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Basic Admissions FAQ

How can I contact the Admissions Office?

• The Admissions Office is in Kimball 120 and is open from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed for devotional on Tuesdays and forum hour on Thursdays).
• You can contact them by emailing [email protected] or calling (208) 496-1411.

What information will I need to apply? 

• See What You Need Before You Begin the Application

How do I apply?

• Campus Applicants:  Apply to BYU-Idaho
• Online Applicants:   BYU-Idaho Online Learning .

How do I reopen my application?

• See   How to Reopen Application .

How do I apply to BYU-I if I was home-schooled?

• For info on applying as a home-schooled applicant, see Home and Private School Prospective Students
• You can fill out the Home school Transcript form on that site and send it to [email protected].
• If you still have questions, reach out to the Admissions office at   (208) 496-1300

Do BYU-Pathway students need to apply to BYU-I to transfer? 

• If you were previously a PathwayConnect or BYU PathwayOnline student, you will need to re-apply to BYU-Idaho to become a campus student.

If I am a former student but didn't complete my degree, is it possible for me to return to BYU-Idaho?

• Absolutely! You can find more info and apply on the Former College Students at BYU-Idaho website. 

Do I need to apply as a Former Student if I was attending on campus but now want to attend BYUI Online?

• To finish your degree online, you will need to select "Apply to BYU-Pathway" on the Apply to Church Schools website.

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How do I submit my transcript to BYU-I?

Your transcript should be sent directly from the institution you are attending or previously attended. Have the transcript sent to one of the following addresses depending on if you are a new applicant or a current BYU-I student.

New Applicants

• Mailing Address: CES Admission Services, B-226 ASB, Provo, Utah 84602
• Email Address: [email protected]

Current BYU-I Students

• Mailing Address: BYU-Idaho, 120 Kimball Building, Rexburg, ID 83460-1615
• Email Address: [email protected]

How do I check if I was accepted to BYUI? 

• You can view  Checking Your Admissions Status for step-by-step instructions.

How do I accept my offer to BYU-Idaho? 

• Follow the tutorial for:  Accepting Your Offer to BYU-Idaho

What is the track system and how are tracks assigned?

• See  Track Decision Process  on the three track system website .

How do I fill out the track questionnaire?

• Follow the tutorial for the  Track Questionnaire .

How do I accept my track questionnaire and create my BYUI Account?

• Follow the tutorial for  Accepting Your Track Assignment and Creating Your BYU-I Account .

Can I change my assigned track?

• Most students are able to manage their assigned track using various options (i.e. online courses, deferments, overrides, etc.) Please see  Year-Round Enrollment Options . If after reviewing these options you still feel like changing your track is needed, please contact the  Admissions Office  at (208) 496-1300.

How do I take classes in the Summer when it is not my assigned track?

• You will need to contact the Admissions office and ask for permission to take summer courses (this is only an option for domestic students). Contact the Admissions Office at 208-496-1411, chat in on the  BYU-Idaho  page or email them at  [email protected] . 

Missionaries

What should I do before leaving on a full-time mission?

• If you're planning to serve a mission while attending BYU-Idaho, see Missionary Information for answers to common questions.

Is there a program for Returned Missionaries?

• The Returning Missionary Program  is a valuable tool for returning missionaries to continue their academic and spiritual development. These students will prove a great blessing to others on campus through their leadership and examples.

Where can I learn more about campus tours? 

• BYU-Idaho offers different types of tours tailored to different types of audiences. To review more information on the specific types of tours and schedule a tour, please visit  Campus Tours .

What does Fast Grad mean?

• The Fast Grad program offers students the opportunity to graduate faster by attending BYU-Idaho year-round. Students who meet the criteria are encouraged to contact the Admissions Office to discuss their eligibility for Fast Grad. For more information, please go to  Fast Grad.

What is Concurrent Enrollment?

• Concurrent Enrollment allows someone who is at least 16 years of age to enroll in college-level classes. You can visit the  Concurrent Enrollment  page to learn more. Additional information can also be found at  Concurrent Enrollment  on the OneStop.

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How to plan for a college visit.

College tours and weekend visits can help you evaluate some of the factors you can't assess by reading school brochures and websites. Make the most of them by planning ahead so you know what to look for once you’re there.

