Credit Limitations

Eight credits of activity courses from each of the following categories may be counted toward the 124 credits required for graduation. Courses taken beyond these credit limits will not be counted toward the 124-credit requirement.

  • Activity courses in forensics (COMM-2070 and COMM-4070)
  • Applied private music lessons (MUSI-1700 and MUSI-3700)
  • Music ensembles (MUSI courses numbered 1020, 1030, 1035, 1040, 1050, 3000, 3020, 3040)
  • Health and Human Performance activities (HHPA)
  • Theatre Ensemble (THEA-2040)
  • Model United Nations (POEC-1070 and POEC-3070)
  • No more than twenty credits of P grades may be counted. (Please see Pass-Fail Option.)
  • Seventy credits (106 quarter credits) from all community college work may be counted. Please see Transfer Credit Policy for specific course and grade acceptance.
  • Credit by examination: The College of Idaho does not grant credit by examination or credit for prerequisites met by challenge, prior experience, or instructor permission.
  • Double use or double counting of courses: Individual courses may be used to fulfill requirements in multiple programs (majors and minors) and between categories within the Coyote Core, except where expressly prohibited.