Three academic calendar tracks and a Fast Track program are currently being offered at Ricks College and will continue to be a part of the new BYU-Idaho. All qualified students will have access to at least two of the three semesters each year. Summer-Fall Track Students must sit out Winter semesters. Admission is less competitive. Fall-Winter Track Students must sit out Summer semesters.
Admission is very competitive.
Winter-Summer Track Students must sit out Fall semesters. Admission is less competitive. In Fast Track students start the summer after high school graduation and continue year-round until graduating with an associate or a bachelor s degree. This is most feasible for students who have earned some college credit while in high school. The announcement of Ricks College becoming BYU-Idaho was the beginning of a transition, not a completed process.