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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University, A-209 ASB
Provo, UT 84602-1001

Official telephone: (801) 422-4091
Fax number: (801) 422-5278
Website: https://www.byu.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 91%
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 1359 men, 846 women
Full-time faculty: 981 men, 332 women
Part-time faculty: 378 men, 514 women
Graduation rate: 81% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • Acoustics
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Advertising
  • Agriculture, General
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Anthropology, General
  • Anthropology, Other
  • Apparel and Textiles, Other
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Archeology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Construction Management, General
  • Dance, General
  • Dance, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Facilities Planning and Management
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Systems
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • German Studies
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Illustration
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Information Technology
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Journalism, Other
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Korean Language and Literature
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Latin Teacher Education
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Molecular Biology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Personality Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Physiology, General
  • Plant Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Publishing
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Signal/Geospatial Intelligence
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Soil Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Wildlife Biology
Diplomas

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Museology/Museum Studies
Doctorates

  • Astronomy
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chaplain/Chaplaincy Studies
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Conducting
  • Construction Management, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  • Education Policy Analysis
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Information Technology
  • Land Use Planning and Management/Development
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religious Education
  • School Psychology
  • Sculpture
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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