Application
What is the correct website for the application?
Any English exam waiver request must be approved by this individual
Riley
What does FERPA stand for?
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
What allows students who are currently enrolled in Concurrent Enrollment classes to register for New Freshman classes?
AMOD Temp Field
What is the Building and Room Number of the Admissions Office?
Kimball 120
What is the difference between a weighted GPA and an unweighted GPA?
Unweighted- Based on a 4.0 scale. Also considered a simple GPA. This is the easiest and most common GPA we receive.
An international student is considered this after their application is reviewed by the Admissions Office and deemed to meet minimum standards.
Conditionally Admitted
What is FERPA?
Federal law that governs confidentiality of student records. It prohibits the distribution or disclosure of non-directory student information without written consent.
What are the two ways that Concurrent Enrollment students can apply to become New Freshman?
A TD Form (See Edrianne) or through the CES application.
What 3 offices do students need to talk to before they withdraw completely from the school?
Financial Aid, Housing, and Accounting.
If students are already admitted, where should they send transcripts to?
transcriptsubmit@byui.edu
‘I haven’t gotten my track questionnaire from Admissions’ is a common phrase heard from international students. Just like Domestic students, they can click on this phrase to receive the information they need on the Status page.
View Decision
Ture or False: Under FERPA regulation, employees cannot disclose ANY directory information of a student.
False- Directory information can be shared publicly. Though, we try to be as respectful and discreet as possible.
New Freshmen who have accepted their admissions offer, but would like to take CE classes while still in high school MUST apply through what?
The TD Form (Again see Edrianne)
Generally speaking, who should online students talk to about changing their bill type?
Pathway. There is one exception. If a student completed BYUI coursework at the same time they completed Pathway, we would assist them.
How much is the application fee?
$35
Moving forward, international students will not be able to register for these classes until they have checked in on campus.
Online Courses
How frequently is BYUI REQUIRED to inform their eligible students about their FERPA rights?
Students will need to know what two things to complete the TD form by themselves? (To go from Concurrent to New Freshman or vis versa)
1. Their BYUI Username
2. Their BYUI Password
How long would the amount of concrete used in the I-Center be in terms of miles?
73 miles! That is from here to Pocatello.
What are quarter credits and how are they different from semester credits?
Some colleges split semesters up into quarters (similar to high school). Those credits are worth less credit hours compared to semester credits. A student may think he earned 50 credits doing concurrent enrollment, but if a university counts them as quarter credits, they will be significantly less when they transfer. It is all based on credit HOURS.
This African country currently does not require an English Proficiency Exam, but this will all change starting with the Spring 2022 application.
Sierra Leon
True or False: FERPA only applies to students after they are enrolled.
True!
If an applicant starts a CES Concurrent Enrollment application after having been already admitted as a New Freshman, they will lose what status? (Clue: They must complete the CE to NF process to regain this status).
New Freshman Enrollment
How long has Riley Hall worked in the Admissions Office as a full time employee?
15 years