Before You Go

• Look into scheduling a visit during a preview weekend, when the college or university will have planned activities for prospective students, and you may even be able to stay on campus with current students. Consider a virtual tour if visiting isn’t possible.
• Think about the things you want in an ideal college, make a list to take along with you so you’ll remember to look for these things (location, living options, student activities, degree programs offered, community amenities, costs, etc.).
• If you’re not planning to visit during a planned preview event, schedule an appointment with an admissions officer to get all of your questions answered by an authoritative source.
• Consider contacting the department where you might want to study and find out if you can sit in on a class while you are visiting.
• Schedule a campus tour.
• Look at the campus events calendar online to see what extracurricular or athletic events are happening while you’re visiting, and plan to attend one you think you might enjoy.
• Plan to spend some time off-campus, learning about the community. Visit shops and restaurants, and attend a community event, if possible. You’re visiting the place you may end up living for the next 4-5 years, so you’ll want to make sure it’s a good fit!

Once You Arrive – Things to Look For

• Visit the financial aid office to pick up any forms you might need, and to ask questions you might have about assistance.
• Grab the student newspaper to learn about current events on campus and to find out more about the campus culture.
• Think about your plans to get around campus and the community: is there adequate transportation and/or parking for your lifestyle?
• Check out campus bulletin boards and check out what students are doing during your visit to see if the activities match your interests.
• Visit all of the campus housing options to see which would be the best fit for you. Stay overnight at one, if possible.
• Visit the places where students hang out on campus: libraries, student union building, and other gathering places where you can get a feel for the campus vibe.
• Talk to students and find out what they like about the school, and if there are any shortcomings you might want to consider. Ask why they chose to attend, what kinds of things there are to do on the weekends, and any other questions that might help you make a decision.
• Talk to professors to see what they think about the opportunities you might be able to take advantage of considering the course of study you plan to pursue. What’s the department like, how much access would you have to help from faculty, are there extracurricular clubs or honor societies you could join related to your major, are there opportunities to study abroad?
• Check out the health and wellness facilities to see what kinds of amenities are available.

Choosing a College

You've got lots of options and probably many questions about what's out there and how to pick the program and school that's right for you. These resources can help.

Idaho Colleges Directory

How to Find the Right College for You

First Generation College Students

University of Idaho

The Campus Visit Office at the University of Idaho is excited to be hosting guided campus tours Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. (PT).

Look up tour guides, travel tips, and information about Moscow and learn the rules for walk-in visitors. Choose between a daily campus visit, group visit, or a visit to the College of Graduate Studies.

Idaho State University

Campus visits are being scheduled Monday-Friday at ISU. Schedule your visit when classes are in session to see what the college has to offer you.

Consider visiting the ISU College of Technology , too!

Boise State University

BSU offers a self-guided tour option, complete with an interactive map and loads of must-know facts. Tours are available every weekday and even some Saturdays. A typical walking tour lasts about 90-minutes and groups are limited to 20 people.

Lewis-Clark State College

Get to know the campus culture and explore life at Lewis-Clark State College! Choose from an individual visit, group visit, Saturday visit, and K-6th grade visit. Families are always welcome and encouraged to participate.

North Idaho College

Individual tours are currently available in person with 24 hours’ notice. Each campus tour allows for one party (family/friends) not to exceed 4 people. Masks and social distancing are required. Tours are limited on a daily basis Monday through Friday. Students with disabilities who wish to request accommodations for their tour should also contact the Disability Support Services .

College of Western Idaho

You are invited to a personalized tour of the CWI campus location of your choice to learn what it’s like to be a student at CWI. Meet CWI tour guides; get information about financial aid and scholarship opportunities; experience CWI student life, support services, classrooms, labs, and more.

College of Southern Idaho

Take an individual tour, group tour, or a Vet Tech tour. Campus tours are one hour long and include the main circle of the Twin Falls campus. Most campus tours are led by a CSI Student Ambassador and include the Student Union, gym, library, classrooms, and some of CSI’s Career Technical Education programs. Upon request, you can also see CSI’s student housing options.

College of Eastern Idaho

To sign up for a tour on the CEI website go to cei.edu

• Select “Apply Now” in the bottom blue bar
• On the new screen select “EVENTS” in the top blue bar
• On the next page scroll to the bottom and select “Tour”
• On this screen, you can register for a tour

Or call 208-524-3000 ext.4 and a CEI admissions expert will be happy to schedule your tour.

