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BYU Fall 2027 Semester Dates: Registration, First Day, Add/Drop, Withdraw, Thanksgiving and Finals, Plus Spring and Summer 2027
BYU Fall 2027 starts Wed., Sept. 1. Priority registration opens June 7, add/drop ends Sept. 9, withdraw by Nov. 23, no classes Nov. 24-26, finals Dec....
BYU Testing Center: Hours, the Last-Test Rule, What to Bring and the Devotional Closure
The BYU Testing Center is on the second floor of the Heber J. Grant Building (HGB). This...
BYU and UVU Parking Permits, 2026-27: What They Cost, Where You Can Park, and How to Avoid a Ticket
A BYU Y permit is $60 a semester and U lots are free; a UVU yellow permit is $80 a semester...
BYU and UVU Commencement 2027: Dates, Convocation Schedule, Guest Tickets, Bag Rules and Parking
BYU's April 2027 commencement is Thursday, April 22, at the Marriott Center, with...
BYU CAPS and UVU Student Health Counseling: How to Get an Appointment, Walk-In Crisis Hours and Session Limits
BYU CAPS is at 1500 WSC (801-422-3035): fill out the intake form, then call; up to 7...
BYU Wilkinson Student Center (the Wilk): Hours, the Cougareat, Bowling, the ID Center and Every Room Number
The Wilk is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, to midnight Friday and 11:30 p.m....
UVU and BYU Final Exam Schedule, Fall 2026: Find Your Exam Day and Time
UVU's Fall 2026 finals run Dec. 7-12; a Monday 10 a.m. class tests Monday, Dec. 7, 9-10:50...
UVU Summer 2027 Semester Dates: First Day, Both Blocks, Payment, Drop and Withdraw Deadlines
UVU Summer 2027 starts Mon., May 10, with a second block starting June 28. Pay by June 2,...
Applying to BYU for Fall 2027: The Dec. 15 Deadline, the Endorsement, Scholarships and When Decisions Come
BYU's final deadline for Fall 2027 freshmen is Dec. 15, 2026, scholarships close Jan. 2 and...
BYU's Harold B. Lee Library: Hours, Group Study Rooms, Sunday Family History and How Non-Students Get a Card
The Harold B. Lee Library is open 7 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m....
BYU Limited Enrollment Programs: Every Major That Requires an Application, and How Getting In Works
Nursing, accounting, animation, graphic design, mechanical engineering and about 45 more BYU...
BYU On-Campus Housing 2026-27: Helaman Halls, Heritage Halls, Wyview and Riviera Rates, Meal Plans and How to Apply
A shared room at BYU's Helaman Halls is $4,146 for fall and winter, plus a required meal...
BYU Tuition 2026-27: $3,548 a Semester for Latter-day Saints, $7,096 for Everyone Else, and Every Other Rate
BYU's 2026-27 undergraduate tuition is $3,548 a semester for Latter-day Saint students and...
Applying to Graduate at BYU and UVU: BYU's Nov. 15 Deadline for April 2027, UVU's March 31, and the Steps at Each School
BYU undergraduates graduating in April 2027 must apply and pay the $15 fee by Nov. 15, 2026....
How Class Registration Works at BYU and UVU: Priority Dates, Waitlists, Credit Limits and the Deadlines That Matter
BYU and UVU both set your registration day by credits earned. BYU's waitlist adds you...
BYU and UVU Scholarships for 2027-28: The Jan. 2 and Feb. 1 Deadlines, What Qualifies and How to Keep Them
BYU's scholarship application and FAFSA are due Jan. 2, 2027. UVU's academic merit deadline...
Student Health Insurance at BYU and UVU: BYU's Required Plan at $484 a Semester, How to Waive It, and UVU's Pay-as-You-Go Clinic
BYU requires health insurance: its Student Health Plan is $484 a semester for a single...
BYU Winter 2027 Semester Dates: First Day, Add/Drop, Withdraw, Finals, Plus Spring, Summer and Fall 2027
BYU Winter 2027 starts Wed., Jan. 6. Tuition is due Dec. 30, add/drop ends Jan. 13, withdraw...
