfy BCA:
ART 104 (*) Exploring Photography.......................................................3
ART 160 (*) Photography 1....................................................................3
HFED 140 (*) Introduction to Architecture: Interior Design..................... 3
HORT 230 (*) Introduction to Architecture: Landscape Design.............. 3
Breadth Humanities (BHU)
(Humanities)
ART 201 (*) Art History 1........................................................................3
[ARTH 2710 (BHU)]
ART 202 (*) Art History 2........................................................................3
[ARTH 2720 (BHU)]
COMM 102 (*) Public Speaking.............................................................3
[SPCH 1020 (BHU)]
COMM 150 (*) Interpersonal Theory and Practice.................................3
[SPCH 2110 (BHU)]
ENG 151 (*) Introduction to Literature....................................................3
[ENGL 2200 (BHU)]
FDWLD 101 (H/WF) World Foundations 1.............................................3
[satisfies BHU]
FDWLD 201 (H/WF) World Foundations 2.............................................3
[satisfies BHU]
HIST 201 (*) World Civilization to 1500..................................................3
[HIST 1500 (BHU)]
HIST 202 (*) World Civilization Since 1500............................................3
[HIST 1510 (BHU)]
PHIL 110 (*) Philosophical Reasoning...................................................3
[PHIL 1000 (BHU)]
PHIL 205 (*) Introduction to Logic..........................................................3
[PHIL 1250 (BHU)]
The following courses will also satisfy BHU:
ENG 151 (*) Introduction to Literature....................................................3
ENG 331 (*) British Literature—Medieval and Renaissance.................. 3
ENG 332 (*) British Literature—Neoclassic and Romantic.................... 3
ENG 333 (*) British Literature—Victorian and Modern...........................3
ENG 334 (*) American Literature—Colonial and Romantic.................... 3
ENG 335 (*) American Literature—Realism and Modern....................... 3
ENG 336 (*) British and American Literature—Contemporary............... 3
ENG 351 (*) Fiction................................................................................3
ENG 352 (*) Poetry................................................................................3
ENG 353 (*) Drama................................................................................3
ENG 354 (*) Nonfiction...........................................................................3
ENG 373 (*) Shakespeare......................................................................3
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HUM 201 (*) The Arts in Western Culture: Prehistoric
to Renaissance...................................................................................3
HUM 202 (*) The Arts in Western Culture: Renaissance
to Modern...........................................................................................3
PH 314 (*) History/Philosophy of Science..............................................3
PHIL 201 (*) Ancient and Medieval Philosophy......................................3
PHIL 202 (*) Modern Philosophy............................................................3
PHIL 313 (*) Introduction to Ethics.........................................................3
PHIL 314 (*) History and Philosophy of Science....................................3
Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)
(Scientific Foundations—SF)
AGRON 122 (*) Introduction to Plant Science.......................................3
[PSC 1800 (BLS)]
BIO 180 (*) Introduction to Biology 1......................................................4
[satisfies (BLS)]
BIO 181 (*) Introduction to Biology 2......................................................4
[satisfies (BLS)]
FDSCI 205 (SF) Understanding DNA and Related Health
Issues and Technologies....................................................................3
[satisfies BLS]
HFED 100+200 (*) Essentials of Human Nutrition +
Nutrient Metabolism.......................................................................3+3
[NDFS 1020 (BLS)]
The following courses will also satisfy BLS:
AGRON 270 (*) Agro-Ecology................................................................3
BIO 202 (*) Natural Resource Management..........................................4
