Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

BYU says "General education teaches us the importance of critical thinking, an awareness of the past, aesthetic sensibility, and moral judgment. These, together with the training provided in verbal and quantitative skills and in manipulating symbolic systems, help prepare us for a lifetime of learning, effective communication, responsible action, forming and judging arguments, and appreciating and creating the good and the beautiful." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because literature courses are only an option in the Letters requirement.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because students may choose either a mathematics course or a foreign language course to satisfy the Languages of Learning requirement.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    YES

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the Quantitative Reasoning requirement may be satisfied by SAT/ACT test scores. In addition, students may choose either a mathematics course or a foreign language course to fulfill the Languages of Learning requirement.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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