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PWOL BYU-I Information
For students on catalog years 2023 and prior:
- To qualify for a certificate waiver, students must be part of the Professional Studies Degree and have 75+ eligible transfer credits.
For students on catalog years 2024 and higher (the “Three-Year Degree”):
- Students must be part of the Professional Studies Degree and have 30+ eligible transfer credits.
Transfer Credits Criteria:
- Transfer credits must be earned from universities other than BYU-Idaho as part of the Online Certificates and Degrees program.
- Ensign College credits taken through BYU-Pathway Worldwide are not included.
- Former BYU-Idaho or Ricks College residency credits must be 10 years or older from the student’s date of admission to the BYU-Idaho Online Degree Program.
- A combination of these options must total 75 credit hours or more (for 2023 and prior catalogs) or 30 credit hours or more (for 2024 and higher catalogs).
Note: The option for a second certificate waiver was eliminated during Fall 2022 and is no longer available to students who did not already have a second waiver applied before it was discontinued.
PWOL Ensign Information
Waivers are only granted by exception.
Employee Procedure
See ADV - Calculating a Certificate Waiver for details. Students with unusual or extenuating circumstances can request a waiver through the Exception to Graduation Requirements process.
PWOL BYU-I Information
Internship waiver requests will no longer be processed by BYU-Pathway Worldwide for students on BYU-Idaho degrees. This applies to all catalog years, as students now have project/capstone options available.
Employee Procedure
See Internship and Class Project Procedures for more details on internship waivers and Internship Guidelines and Approval Process [Internal] for projects.
PWOL Ensign Information
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08/07/2024