Using this catalog

Semester System

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.

 

Course Numbering System

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

 

Credit-Hour Designations

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).

 

Classification of Students

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

 

Abbreviations and Symbols

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

 

Course Abbreviations

 

Standardized Building Abbreviations

  • Aloha Center (ACR)
  • Aloha Center Ballroom (ACB)
  • Auditorium (AUD)
  • Cafeteria (CAF)
  • Cannon Activity Center (CAC)
  • Ceramic Studio (CST)
  • Farm (FRM)
  • Fine Arts (FAR)
  • General Classroom Building (GCB)
  • Gymnasium (GYM)
  • Health Center (HEA)
  • Library & Information Systems (LIS)
  • Little Theater (LTH)
  • Lorenzo Snow Building - Admin. (LSB)
  • McKay Classrooms & Offices Complex (MCK)
  • McKay Faculty Building (MFB)
  • Physical Plant (PHP)
  • Racquetball Courts (RBC)
  • School of Business (BUS)
  • School of Education Building (SEB)
  • Stake Center (STC)
  • Security (SEC)
  • Social Sciences (SSC)
  • Social Work Building (SWB)
  • Temple View Apartments (TVA)
  • Tennis Courts (TEN)