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Lifelong LearningBrigham Young University–Idaho 2015-2016LIFELONG LEARNINGFoundations offers a focused and complete approach to learningBrigham Young University-Idaho prepares students for lifelonglearning, for employment, and for their roles as citizens and parents.Innovative educational concepts help prepare graduates to contributesignificantly to the Church, the community, and the workplace.BYU-Idaho is home to the Foundations program. This unique approach to general education courses is aimed at raising the quality ofevery student’s experience at BYU-Idaho.In the previous general education program, students had a longerand more diverse list of classes to choose from, creating a significantlydifferent experience for each student. Foundations has purposefullylimited the number of class options, ensuring that all students willhave similar experiences and receive a more focused educationalexperience.At BYU-Idaho: A year-round track system allows more students to attend. Internships enhance marketability. The Student Activities Program provides students withopportunities to lead and serve. The Learning Model fosters faith-building learning. The Foundations Program offers a focused and completeapproach to learning. Students are trained to be leaders. Students develop a life of honor. The “Spirit of Ricks” is preserved and enhanced.Students are trained to be leadersWhile most universities are research-focused and faculty-centered,BYU-Idaho is teaching-focused and student-centered. Throughhands-on student employment and leadership opportunities, thousands of students every year are given practical opportunities to buildskills that will help them become disciples of Christ and leaders in theworkforce.A year-round track system allows more students to attendPresident Kim B. Clark said, “We engage our students in active leadership with meaningful responsibility across the university. They arerequired to lead, direct, and move things forward in managing manyof our programs and activities.”BYU-Idaho operates on an expanded year-round basis to allow morestudents the opportunity to attend. This creative academic calendarrevolves around a three-track system: Spring/Fall, Fall/Winter, andWinter/Spring. Qualified students are admitted to one of the threetracks and they stay on the same track through graduation. Yearround options are available as students enter their upper coursework.Students develop a life of honorThe heart of BYU-Idaho is Personal Honor. This means all students live by the BYU-Idaho Code of Honor, dress and groomingstandards, and specific housing guidelines. Obedience and faith arethe core of Personal Honor as each student strives to raise his or herpersonal bar of righteousness.Internships enhance marketabilityBYU-Idaho is one of the largest intern-producing universities in thenation. An academic internship is a cooperative program between thestudent, the university, and approved experience providers (employers). Internships enable students to obtain practical and valuablework experience, to apply skills and knowledge learned in school,and to gain exposure to various job opportunities. In most cases,an internship is a required element for both associate and bachelordegree-seeking students.BYU-Idaho holds a weekly devotional and students attend weeklyworship services and other church activities—all bringing studentstogether to be taught by the Spirit. Through unity, sacrifice, and love,students become better leaders in their homes, in the Church, and inthe world around them.The Student Activities Program allows students to lead and serveThe “Spirit of Ricks” is preserved and enhancedBYU-Idaho Student Activities Program meets the needs and interestsof a broad and diverse student body. An array of year-round activitiesis offered in the areas of Outdoor, Social, Service, Talent, Fitness,and Sports. Each area is structured to give students numerousopportunities for active involvement at various levels of interestand commitment. Our innovative programs help students developcharacter and enhance leadership skills. Within Activities, students areparticipants not just spectators.While looking to the future, we work to preserve and enhance the“Spirit of Ricks.” Simply stated, this entails upholding a tradition ofservice, hard work, friendliness, and compassion—the same convention that bonded the students, faculty, and administration for morethan 100 years as Ricks College.President Kim B. Clark said, “Our mission, our very purpose, is toeducate, develop, and prepare disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.This purpose is deeply rooted in this university. The Lord watchesover this university in a very powerful way. Our purpose is to help[students] become His true followers, His true disciples, a light tothe world.”The Learning Model fosters faith-building learningAt BYU-Idaho, everyone is a learner and a teacher. Designed todeepen the learning experience of students, the Learning Modelhelps create a greater responsibility for students to learn and teachone another. It is an inspired learning process and builds on theunderstanding that all learners and teachers are at different levelsin their individual progress. It encourages learners and teachers toprepare, teach one another, and then ponder and prove.For more information, contact BYU-Idaho at (208) 496-1411, orvisit www.byui.edu.The Learning Model teaches learners and teachers to 1) exercisefaith in the Lord Jesus Christ as a principle of action and power; 2)understand that true teaching is done by and with the Holy Ghost;3) lay hold upon the word of God—as found in the holy scripturesand in the words of the prophets—in all disciplines; 4) act for themselves and accept responsibility for learning and teaching; and 5) love,serve, and teach one another.8

