The following are considered transfer applicants:
- High school graduates who have at least one graded college credit completed after high school graduation. (If you have questions about your particular situation contact us.)
- Homeschool students that completed college credit after they have completed their homeschool requirements.
- Non-high school graduates who are over 18 and have at least one graded college credit.
Transferring with less than 24 graded credits | Transferring with 24 or more graded credits |
| Required to submit transcripts of any completed college or university work in addition to high school work. Check here to see if an ACT or SAT score is required. | Required to submit transcripts of any completed college or university work. |
What counts as graded credit | What does not count as graded credit |
Any accredited, graded, college work including concurrent enrollment credit, and including the following:
|
|
The following are not considered transfer applicants:
- Only completed college credit while in high school (concurrent work/dual enrollment), or who have not enrolled in college after high school graduation. These applicants are considered freshmen.
- Homeschooled applicants who have completed college credits before they completed their homeschool requirements.
- Already completed a bachelor’s degree. BYU does not offer second bachelor’s degrees. Those with bachelor’s degrees may consider a graduate program through Graduate Studies.
- We do not admit students who will be younger than 17 years of age by the first day of class.
Admission Application
- Submit your application by the appropriate application deadline.
- 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 over 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 completed a bachelor’s degree, you are not eligible for a second bachelor’s degree from BYU, but are welcome to apply to BYU graduate programs.
- Transfer applicants with 90 or more graded semester credit hours are unlikely to be admitted.
- For transfer guides, transfer evaluations, and transfer contact information, visit Transfer Evaluation.
- If you have completed any International college or university work, see Evaluating International Work for more information. BYU only accepts official US-accredited transcripts without an evaluation.