BIO 221+222 (*) General Microbiology + Lab....................................3+1
BIO 230 (*) Human Biology....................................................................4
BIO 250 (*) Environmental Biology with Lab..........................................4
BIO 264 (*) Human Anatomy and Physiology 1.....................................4
BIO 265 (*) Human Anatomy and Physiology 2.....................................4
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)
(Scientific Foundations—SF)
CHEM 101 (*) Introductory General Chemistry......................................4
[CHEM 1110 (BPS)]
CHEM 106 (*) General Chemistry 2.......................................................4
[CHEM 1220 (BPS) + CHEM 1225]
CHEM 150+153 (*) Introductory Organic and Biochemistry
+ Lab..............................................................................................5+1
[CHEM 1120 (BPS)]
FDSCI 201 (SF) Natural Disasters: Man and Dynamic Earth................ 3
[satisfies BPS]
FDSCI 202 (SF) Issues in Global Climate Change................................2
[satisfies BPS]
GEOG 101 (*) Introduction to Physical Geography................................3
[GEOG 1000 (BPS)]
GEOL 111 (*) Physical Geology.............................................................3
[GEO 1110 (BPS)]
GEOL 235 (*) Meteorology.....................................................................2
[PSC 2000 (BPS)]
PH 101 (*) Fundamentals of Physics.....................................................4
[PHYS 1200 (BPS)]
PH 106 (*) Introductory Applied Physics 2.............................................4
[PHYS 2120 (BPS)]
PH 121 + 123 + 220 (*) Principles of Physics 1 + 2+ 3..................3+3+3
[PHYS 2210 (QI) + 2215 + 2220 (BPS/QI) + 2225)]
PH 127 (*) Descriptive Astronomy..........................................................4
[PHYS 1040 (BPS)]
The following courses will also satisfy BPS:
CHEM 105 (*) General Chemistry 1.......................................................4
GEOL 112 + 112L (*) Historical Geology + Lab.................................3+1
PH 105 (*) Introductory Applied Physics 1.............................................4
PH 117 (*) Acoustics of Music and Speech............................................4
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)
(Social Sciences)
ANTH 101 (*) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology..............................3
[ANTH 1010 (BSS)]
COMM 140 (*) Mass Media and Society................................................3
[JCOM 1500 (BSS)]
ECON 150 (*) Economic Principles and Problems—Micro.................... 3
[ECN/APEC 2010 (BSS)]
FAML 160+200 (*) Family Relations +
Preparation for Marriage................................................................3+2
[FCHD 2400 (BSS)]
FDSCI 203 (SF) Environmental Stewardship.........................................2
[ENVS 2340 (BSS)]
GEOG 120 (*) Geography and World Affairs..........................................3
[GEOG 1300 (BSS)]
GEOG 350 (*) Cultural Geography.........................................................3
[GEOG 1400 (BSS)]
POLSC 150 (*) Foreign Government.....................................................3
[POLS 2200 (BSS)]
PSYCH 111 (*) General Psychology......................................................3
[PSY 1010 (BPS)]
PSYCH 201 (*) Developmental Psychology Lifespan............................3
[FCHD 1500 (BSS)]
SOC 111 (*) Introduction to Sociology....................................................3
[SOC 1010 (BSS)]
SOC 112 (*) Social Problems.................................................................3
[SOC 1020 (BSS)]
SOC 120 (*) Introduction to Criminal Justice..........................................3
[CJ 1010 (BSS)]
The following courses will also satisfy BSS:
CHILD 210 (*) Child Development.........................................................3
ED 304 (*) Educational Psychology.......................................................3
POLSC 170 (*) International Politics......................................................3
Depth Education
BYU (Idaho) does not have depth education requirements. However,
the following courses (which are equivalent to those approved for
USU’s Depth Education Requirements) will fill Communications
Intensive, Quantitative Intensive, and Depth course requirements at
USU. USU equivalent courses are shown in brackets.
