1.4.5 Certificates & Degrees

For many students, completing PathwayConnect will mean fulfilling a dream and may be the completion of their educational experience. While for other students, PathwayConnect is only the beginning.

In the third semester, students take one additional academic course as part of the first certificate of a future bachelor’s degree from the BYU-Idaho online degree program, supported by BYU-Pathway Worldwide. If desired, they also apply for admission to this program.

At the end of PathwayConnect, students will have earned BYU-Idaho credit and qualify to earn a PathwayConnect completion certificate (see 6.4 PathwayConnect Certificate). Students continuing to BYU-Idaho’s online degree program, supported by BYU-Pathway Worldwide, will find these credits useful as they pursue their certificates and degrees. Those not going to BYU-Idaho may go on to further their education by applying to a local college, university, or trade school (see 11.1.1 Admission Requirements).

To be eligible for the online degree program, PathwayConnect students must do the following:

• Finish at least the first two semesters of PathwayConnect
• Achieve a “B” average (3.0 GPA or 84 percent) during PathwayConnect
• Complete an application for BYU-Idaho, including an ecclesiastical endorsement

Once admitted to the online degree program, students progress toward a variety of educational options, including professional certificates, associate degrees, and/or bachelor’s degrees (see 11.0 After PathwayConnect).