The following are considered freshmen applicants:
- Current high school students
- Those who only completed college credit while in high school (concurrent work/dual enrollment).
- High school graduates with no college credit, regardless of the amount of time since high school graduation.
- Homeschool students with no college credit taken after the date they have completed their homeschool requirements.
- Applicants who are high school age but will not be completing high school.
- Non-high school graduates who have not completed any graded college work.
The following are not considered freshmen applicants:
- High school graduates who have completed at least one graded college course after high school graduation.
- Homeschooled applicants who have completed college credit after they have completed their homeschool requirements.
- We do not admit students who will be younger than 17 by the first day of class.
Admission Application
- Submit your application by the appropriate application deadline.
- Please note that housing options depend on what is available on any given room selection date.
- Apply for the semester/term you wish to attend. Requests to change beginning semesters may not be accommodated.
- The admission criteria are the same for all entry dates. One semester/term is not easier to get into than another.
- If you want to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, learn more information about deferring here.
- You need to submit a college transcript for any concurrent college credit received.
- If you have completed any international secondary education, pre-university, college, or university work, see Evaluating International Work for more information. BYU only accepts official US-accredited transcripts without an evaluation.
- Because of the intellectual, social, and emotional maturity required of university students, BYU does not admit applicants who will be younger than 17 by the first day of class.