How to Get Into UVU: Open Admissions, No GPA or ACT Minimum, and What Happens After You Apply
Utah Valley University is open-admission: no minimum GPA, no ACT or SAT minimum and no...
Where to Eat at UVU: Every Campus Restaurant, Its Hours, GreenBucks, and What Else Is in the Sorensen Center
UVU's Sorensen Center has Chick-fil-A, Costa Vida, CupBop, Panda Express, Starbucks, Subway...
UVU Fall 2027 Semester Dates: First Day Aug. 18, Fall Break, Thanksgiving and Finals
UVU's Fall 2027 semester starts Wed., Aug. 18. Labor Day Sept. 6, fall break Oct. 14-17,...
UVU's Fulton Library: Hours, Study Room Reservations, Study Pods and the Family Study Suite
UVU's Fulton Library is open until midnight Monday through Thursday during fall and spring,...
UVU Spring 2027 Semester Dates: First Day, Drop and Withdraw Deadlines, Spring Break and Finals
UVU Spring 2027 starts Mon., Jan. 11. Drop with a refund by Feb. 1, pay by Feb. 10, spring...
UVU Student ID Card: How to Get It, the Free UTA Pass It Carries, and the $20 Replacement
Your first UVU ID card is free: submit a photo online, then pick it up at Campus Connection...
UVU Tuition 2026-27: About $3,437 a Semester for Utah Residents, and What Nonresidents Pay
UVU's 2026-27 tuition and fees total $6,873.10 a year for full-time Utah residents and...
The BYU–Utah Transfer Question: Moving Between BYU, the University of Utah and UVU, and What Happens to Your Credits
Moving between BYU, the University of Utah and UVU: deadlines, how credits and general ed...
Dating After a Mission: The Returned-Missionary Year in Provo, From the First Sunday Home to a Serious Relationship
A practical, respectful guide to dating in your first year home from a mission in Provo:...
Fall Break, Thanksgiving and Spring Break in Provo, 2026-27: UVU, BYU and Provo Schools Side by Side
Thanksgiving break 2026: UVU is off the whole week, Nov. 23-29; BYU has no classes Nov....
The Last Semester: Leaving Provo Well, From the Contract and the Couch to the Deposit and the Forwarding List
Your last semester in Provo, in order: the contract, what DI won't take, closing utilities,...
Married Housing Off Campus in Provo: Where BYU Couples Find Apartments, What Rent Runs, and Why You Start Early
Off-campus married housing near BYU: where couples find apartments (Facebook groups, KSL,...
The Married Student's Guide to Utah Valley: Paperwork, Insurance, a Second Paycheck, the Ward and Housing Beyond Wymount
For newlywed BYU and UVU students: the name change, FAFSA independence, insurance after the...
Provo for PhD Students and Postdocs: Research Life at an R1 That Calls Itself a Teaching School
Research life in Provo for PhD students and postdocs: BYU's R1 status, stipends against...
Student Parents at BYU and UVU: Daycare, the Campus Programs and the Money
Raising kids while studying in Provo and Orem: UVU's Wee Care Center and drop-in care, BYU's...
The Study-Abroad Student Coming Home to Provo: Registration From Overseas, the Contract You Left Behind, and the Semester Math
Back in Provo after study abroad: registering from overseas, the housing contract you still...
Utah Valley's Trade and Tech Schools: MTECH, Neumont, Nightingale and the Bootcamps, Rung by Rung
MTECH, Neumont, Nightingale and coding bootcamps as one ladder: what each costs, how long it...
Utah's Other Colleges, From a Utah Valley Family's View: SUU, USU, Utah Tech, Snow, Weber, Westminster and SLCC (2026-27)
Seven Utah colleges beyond BYU and UVU, compared from Provo: 2026-27 tuition, miles from...
Things to Do in Provo Between Classes: The 60-Minute List Around BYU and UVU
What fits in an hour between classes at BYU and UVU: free museums, the Tuesday devotional,...
Coming Back to Provo in January: The Restart Week
Coming back to Provo in January: the cold apartment, frozen pipes, what reopens when,...
