Courses of study at BYU-Hawaii are offered, and credit for satisfactory completion is granted, on a semester basis. Semesters consist of 15 weeks; BYUH has two semesters, fall, and winter. Terms are seven and one-half weeks and are held during the spring and summer.
Courses are numbered according to the following system:
| Below 100 |
Pre-college level courses |
| 100 and 200 |
Courses primarily for freshmen and sophomores |
| 300 and 400 |
Courses primarily for juniors and seniors |
| 500 |
Courses primarily for advanced seniors and candidates for the professional certificate/diploma |
One semester hour of credit represents a minimum of one hour of instruction per week in a semester or two hours of instruction per week in a term (e.g., a three-hour class will meet at least three hours per week).
Students are classified for registration in degree-granting programs and for other academic purposes as follows:
| Credit Hours Earned |
Classification |
| 0—29 |
Freshman |
| 30—59 |
Sophomore |
| 60—89 |
Junior |
| 90 and over |
Senior |
The following abbreviations and symbols are used in the course listings:
- All course # with an "H" - Honor Courses
- All course # with an "R" - Repeatable Courses
- All course # with an "L" - Lab Courses
- All course # with an "A" - EIL Students Only
The following abbreviations are used following the credit hour designation on some courses to indicate when the course is offered:
- F - Fall Semester
- W- Winter Semester
- Sp - Spring Term
- Su - Summer Term