Checklist

  1. Pay your deposit to enroll in the program. Instructions on how to pay your deposit should have been sent to you by Graduate Studies. If you cannot locate these instructions, please email gradstudies@byu.edu. Payment of this deposit is required by all incoming students, even those who have scholarship funds awarded to them. If a student has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship, the amount of the paid deposit will be returned to them by the Financial Aid office a few weeks after school starts.
  2. Find out about the BYU MBA Information Day. Take a look at last year's agenda to find out more. Details on the 2010 BYU MBA Information Day will be posted in January 2010.
  3. Sign up for a current student and alumni mentor so you can learn more about life as a BYU MBA student and so you can come to a better understanding of what your life and career can be like post MBA. To sign up for a mentor, please email Kristin_Adair@byu.edu.
  4. Add yourself to the Yahoo! group so you can keep up to date on upcoming events, activities, students looking for roommates, service opportunities, how to buy sports passes with other students etc. You should have or will receive an email with instructions on how to add yourself to the group. If you do not receive these instructions, please email ginny_richman@byu.edu.
  5. Look at all dates and deadlines for admitted students.
  6. Complete the required Harvard online prerequisite coursework in accounting and statistics by 1 July. Information on how to register for these courses will be sent to you in your admission letter and can also be found on the Proficiency Exam page.
  7. If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and you choose to apply for Federal Aid, make sure to complete an online FAFSA once your taxes are complete (i.e. you would use your 2008 taxes to apply for the 2009 – 2010 school year). Register for a pin to expedite the process. International students do not qualify for federal student aid, but can check out Marriott School loans.
  8. Set up a BYU login ID and password. To do this, go to the Graduate Studies web site. Click on the application status link and then click create Net ID.
  9. Create an email alias.
  10. Complete an incoming student survey.
  11. Register for a parking pass.
  12. Inform the MBA office of any address, phone, or email changes by contacting Ginny Richman at ginny_richman@byu.edu or (801) 422-1103.
  13. Read the policies and procedures manual.
  14. Read, sign, and mail all forms to the MBA office by 3rd August.
  15. After receiving a registration email from the MBA program, complete your fall registration. You can disregard all general registration material from the university. Registration for classes will not be available until after you receive the email from Debbie Ruse. You should receive the registration email in July. If you do not receive the email, please notify Debbie Ruse at debbie_ruse@byu.edu.
  16. Review the orientation schedule and make plans to be near Provo during the orientation. Your attendance is required for the entire orientation. International students must attend both the international student orientation and the incoming full-time student orientation.
  17. Check out BYU discounts on software, computers, and virus protection for students.
  18. Purchase and set up a laptop.
  19. Order textbooks.
  20. Ensure you have completed all of the necessary paperwork for student and/or family health insurance.
  21. Locate housing. You can find resources for housing near campus at http://housing.byu.edu/. Craigslist is another good resource to find housing. There are several neighborhoods where single graduate students live. For more information about those neighborhoods or others, contact Emily Tanner at emilytanner@gmail.com. It is also a good idea to sign up on southprovo@yahoogroups.com if you are looking for single graduate housing in that neighborhood. Some of the popular units in that area are: Pioneer I and II, Canyon Meadows, Deerhaven, Alpine Brook, and homes on Slate Canyon.
  22. Pay tuition by the tuition deadline for the fall.
  23. Complete the autobiography sketch and email it to debbie_ruse@byu.edu before July 1st.

Find out more about how you can get involved in the MBA program by visiting our clubs and associations web site.