Winter Break in Provo: The City Empties, and the Two Breaks Are Not the Same Length
UVU's break runs thirty-one days. BYU's runs twenty. They start six days apart and end five...
Winter Semester in Provo: Two Start Dates, One City, and the Month Nobody Plans For
Winter semester in Provo and Orem: BYU's Winter and UVU's Spring start days apart, the...
Graduation Weekend at BYU and UVU: The Two Ceremonies, and the One Nobody Explains
Graduation at BYU and UVU: convocation vs commencement, how the two weekends differ, what...
Provo Parking, Tickets and Towing for Students: BYU Lots, Y-Lot Permits, the Boot
Parking for students in Provo: what a Y permit covers, the overnight rule, the boot, and...
Graduation Photo Spots in Provo and Utah Valley: Where to Shoot and When
Graduation photo spots around BYU, UVU and Utah Valley: campus locations, mountain and...
BYU Homecoming Week 2026: The Parade That Ended, the Spectacular, the Game, and the Traditions That Remain
BYU Homecoming 2026 ran Oct. 6-10 under the theme 'Seek and Share,' and BYU beat Iowa State...
BYU Student Sports Tickets: The ROC Pass, the 24-Hour Request Window, the Olympic-Sports Priority System That Replaced the Lottery, and the Transfer Rules (2026–27)
How BYU's 2026-27 student ticket priority works: one request per 24-hour window, priority...
The Out-of-State Student's Paperwork in Utah: Driver License, Car Registration, Voting, Taxes, Insurance and Residency — What You Must Change, What You May Keep, and What Changing Costs You
The decisions a BYU or UVU student from another state has to make in the first semester, and...
Spring Break from Provo: St. George, Moab, Vegas, the Coast — The Student Version, Including the Awkward Fact That BYU Doesn't Have One (2027)
Spring break trips from Provo: St. George, Moab, Las Vegas and the coast, with budgets,...
Winter and Ski-Season Jobs for Students: Sundance, Park City, Soldier Hollow, and the Wasatch Resorts (2026-27)
Winter resort jobs for BYU and UVU students: Sundance's hiring window, Park City, Deer...
Graduating from BYU or UVU? How to Actually Stay in Utah Valley
Graduating and staying in Utah Valley: what ends with student status (housing, voting...
Student Halloween in Provo: The Costume, the Night, and the One Statute Worth Memorizing
Halloween 2026 for Provo students: costumes on a budget, events in the valley, getting home...
Buying a Mid-Year Housing Contract in Provo: What to Check Before You Pay
Taking over a BYU or UVU-area housing contract mid-year can be the cheapest way into a full...
Contract Season in Provo: When Student Housing Contracts Actually Change Hands
Provo's student housing contracts do not trade evenly through the year — they trade in four...
How to Sell Your BYU Housing Contract (2026 Guide)
Selling a BYU housing contract in Provo: how the transfer works, what the complex office...
How to Sell Your UVU-Area Housing Contract in Orem (2026 Guide)
Selling or transferring a student lease near UVU in Orem works nothing like BYU's...
BYU Devotionals and Forums, Explained: What Actually Happens at 11:05 on a Tuesday
Every Tuesday BYU closes its offices, suspends its meetings, and moves a large share of...
BYU Entrepreneurship Explained: The Machinery Behind the Startups, and the Question About Who Owns Your Idea
BYU produces founders at a rate few universities match, and most explanations stop at the...
BYU vs BYU–Idaho: Two Schools, One Church, and a Calendar You Do Not Get to Choose
The comparison usually gets framed as prestige versus affordability. The structural...
The Provo Bucket List: What to Do Before You Graduate, Ordered by When You Can Actually Do It
A Provo bucket list before graduation, built around seasons: what only happens in one season...
Spring and Summer Term in Provo: The Quiet Months Nobody Warns You About
Spring and summer term in Provo: what it costs, why six credits is full-time, how housing...
Finals Week in Provo: The Testing Center, the Two Calendars, and the Hour That Catches People Out
Provo runs two finals weeks on two calendars, and the biggest single trap is a clock: the...