AdministrationBrigham Young University–Idaho 2015-2016AdministrationClark G. GilbertFenton L. BroadheadHenry J. EyringCharles N. AndersenKevin T. MiyasakiBetty A. OldhamPresidentAcademic Vice PresidentAdvancement Vice PresidentUniversity Resources Vice PresidentStudent Services and Activities Vice PresidentSpecial Assistant to the President for Strategy and PlanningAcademicsFenton L. BroadheadKelly BurgenerAcademic Vice PresidentAssociate Academic Vice President - InstructionBrian SchmidtRalph KernAmy LaBaughGreg HazardSeth DemingInstructional Resources and Support DirectorAssociate Academic Vice President - Student ConnectionsAcademic Discovery Center DirectorAcademic Support Centers DirectorTesting Center DirectorLaurie FrancisRic PageUniversity LibrarianAssociate Academic Vice President - Support ServicesMarc StewartEdwin SextonLynne AndersonAcademic Business OfficerAssociate Academic Vice President - Curriculum and OnlineCurriculum Development Managing DirectorAlan YoungScott BergstromAlan DutsonVan ChristmanKirk GiffordSteven DennisScott GalerKevin BrowerEric KarlJon LinfordSid PalmerOnline Instruction Managing DirectorInstitutional Research and Assessment DirectorAccreditation, Outcomes and Assessment DirectorDean, College of Agriculture and Life SciencesDean, College of Business and CommunicationDean, College of Education and Human DevelopmentDean, College of Language and LettersDean, College of Performing and Visual ArtsDean, College of Physical Sciences and EngineeringDean, Foundations and Interdisciplinary StudiesDean, Faculty Development and Mentored ResearchAdvancementHenry J. EyringMerv BrownSteve DavisChristopher MooreJ.D. GriffithAdvancement Vice PresidentUniversity Relations Managing DirectorAlumni DirectorLDS Philanthropies DirectorPathway Managing DirectorStudent Services and ActivitiesKevin T. MiyasakiKip HarrisNick RammellRob GarrettKyle MartinAaron SannsTyler WilliamsNathan RelkenWynn HillTroy DoughertyKristie LordsShaun OrrReed StoddardWade GordonDerek FayJustin GarnerLayne KinghornAllen JonesStudent Services and Activities Vice PresidentDean of StudentsAssociate Dean of StudentsEnrollment Services Managing DirectorRegistrarStudent Financial Aid and Scholarship DirectorAdmissions DirectorBYU-Idaho Support Center DirectorStudent Well-Being Managing DirectorStudent Living and Housing DirectorStudent Honor Office DirectorStudent Health Services DirectorStudent Counseling Center DirectorDisability Services DirectorStudent Activities Managing DirectorActivities DirectorActivities DirectorStudent Support Director9

AdministrationBrigham Young University–Idaho 2015-2016University ResourcesCharles N. AndersenKevin PriceKevin AllredLarry RigbyJoe TaylorWayne ClarkGarth GundersonRulon NielsenEric ConradDoug MasonJudy SteinerTodd HuchendorfShane WebsterMike ThuesonUniversity Resources Vice PresidentHuman Resources DirectorInternal Audit DirectorBudget OfficerChief Information OfficerUniversity Operations Managing DirectorUniversity Security and Safety DirectorFacilities Planning and Construction DirectorUniversity Services Managing DirectorUniversity Store DirectorEvent Management DirectorFood Services DirectorFinancial Services Managing DirectorPurchasing and Travel Director10

College Deans, Associate Deans, and Department ChairsBrigham Young University–Idaho 2015-2016COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCESHumanities and PhilosophyChristopher Williams, ChairVAN CHRISTMAN, DeanKathy Jo Cook, Associate DeanSteven Christenson, Associate DeanLanguages and International StudiesKirk Widdison, ChairAnimal and Food ScienceZeph Quirl, ChairCOLLEGE OF PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTSApplied Plant ScienceKEVIN BROWER, DeanBrian Memmott, Associate DeanRichard Clifford, Associate DeanBen Romney, ChairBiologyArtJohn Zenger, ChairDarren Clark, ChairHealth, Recreation, and Human PerformanceSteve Kimpel, ChairMusicSara Hawkins, ChairTheatre and DanceDiane Soelberg, ChairNursingGary Larsen, ChairCOLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONCOLLEGE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGKIRK GIFFORD, DeanKeith Patterson, Associate DeanRick Hirschi, Associate DeanERIC KARL, DeanMark Lovell, Associate DeanLarry Chilton, Associate DeanAccountingChemistryDarryl Foutz, ChairLes Manner, ChairBusiness ManagementComputer Science and Electrical EngineeringKimball Galbraith, ChairRichard Grimmett, ChairCommunicationDesign and Construction ManagementMike Cannon, ChairReed Nielsen, ChairComputer Information TechnologySteve Rigby, ChairGeologyAllan Walburger, ChairMathematicsEconomicsJulie Willis, ChairJackie Nygaard, ChairCOLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENTMechanical EngineeringGreg Roach, ChairSTEVE DENNIS, DeanDana Johnson, Associate DeanMichael Abel, Associate DeanPhysicsStephen McNeil, ChairHome and FamilyScott Gardner, ChairFOUNDATIONS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESPsychologyJON LINFORD, DeanCraig Johnson, Associate DeanMarc Skinner, Associate DeanKendall Peck, Interdisciplinary Studies DirectorKevin Shiley, International Study Programs DirectorEric Gee, ChairReligious EducationPhil Allred, ChairRex Butterfield, Assistant ChairSociology and Social WorkFACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORED RESEARCHNathan Meeker, ChairTeacher EducationSID PALMER, DeanDan Moore, Associate DeanKevin Stanger, ChairCOLLEGE OF LANGUAGE AND LETTERSSCOTT GALER, DeanDan Pearce, Associate DeanDuane Adamson, Associate DeanEnglishDarin Merrill, ChairHistory, Geography, and Political ScienceShawn Johansen, Chair11

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BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-IDAHO CATALOG 2015-2016 Brigham Young University-Idaho Catalog The University makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this catalog but reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. Volume 79, Number 1 · May 2015 Printed by BYU-Idaho University Press Brigham Young University .