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Taking BYU courses online can help many students save time and make their classes fit their schedule. BYU Online offers tons of options for completing GE credits, something every student must complete at some point, but there is no need to let them take up valuable space in your weekly class schedule. Explore the options below to see what requirements you can fulfill through BYU Online! You can learn more about these courses, and any other BYU Online course by visiting the BYU Online Course Catalog.

BYU Online GE Course Requirement Breakdown
for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Doctrinal Foundations

TCHGS & DOCTRINE OF BOOK OF MORMON

REQUIREMENT 1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- REL A 275 - Teachings and Doctrine of the Book of Mormon 2.0
  - Might also fulfill BYU Religion Hours

CHRIST AND THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL

REQUIREMENT 2 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- REL A 250 - Jesus Christ and His Everlasting Gospel 2.0
  - Might also fulfill BYU Religion Hours

FOUNDATIONS OF THE RESTORATION

REQUIREMENT 3 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- REL C 225 - Foundations of the Restoration 2.0
  - Might also fulfill BYU Religion Hours

THE ETERNAL FAMILY

REQUIREMENT 4 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- REL C 200 - The Eternal Family 2.0
  - Might also fulfill BYU Religion Hours

BYU RELIGION HOURS

BYU requires you to complete 14 total credit hours of religion courses, including the 4 core classes listed above. Here are some options for completing some additional credit hours.

REQUIREMENT 5 - COMPLETE 14.0 HOURS

- REL C 333 - The Living Prophets 2.0
  - Might also fulfill The Eternal Family
- REL C 351 - Survey of World Religions 2.0
  - Might also fulfill Global and Cultural Awareness

The Individual and Society

GLOBAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS

REQUIREMENT 2 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 2.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- EXDM 300 - Creating a Good Life through Experience Design 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Fall 2012 and Summer 2018
- GEOG 120 - Geography and World Affairs 3.0
- HIST 202 - World Civilization from 1500 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Civilization 2
- IHUM 243 - Introduction to the Humanities of South Asia 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Arts
- REL C 351 - Survey of World Religions
  - Might also fulfill BYU Religion Hours
OPTION 2.2 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- SPAN 355 - Cultures of Spanish America 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Languages of Learning

Skills

FIRST-YEAR WRITING

REQUIREMENT 3 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- WRTG 150 - Writing and Rhetoric 3.0

ADV WRITTEN & ORAL COMMUNICATION

REQUIREMENT 4 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 4.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- Bio 316 - Scientific Communication 3.0
- MCOM 320 - Communication in Organizational Settings 3.0
- PSYCH 307 - Writing Within Psychology 3.0
- SFL 315 - Effective Writing & Presenting 3.0
- WRTG 316 - Technical Communication 3.0

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

REQUIREMENT 5 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 5.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- ACC 200 - Principles of Accounting 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Fall 1990 and Summer 2006
- Bio 264 - Stat Analysis for Biologists 4.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Fall 2021 and Fall 2023
  - Might also fulfill Languages of Learning
- MATH 112 - Calculus 1 4.0
  - Might also fulfill Languages of Learning
- PSYCH 308 - Psychological Statistics 4.0
  - Might also fulfill Languages of Learning
- SFL 260 - Family Finance 3.0
- STAT 121 - Principles of Statistics 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Languages of Learning

LANGUAGES OF LEARNING

REQUIREMENT 6 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 6.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- BIO 264 - Stat Analysis for Biologists 4.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Fall 2021 and Fall 2023
  - Might also fulfill Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 112 - Calculus 1 4.0
  - Might also fulfill Quantitative Reasoning
- PSYCH 308 - Psychological Statistics 4.0
  - Might also fulfill Quantitative Reasoning
- STAT 121 - Principles of Statistics 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Quantitative Reasoning
OPTION 6.2 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- JAPAN 302 - Readings in Japanese History and Culture 4.0
  - Might also fulfill Global and Cultural Awareness
- PORT 202 - Fourth-Semester Portuguese: Reading and Comprehension 4.0
  - Might also fulfill Global and Cultural Awareness
- SPAN 355 - Cultures of Spanish America 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken Fall 2017 or later - Might also fulfill Global and Cultural Awareness

Arts, Letters and Sciences

CIVILIZATION 1

REQUIREMENT 7 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- HIST 201 - World Civilization to 1500 3.0
- IHUM 201 - Western Humanities 1: Antiquity to Renaissance 3.0
- POLI 201 - Western Political Heritage 1 3.0

CIVILIZATION 2

REQUIREMENT 8 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE

- HIST 202 - World Civilization from 1500 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Global and Cultural Awareness
- IHUM 202 - Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Letters

ARTS

REQUIREMENT 9 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 9.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- IHUM 101 - An Introduction to the Humanities 3.0
- IHUM 243 - Introduction to the Humanities of South Asia 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Global and Cultural Awareness
- SFL 102 - Introduction to Interiors 3.0
- TMA 102 - Introduction to Film 3.0

LETTERS

REQUIREMENT 10 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 10.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- IHUM 202 - Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present 3.0
  - Might also fulfill Civilization 2

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

REQUIREMENT 11 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 11.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- BIO 100 - Principles of Biology 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Fall 1998 and Summer 2017
- MMBIO 121 - General Biology: Health and Disease 3.0
- NDFS 100 - Essentials of Human Nutrition 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Fall 1987 and Summer 2015
- PWS 100 - Plants in the Environment 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Winter 1958 and Summer 2011

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

REQUIREMENT 12 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 12.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- PHY S 100 - Physical Science 3.0

Must complete both options for option 3

GROUP 12.3.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- CHEM 101 - Introductory General Chemistry 3.0
- CHEM 105 - General College Chemistry 1 with Lab (Integrated) 4.0
GROUP 12.3.3 - COMPLETE 1 of 6 COURSE
- GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology 3.0
  - You cannot use here if taken between Winter 1952 and Summer 2016

SOCIAL SCIENCE

REQUIREMENT 13 - COMPLETE 1 OPTION

OPTION 13.1 - COMPLETE 1 COURSE
- EXSC 221 - Science of Wellness 3.0
- PSYCH 111 - Introduction to Psychological Science 3.0
- SFL 160 - Introduction to Family Processes 3.0
- SFL 210 - Human Development 3.0
- SOC 111 - Introductory Sociology 3.0

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