Communications Intensive (CI)
AGBUS 450 (*) Agricultural Business Management..............................3
[APEC 5020 (CI)]
ART 302 (*) Greek and Roman Art........................................................3
[ARTH 4610 (CI)]
AS 336+430 (*) Animal Reproduction + Advanced Reproduction......3+4
[ADVS 4200 (CI)]
B 220 (*) Business Communication.......................................................3
[MIS 3200 (CI)]
BIO 475 (*) Evolutionary Science...........................................................3
[BIOL 5250 (CI)]
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CHEM 464 (*) Physical/Instrumental Chemistry Lab..............................2
[CHEM 3080 (CI)]
COMM 250 (*) Organizational Principles and Practices......................... 3
[SPCH 3250 (CI)]
COMM 335 (*) Public Relations Writing and Production........................ 3
[JCOM 3310 (CI)]
COMM 342 (*) Editing Essentials...........................................................3
[JCOM 3120 (CI)]
COMM 352 (*) Persuasion.....................................................................3
[SPCH 3400 (CI)]
COMM 365 (*) Television News and Program Production...................... 3
[JCOM 4210 (CI)]
CS 246 (*) Software Design and Development......................................3
[CS 2450 (CI)]
CS 364 (*) Software Engineering 1........................................................4
[CS 2450 (CI)]
ECON 499 (*) Senior Capstone.............................................................3
[ECN 5950 (CI)]
ED 441 (*) Elementary Language Art Methods......................................2
[ELED 4030 (CI)]
ENG 452 (*) Advanced Editing...............................................................3
[ENGL 4400 (CI)]
ESS 320 (*) Motor Development............................................................2
[PEP 3200 (CI)]
FR 321 (*) Advanced Grammar and Composition..................................3
[FREN 3090 (CI)]
GEOL 370 (*) Stratigraphy and Sedimentation......................................4
[GEO 3550 (CI)]
GER 321 (*) Advanced Grammar and Composition...............................3
[GERM 3040 (CI)]
HIST 306 (*) Medieval History................................................................3
[HIST 3220 (CI/DHA)]
HIST 363 (*) The American West...........................................................3
[HIST 4600 (CI/DHA)]
ID 385 (*) Business Principles................................................................3
[ID 4740 (CI)]
PH 250 (*) Intermediate Physics Lab.....................................................1
[PHYS 3870 (CI)]
POLS 350 (*) Ancient Political Theory....................................................3
[POLS 4310 (CI)]
POLS 497 (*) Capstone Seminar in Politics...........................................3
[POLS 4990 (CI)]
PSYCH 302 (*) Research Methods........................................................3
[PSY 3500 (CI/DSS)]
SIGN 101 (*) American Sign Language 1...............................................3
[COMD 3010 (CI)]
SOC 340 (*) Research Methods.............................................................3
[SOC 3110 (CI)]
SOC 440 (*) Corrections........................................................................3
[SOC 4420 (CI)]
TA 401 (*) Theatre History 1...................................................................3
[THEA 3230 (CI/DHA)]
TA 402 (*) Theatre History 2...................................................................3
[THEA 3240 (CI)]
Quantitative Intensive (QI)
AGBUS 430 (*) Agricultural Price Analysis............................................3
[APEC 5010 (QI)]
AGTEC 465 (*) Machinery Management...............................................3
[ASTE 3600 (QI)]
AS 333 (*) Livestock Genetics...............................................................3
[ADVS 4560 (QI)]
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B 301 (*) Financial Management............................................................3
[FIN 3400 (QI)]
BIO 375 (*) Genetics and Molecular Biology..........................................3
[BIOL 3060 (QI)]
BIO 390 (*) Fire Ecology........................................................................2
[BIOL 3220 (QI)]
BIO 391 (*) Weed Ecology.....................................................................2
[BIOL 3220 (QI)]
BIO 392 (*) Restoration Ecology............................................................2
[BIOL 3220 (QI)]
CHEM 220 (*) Quantitative Analysis.......................................................5
[CHEM 3000 (QI) + CHEM 3005)]
CHEM 461 (*) Physical Chemistry.........................................................3
[CHEM 3060 (QI)]
CHEM 462 (*) Physical Chemistry 2......................................................3
[CHEM 3070 (QI)]
CS 124 + 165 + 235 (*) Introduction to Software Development +..3+3+3