Northwest Nazarene University

Take it all in and experience NNU in person! Visit options include a campus tour, or meeting with an admissions counselor or professor in your area of interest.

College of Idaho

In-person campus visits have resumed. The total number of each group of visitors to campus is limited to 10 at a time, so visiting students should plan for no more than one guest to accompany them. Appropriate physical distancing and precautionary measures will be observed. Schedule your visit now.

Brigham Young University - Idaho

BYU-Idaho offers tours tailored to specific audiences including prospective students, admitted students, and public tours for elementary school groups, alumni and family, community members, and families of current students.

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Upcoming events.

Campus Tours

In-person tours, campus tour, self-guided campus tour, virtual tours, live virtual tour with tour guide, frequently asked questions.

Prospective students are defined as the following:

• High school students grade 9-12 (or equivalent)
• High school graduate with no college work
• Transfer students
• Admitted students
• International students
• Graduate students

A prospective student may only bring 2 guests. Additional guests can participate in a self-guided walking tour.

You can schedule a live virtual tour! On this tour, one of our tour guides will show you campus and introduce you to the BYU experience.

We offer group tours to the following groups:

• Elementary school classes
• Middle school/junior high classes
• High school classes
• Church/youth groups
• Other groups

Please keep in mind that group tours require chaperones. For students K-8, you will need to bring 1 chaperone for every 10 students. For students 9-12, you will need 1 chaperone for every 15 students.

Tours should be scheduled prior to your visit. In-person tours leave every other hour and are available Monday through Friday. The first tour leaves at 10 a.m. and the final tour leaves at 4 p.m.

Tours are 60 minutes long, and will allow you to do the following:

• Tour campus either on a golf cart or walking
• Admission application
• Campus resources
• Student life

One-hour parking is available at the Hinckley Center visitor's parking lot . Before your tour, you will need to ask the Hinckley Center receptionist for a pass to hang on your rearview mirror.

If the Hinckley Center visitor's parking is full, or you plan to stay longer than an hour on campus, additional parking is located at the Museum of Art visitor's parking lot .

Remember to give yourself an appropriate amount of time to find a parking space.

We try to accommodate all our tours with golf carts, but this is not a guarantee. Please be prepared to do a walking tour if golf carts are not available. Groups of eight or more will be walking tours.

If you have questions regarding disability, foreign language tours, or Saturday tours please call 801-422-1280.

Event Details

BYU-Idaho Campus Day

50 West Viking Street, Rexburg, ID, US

BYU-Idaho I Center

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Campus Day 2023

Description.

BYU Idaho is excited to hold our annual C ampus Day on October 20, 2023. We invite high school students and their families to come experience BYU-Idaho in person and learn about everything the university has to offer. We will provide a day filled with fun activities and informative breakout sessions with presenters in admissions, housing, financial aid, counseling, activities, and career center. The event will take place throughout BYU-Idaho's Campus from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Campus Day Schedule

8:00 am-9:00 am: Check-in 

• Location: BYUI-Center

9:00 am-10:00 am: Campus Day 2023 Opening Session

• Location: Hart Building 

10:00 am-11:30 am: The Department Fair will allow you the opportunity to speak directly with the academic programs you're interested in and the other campus resources that are available to help you succeed while at BYU-Idaho. Come with great questions to ask, and take the chance to interact with those who want to make your student experience great.

• Location: I-Center Courts

Choose Your Own Adventure

Information Breakout Sessions:

• Location: Taylor Building

11:45 am-2:30 pm: Breakout sessions with Housing & Student Living (Taylor 160), Financial Aid (Taylor 170), Alumni Engagement (Taylor 130), Admissions (Taylor Chapel), Counseling Center (Taylor 180), Career & Employment Services (Taylor 140), Campus Recreation (Taylor 144), Parent Involvement (Taylor 146).

11:45 am-12:15 pm:  First Break Out Session

12:30 pm-1:00 pm:  Second Break Out Sessions

1:15 pm- 1:45 pm: Third Break Out Session

2:00pm-2:30pm: Fourth Break out Sessions

Campus Tours:  

10:30 am- 3:00 pm: If you are interested in taking a campus tour head to the Welcome Center on the second floor of the Manwaring Center. The first tour group will start at 10:30 am and tour guides will continue to take walk-ins every thirty minutes until 3:30 pm. 

