Second Religion Class

Can I take more than one religion class per semester?

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Can I take more than one religion class per semester?

A vital part of education at BYU-Idaho is the integration of spiritual and academic learning. As such, religion courses are meant to be taken throughout a college experience—not all at once. Therefore, starting Fall semester 2026 and moving forward, students may count no more than 6 religion credits per academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring) toward the 14-credit requirement.

Second Block Classes

This policy also applies to second block classes. Students should take this into account when creating their Grad Plan so that credit requirements and limits for scholarships and other forms of financial aid can be met without the second religion class.

New Religion Credit Policy

A new Religion Credit policy is being instituted that now allows these religion credit requirements to be completed at any CES institution of Higher Education (BYU, BYU-Idaho, BYU-Hawaii, or Ensign College) as well as BYU-Pathway and transferred between any of the listed schools as course equivalent credit. The new policy allows up to four Institute credits to transfer to BYU-Idaho and provides a simplified credit table for those transferring from non-CES institutions of higher education.

The new Religion Credit policy will take full effect for all new students whose first enrollment at BYU-Idaho is Fall 2026 or later.

The new policy will not change the graduation requirements for students who have previously been enrolled in classes prior to Fall semester 2026. However, it will affect the number of Religion credits all students will be allowed to count toward graduation each year moving forward.