Object-Oriented Software Development + Data Structures
[CS 1400 + 1405 + 1410 (QI) + 2420 (QI)]
ECON 388 (*) Introduction to Econometrics...........................................3
[ECN 5330 (QI)]
ESS 359 (*) Kinesiology & Biomechanics for Education........................ 3
[PEP 4200 (QI)]
FDMAT 222 (QR) Biostatistics...............................................................3
[STAT 2000 (QI)]
FDMAT 223 (QR) Social Science Statistics...........................................3
[STAT 2000 (QI)]
GEOL 425 (*) Petroleum Geology..........................................................3
[GEO 5530 (QI)]
GEOL 435 (*) Hydrology........................................................................3
[GEO 5510 (QI)]
HFED 360 (*) Textiles.............................................................................3
[FCSE 3030 (QI/DSC)]
ID 276 (*) Materials and Sources...........................................................3
[ID 3730 (QI)]
MATH 214 (*) Multivariate/Vector Calculus............................................3
[MATH 2210 (QI)]
MATH 341 (*) Linear Algebra.................................................................3
[MATH 2270 (QI)]
MATH 371 (*) Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations................ 3
[MATH 2280 (QI)]
PH 121+123 (*) Principles of Physics 1 + 2.......................................3+3
[PHYS 2210 (QI)]
POLSC 405 (*) Secondary Methods - Social Science...........................3
[POLS 3000 (QI)]
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)
FR 400 (*) French Civilization and Culture.............................................3
[FREN 3550 (DHA)]
GER 400 (*) German Civilization and Culture........................................3
[GERM 3550 (DHA)]
HIST 306 (*) Medieval History................................................................3
[HIST 3220 (DHA/CI)]
HIST 363 (*) The American West...........................................................3
[HIST 4600 (DHA/CI)]
PHIL 315 (*) Philosophy of Religion.......................................................3
[PHIL 3600 (DHA)]
TA 225 (*) Stage Dialects.......................................................................2
[THEA 3450 (DHA)]
TA 322 (*) Interpretation and Storytelling...............................................2
[THEA 4030 (DHA)]
TA 401 (*) Theatre History 1...................................................................3
[THEA 3230 (DHA/CI)]
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Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)
GEOL 335 (*) Oceanography.................................................................3
[GEO 3300 (DSC)]
HFED 360 (*) Textiles.............................................................................3
[FCSE 3030 (DSC/QI)]
Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
AGBUS 210 (*) Agricultural Economics.................................................3
[APEC 3010 (DSS)]
AGBUS 410 (*) Agricultural Policy and Trade........................................3
[APEC 3010 (DSS)]
AGBUS 420 (*) Agribusiness Operations Analysis................................3
[APEC 3020 (DSS)]
B 433 (*) Personal Finance....................................................................1
[FCHD 3350 (DSS)]
ECON 357 (*) Environmental and Natural Resource Economics........... 3
[APEC 3012 (DSS)]
ECON 358 (*) International Economics..................................................3
[ECN 3400 (DSS)]
HFED 340 (*) Money Management........................................................3
[FCHD 3350 (DSS)]
POLSC 314 (*) The Executive Branch...................................................3
[POLS 3140 (DSS)]
POLSC 315 (*) The Legislative Branch..................................................3
[POLS 3130 (DSS)]
POLSC 320 (*) Political Parties and Interest Groups.............................3
[POLS 3110 (DSS)]
POLSC 360 (*) Modern Political Theory.................................................3
[POLS 4320 (DSS)]
POLSC 390 (*) American Foreign Policy...............................................3
[POLS 3400 (DSS)]
PSYCH 302 (*) Research Methods........................................................3
[PSY 3500 (DSS/CI)]
PSYCH 310 (*) Culture and Gender.......................................................3
[PSY 4230 (DSS)]
PSYCH 341 (*) Personality....................................................................3
[PSY 4210 (DSS)]
PSYCH 342 (*) Abnormal Psychology....................................................3
[PSY 3210 (DSS)]
PSYCH 350 (*) Social Psychology.........................................................3
[PSY 3510 (DSS)]
PSYCH 376 (*) Cognition.......................................................................3
[PSY 4420 (DSS)]
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