Finding Roommates in Provo: Why the Per-Bed Contract Changes Everything You've Been Told
Almost every national guide to finding roommates assumes you sign one lease together. Provo...
In-State Tuition in Utah: The Twelve-Month Rule, the Deadline Nobody Reads, and Why It Does Not Apply at BYU
Getting in-state tuition at UVU under Utah policy R512: twelve continuous months, a written...
On-Campus vs. Off-Campus Jobs: How to Actually Decide
The pay gap between campus and off-campus work is real but it is the smallest factor in the...
The Provo Dating Show: How a Student YouTube Series Became a Genre
How a BYU student's Bachelor parody became a viral YouTube series, was taken down, rebranded...
The BYU Honor Code, Explained for People Who Aren't Mormon
The BYU Honor Code explained: the commitments as written, what changed in 2023, who enforces...
Student Banking in Utah Valley: Credit Unions, Campus Cards, and the Mission Problem
Banking for BYU and UVU students: why credit unions dominate, handling an account while away...
Visiting BYU Campus: Museums, the Creamery, the Y & Parking
Visiting BYU: four free museums, the Creamery, the Y hike, where to park, and the day of the...
UVU's Aviation Program: What It Is & Why Provo's Sky Is Busy
How UVU's pilot program at Provo Airport works: the degrees, the fleet, getting in, what...
How to Not Overpay for Textbooks at BYU & UVU (Fall 2026)
Saving on textbooks at BYU and UVU: syllabus first, library reserve, rentals, matching the...
Intramurals & Club Sports at BYU and UVU: How to Actually Get On a Team
How intramurals work at BYU and UVU: signing up, the free-agent list, picking a sport if...
Do You Actually Need a Car as a Student in Provo?
An honest decision guide for BYU and UVU students — what campus parking really looks like,...
Welcome Week 2026 in Utah Valley: UVU's Weeks of Welcome & BYU Orientation
UVU's fall 2026 classes began Aug. 19 and BYU's on Sept. 2. Verified Weeks of Welcome,...
The BYU Guide to Provo: Housing, Food, Game Days & Visiting Campus
Everything Provo.com has on BYU in one place: housing, food near campus, game days, student...
The First-Generation Student's Guide to UVU: You Belong Here (and Here's the Map)
41% of UVU students are the first in their families to attend college. This guide decodes...
The UVU Commuter Survival Guide: Parking, UVX & the Art of Arriving Sane
Commuting to UVU: permit strategy, which lots fill first, free transit with your student ID,...
The UVU Wolverines Game-Day Guide: The Den, Free Tickets & the New Big West Era
UVU game day: free student tickets, The Den, UCCU Center logistics, free parking after 5,...
The UVU Guide: Housing, Food & Commuting
Everything Provo.com has on UVU in one place: student guides, housing near campus, food...
UVU for Students 25 and Older: The Working Adult's Guide to Going (Back) to School
UVU for students 25 and older: how UVU serves working adults, parents and career changers,...
Married & Family Student Housing at BYU (2026 Guide)
BYU married student housing: Wymount Terrace and Wyview Park, eligibility for married and...
Summer Sales in Utah: A College Student's Guide
Summer sales jobs in Utah: pest control, solar and alarm sales, the major Provo-area...
Moving to Provo for College: Move-In Day & Your First Week (BYU & UVU)
Moving in for BYU or UVU: what to bring, what to set up before you arrive, move-in logistics...
How to Find Student Housing in Provo & Orem (2026 Guide)
A step-by-step guide to finding student housing in Provo and Orem — BYU-contracted housing...
UVU Student Housing: There Are No Dorms — How Renting Near UVU Actually Works
UVU has no dorms and no contracted housing, so every student rents on the open market. What...
Best Study Spots in Provo & Orem
Where to study in Provo and Orem: library hours including Sunday closures and the Tuesday...
Provo for Grad Students & Young Professionals
Grad school life in Provo: the city's four graduate institutions, where grad students live,...
Provo for Transfer Students: What to Expect
Transferring to BYU or UVU: credit transfers, housing, social adjustment and tips for a...
Internships & Career Resources in Provo & Silicon Slopes
Finding an internship from Provo - where the employers are, how to get academic credit, when...
Student Meal Prep Guide: Eating Well on $200/Month
Meal prep for Provo students: a shopping order, bulk staples, whether your housing allows...
The International Student's Guide to Provo
International students in Provo: culture shock, practical logistics, social life, food and...
Student Health & Wellness Resources in Provo
Health resources for BYU and UVU students: campus health centers, the insurance requirement,...
BYU vs UVU: Which School Is Right for You?
BYU or UVU? Tuition, admissions, the Honor Code and campus culture compared honestly, plus...
Best Part-Time Jobs for Students in Provo
Student jobs in Provo: on-campus rules, employers that hire students, and protecting your...
How to Make Friends in Provo (Especially If You're New)
Practical advice for building friendships in Provo — whether you're a student, a transplant,...
Post-Mission Guide: Returning to Provo & BYU
Coming home from a mission to Provo: housing, registration, social adjustment, dating and...
UVU Student Guide: Housing, Parking, Costs & Campus Life
Student life at Utah Valley University: campus resources, housing, transportation, food,...
Dating in Provo: An Honest Guide
What dating is like in Provo, Utah — the culture, the apps, the expectations, and honest...
The Complete BYU Student Guide: Everything You Need to Know
What a new BYU student needs in Provo: housing, the Honor Code in plain terms, food on...
Your First Semester Survival Guide: BYU & UVU
Surviving your first semester in Provo: from move-in day to finals week, with practical tips...
Student Discounts & Deals in Provo
Every student discount worth knowing about in Provo — free transit, gym access, restaurant...
Sell or buy a housing contract
The free exchange for BYU and UVU contracts — filter by school and semester, or list the one you need out of.
Start where you actually are
Four years in Provo is the same handful of problems arriving in a predictable order. Find the one you have this week.
- I just got here
- Move-in, the first two weeks, and the two welcome periods — UVU's and BYU's run a fortnight apart, which catches out almost everyone with a friend at the other school.
- Move-in day & your first week · Welcome Week · First-semester survival · How to make friends here
- I need somewhere to live
- The two systems are genuinely different: BYU runs approved contracted housing with eligibility rules, UVU has no housing at all and sends you to the open market.
- Finding student housing · UVU housing (there are no dorms) · Best apartments near BYU · Finding roommates · Married & family housing
- I need out of my housing contract
- Mission call, transfer, engagement, withdrawal. It is usually possible, and the part that costs people money is not finding a buyer — it is the paperwork nobody filed.
- The contract exchange · Selling a BYU contract · Selling a UVU-area contract · Buying one mid-year · Utah renters' rights
- I need money, or I need to spend less of it
- Jobs, discounts, textbooks, groceries, and the residency rule that decides what a year of tuition actually costs you.
- Part-time jobs · On-campus vs off-campus work · Student discounts · Not overpaying for textbooks · Eating well on $200 a month · In-state tuition: the twelve-month rule
- I need to get around
- Whether a car is worth it here, what the UVX actually solves, and where the parking rules bite.
- Do you need a car? · The UVU commuter guide · BYU campus & parking
- I need something to do this weekend
- Dating, intramurals, game days, study spots that stay open, and the list of things worth doing before you leave.
- Dating in Provo, honestly · Intramurals & club sports · UVU game day · Best study spots · The Provo bucket list
- The semester is ending and I'm not okay
- Finals, the Testing Center, the two calendars that never line up, and where to find help before it gets worse.
- Finals week survival · Student health & wellness · Spring & summer term
- I'm not a typical freshman
- Transfers, returned missionaries, international students, grad students, first-generation students, and everyone over 25.
- Transfer students · Post-mission · International students · First-generation at UVU · UVU at 25 and over · Grad students & young professionals · Student parents: find your kids' schools
- I'm deciding between schools, or thinking about what comes after
- The comparison people actually want, and the first steps toward a career that mostly happens forty minutes north of here.
- BYU vs UVU · BYU vs BYU–Idaho · Internships & Silicon Slopes · Summer sales, explained · The full BYU guide · The full UVU guide
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