page_title: Brigham Young University–Idaho
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Brigham Young University–Idaho / Organization
caption_attribution_description: English: Spori Building, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho, USA.
context_page_description: Brigham Young University–Idaho is a private university in Rexburg, Idaho. Founded in 1888, the university is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, transitioned from a junior college to a four-year institution in 2001, and was known for the greater part of its history as Ricks College.
  BYU-Idaho offers programs in liberal arts including the sciences, engineering, agriculture, management, and performing arts. The university is broadly organized into 33 departments within six colleges, and its parent organization, the Church Educational System, sponsors sister schools in Utah and Hawaii. The university's focus is on undergraduate education, hosting 26 certificate, 20 associate and over 87 bachelor's degree programs, and it operates on a three-semester system also known as "tracks."
  Students at BYU-Idaho agree to follow an honor code that mandates behavior in line with LDS teachings. Approximately 99% of the university's students are members of the LDS Church, and a significant percentage of the student body take an 18- or 24-month hiatus from their studies to serve as missionaries.
context_section_description: BYU-Idaho is led by Henry J. Eyring, who began serving as president in April 2017.  Eyring is a former Academic Vice President and Advancement Vice President of BYU-Idaho.  Eyring is also the son of Henry B. Eyring, former Ricks College president and a member of the LDS Church's First Presidency.  Along with other members of CES, BYU-Idaho is under the direction of a Board of Trustees, which includes the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve, other general authorities, and presidents of auxiliary organizations. BYU-Idaho is organized into six colleges:
caption: The rebuilt Jacob Spori Building, home to BYU-Idaho Scroll
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