• Location: The Welcome Center in the Manwaring Center

Application Help:

12:30 pm-3:00 pm: Need help completing or starting a BYU-Idaho application; an admissions counselor will be in McKay 190 to help answer questions.

• Location: McKay 190

Ropes Course :

10:00 pm-4:00 pm: Register here for the ropes course http://event.byui.edu/ropescourse and use the code: CAMPUSDAY2023. The ropes course will be on a first come first serve basis.

• Location: In the sports complex, west of the Rexburg Temple.

Individual Departments Meet-Up: 

12:00 pm-3:00 pm:  Click here for list of colleges that will accept walk-in's to visit their buildings. 

10:30 am-2:00 pm: Lunch will be provided for student participants in the Manwaring Center food court.  

Walk-in registration:  

If you are interested in attending Campus Day on October 20, 2023 but have not yet registered; we will accept walk-in registrations the day of. 

Questions & Answers

Visitors attending Campus Day can park at The Church of Jesus Christ Stake Center parking lot next to the Rexburg Temple ( 64 E 7th, Rexburg, ID 83440 ). Shuttles will be provided to transport participants from the parking lot to the BYU-Idaho Center from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. 

Check-in will be in the BYU-I Center from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

Everyone is welcome to Campus Day! We require every prospective student to register before the event to receive a swag bag. If you have any family members in High School, they are welcome to register. 

Yes, late registration will be available throughout the day in the BYU-I Center . 

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An Inside Look at the Summer 2024 BYU Music Tours

This summer, several BYU ensembles will travel internationally to perform for audiences in Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Brussels, and South Korea. Here’s an inside look at these BYU music tours, how the groups are preparing, where they’re going and what the directors are looking forward to.

BYU Singers: Ireland

On April 27, the BYU Singers will embark on a nine-day trip to perform in Dublin and Cork, Ireland. The Singers were invited to apply to perform at the Cork International Choral Festival . The Singers are invited to apply to many festivals each year, but this particular festival grants each choir a stipend to help assist the choir’s travel to the competition.

Dr. Andrew Crane (professor, choral conducting and ensembles) and the BYU Singers have spent the last year preparing a 12-minute program for the competition, adhering to several strict guidelines about the repertoire and composers. The choir has even invited several choral professionals and a choreographer to work with the choir and fine-tune aspects of the performance that the judges will be looking for. Dr. Crane is excited to see the choir’s hard work pay off when they perform in front of an international jury composed of worldwide choral experts.

Dr. Crane says that even though the Singers are traveling specifically to Cork to perform in the international competition, they’re not going just to compete. The competition gives the choir a common, uniting goal. “It's also really great just to travel the world and to collaborate with and listen to other choirs from all over the world. So it's a great learning experience,” says Dr. Crane.

“It's also really great just to travel the world and to collaborate with and listen to other choirs.”

While the choir is in Cork, they will also take time to perform in concerts for the people in Cork with the other choirs participating in the competition, sharing their passion for music with the audiences. The tour will also include performances in Dublin.

BYU Synthesis: The Netherlands, Germany, and Brussels

From May 1 to 22, BYU Synthesis will travel to the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium, collaborating with ensembles and performing in festivals and concerts along the way.

Dr. Ben Nichols says that he and the band are passionate about music, education, and especially jazz, and they’re looking forward to sharing what they love most about music with the musicians and audiences they meet on the trip. “We'd also like to give back,” Dr. Nichols says. “For me and for many of the students in synthesis, being able to see bands (either college bands or professional bands) perform were really formative and inspiring experiences when we were young [musicians].”

“For me and for many of the students in synthesis, being able to see bands (either college bands or professional bands) perform were really formative and inspiring experiences when we were young [musicians].”

So the band is planning to workshop and perform with several high school bands throughout the tour. “We'd love to be able to help inspire [the bands] and learn from them as well,” says Dr. Nichols.

Synthesis is preparing a wide array of music so that they can perform unique and special pieces for each performance. The group will perform some of the greatest hits of big-band music as well as new compositions from Dr. Nichols and from students in the band.

