Academic Programs

General Education

Overview

General Education courses at Ensign College focus on empowering learners personally, spiritually, civically, professionally, and into the eternities.  Learning experiences and environments are designed around principles from Doctrine & Covenants 88.  Students are asked to seek wisdom and embrace truth “that they may be prepared in all things” (Doctrine & Covenants 88:80).

General Education courses support the College’s mission, to develop capable and trusted disciples of Jesus Christ.  Learning happens not only in classrooms, but in the mind, heart, hands, and whole soul of learners as they seek the presence, guidance, and influence of the Holy Ghost.  Learning by study and faith is the bedrock for learning and teaching endeavors.  Seeking truth, light, knowledge, and understanding is a common pattern in these courses, along with principles and themes from Doctrine & Covenants 88.

Using the Ensign College Learning Signature, the GE courses offer real and relevant immersive learning experiences and environments, helping students to achieve Deep Learning—to know, do, and become.  Students are tasked with responsibility for their learning, just as Nephi on the shores of Bountiful when he was asked to build a ship.  Common patterns of learning include seeking, discovering, inquiry-based thinking, and problem-solving while critically reflecting throughout the learning process.

Learners act as agents of their learning in ambiguous situations, thus becoming more agile as they demonstrate mastery of program and course outcomes through practice, demonstration, and purposeful application.  The College-Wide Capabilities are integrated and interwoven throughout the GE experience with immediate application of lifelong skills.
General Education courses are designed to offer transformational learning experiences as students are magnified in mind and heart, discovering their purpose and personal mission of becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

General Education Outcomes

Students graduating from Ensign College with an Associate of Science degree will

• Reinforce the acquisition of College-Wide Capabilities for the development of spiritual and temporal self-reliance

• Demonstrate the integration of knowledge and skills through “thinking and doing” to solve real and relevant problems

• Increase in self-awareness while demonstrating empathy and examining perspectives of self, others, and place in the global world

• Discern truth from error through discovery, analysis, synthesis, and engage in big questions, both contemporary and enduring

• Critically reflect by articulating ways of learning and thinking

Ensign College works to establish articulation agreements with other colleges and universities for students in their continued pursuits of lifelong learning and academics.  Students interested in transferring credits to another college or university should review that institution’s transfer guidelines and policies.  Students are encouraged to contact the four-year institutions to which they plan to transfer and check degree requirements and departmental prerequisites.  Ensign College makes no guarantee of credit transfer and cannot negotiate or change the graduation requirements of another higher education institution.

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Bachelors of Applied Science

A minimum of 120 credits are required.

A minimum of 40 credit hours of upper-division classes (>300 level) are required.

Associate of Applied Science

Minimum credits are outlined below.

• The AAS degree is not a transfer degree.  This degree is provided in fields of study where additional education does not significantly increase employability.
• Required credits include religion, program required college courses, program core courses, and if applicable, electives.
• Some individual course credits may transfer to other institutions depending on the requirements of the institution receiving the transfer request.
• At least 25% of required credits must be earned directly from Ensign College.

Certificates

Certificates completed as a stand-alone certificate are only eligible for federal financial aid (pending FAFSA eligibility) if the certificate is more than 15 credits.

All certificates are eligible for federal financial aid (pending FAFSA eligibility) as part of the AS degree requirements. 

*Programs are not eligible for federal financial aid as a stand-alone certificate.