10.1.8 Institute Credits to BYU-Idaho

Institute courses taken “for credit” that a) have a letter grade (A through C-) or pass (P) grade and b) have a direct equivalent to a BYU-Idaho religion course will be accepted as transfer credit to fulfill BYU-Idaho graduation requirements, but institute courses do not impact the student’s BYU-Idaho GPA.

BYU-Idaho considers evaluation of transferrable institute course credits only with an official institute of religion transcript. Official transcripts can be submitted via email or through the postal service.

By Email

Official transcripts must come directly from an ldschurch.org email address of an institute instructor, secretary, or coordinator. Students may not submit transcripts. Emailed official transcripts should be sent to transcriptsubmit@byui.edu after final grades have posted. The emailed transcript should be in the CES Transcript format, not the Institute Report Card format. A separate transcript for each student is required. (Note: Other schools in the Church Education System currently do not accept institute transcripts via email.)

By Mail

Official transcripts must be signed by an institute coordinator or an authorized representative and submitted in a sealed envelope. BYU-Idaho will not evaluate transcripts submitted via fax or any other method deemed unsecure by the university. Multiple transcripts from the same institute can be sent in the same envelope. Transcripts only need to be submitted once to BYU-Idaho.

To ensure timely processing, mailed official transcripts should be sent to the BYU-Idaho Admissions Office immediately after final grades are posted. Typical processing time is 2–6 weeks from the time the transcript is received to appearance on the student’s BYU-Idaho transcript. Transcripts should be sent to Brigham Young University-Idaho, Admissions Office, 120 Kimball Building, Rexburg, ID 83460-1615.

Institute courses will not appear on a student’s unofficial BYU-Idaho transcript unless the student requests that the institute send the transcript to BYU-Idaho Admissions. This is done after the student completes PathwayConnect.

Any questions regarding the process of sending official transcripts to BYU-Idaho can be emailed to transfer@byui.edu.