For students, performing their original music on tour will make the experience even more personal and unique, says Dr. Nichols. “I think that will be a really great experience for the students to be able to share their art and also show that you can play but that there's no reason why you can't be an arranger and a writer as well.”

Dr. Nichols is looking forward to sharing the light of music during the tour as well. He says, “It's really a spiritual mission and music is the medium. . . . We want to share the spirit and the love of God for our fellow man with everyone that we interact with, and those performances [are] a really great opportunity to do so.”

Women's Chorus: Germany and Switzerland

Women’s Chorus is excited to share their unique sound and beautiful moving music with the people in Germany and Switzerland. To prepare, the group is focusing on fine-tuning the music they’ve been rehearsing and learning about the culture in each destination.

Wind Symphony: South Korea

The BYU Wind Symphony , directed by Dr. Shawn Smith (associate professor and director of bands), is preparing to perform at the 20th World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) International Conference in July. The group will travel to Gwangju, South Korea (a suburb of Seoul) to perform at the one-of-a-kind conference dedicated solely to symphonic wind music.

Every two years, the WASBE conference invites symphonic bands from across the globe to submit applications and recordings to perform at the conference. “It’s a highly competitive process,” says Dr. Smith, and this year the BYU Wind Symphony will perform at the conference.

The BYU Wind Symphony will perform a full 90-minute concert at the conference. The Wind Symphony’s performance at WASBE will be unique because of the specialized audience. Dr. Smith says, “This [performance] is a little bit different, . . . because we will actually be performing for people that are deeply involved in band music.” But Dr. Smith and the Wind Symphony’s goal is to always perform at a high level—after all, the high-quality performance is how the Wind Symphony landed their spot in the prestigious conference in the first place.

“This [performance] is a little bit different . . . because we will actually be performing for people that are deeply involved in band music.”

The Wind Symphony will also perform a festival for the general public in a large outdoor city park. Dr. Smith says, “I'm excited about the concert in the park because that is [an opportunity to] play for families and people that are out enjoying their day, and they can stop and hear the Wind Symphony perform.”

The Wind Symphony will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue by performing the iconic piece at the conference. The piece showcases a stellar piano solo that Dr. Jihea Hong-Park (associate professor, piano)—a native of South Korea—will perform. Dr. Smith says, “[We’re] really excited to perform with [Dr. Hong-Park], and she's just a rock star on the piano. To be able to have that South Korea–connection as well I think is pretty special.”

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Spring 2024 Devotional and Forum Schedule

Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., students, faculty, staff, and the greater BYU-Idaho community attend the weekly devotional address at the BYU-Idaho Center. Speakers are selected from university employees, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and friends of BYU-Idaho. In addition, each semester one college hosts a guest speaker for a campus forum hour.

Most devotionals and forums will be broadcast live on www.byui.edu/speeches/devotionals and BYUI Radio (KBYR 91.5 FM), and will be archived on www.byui.edu/speeches/search .

Please plan to gather with the campus each Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in the BYU-Idaho Center or online to receive spiritual edification.

Spring 2024 DEVOTIONAL AND FORUM SCHEDULE

• 23 – Alvin F. Meredith III and Sister Jennifer Meredith , President of BYU-Idaho

• 30 – Bill Riggins , Student Honor Office Director

• 7 – Nate Wise, Digital Content/Intellectual Property Rights Specialist

• 14 – Becky Roesler, Music Faculty Member

• 16 – Cindy Bezas (FORUM) , BYU-Idaho Online Faculty

• 19 – Elder Neil L. Anderson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

• 28 – Darby Stapelman, Director of Elementary Student Teaching Services

• 4 – Elder James W. McConkie III, General Authority Seventy

• 11 – Paul W. Lambert, Religion Initiative Director, Wheatley Institute, BYU

• 18 – Becky L. Craven , Former Second Counselor, Young Women General Presidency & Ronald L. Craven, Former Mission President, North Carolina Charlotte Mission

• 25 – Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, Second Counselor, Young Women General Presidency

• 2 – Jennifer Hunter, Curriculum Designer

• 9 – John Fisher, Associate Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences

• 16 – Adam Bair, Management Faculty Member

• 25 – Spring Commencement – Sister J. Anette Dennis, First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency