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International Student Transcripts

International students are individuals who require a visa in order to enter the United States to pursue their education. Official cited and translated transcripts, as well as the institution's grading scale, are required to apply as a new international student.

Updated transcripts from all previously attended colleges must be sent along with an application. Not listing all institutions, both U.S. and international, to which the student has attended or is attending can result in a loss of credit and dismissal. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure an official transcript from each institution, including Church Institute, is submitted before the application deadline.

Country Criteria

Search for your country in the country criteria to find specific instructions on what is required.

Country Criteria

Institution's Grading Scale

The Admissions department is responsible for transcript evaluation. Please ensure that your official transcript includes your institution's grading scale. Any transcripts that are unable to be processed in our office will be referred to IEE, IERF or SpanTran for evaluation.

Transcript Translation

If your official transcript is not in English, please include a cited and translated copy in English to facilitate a smooth evaluation process.

PathwayConnect Waiver

The completion of a PathwayConnect program will waive BYU–Hawaii’s high school diploma/secondary education requirements. Read more about the BYU–Hawaii BYU-Pathway Partnership Program.

Submit Transcripts

International (non-U.S.) applicants have the option to send an official copy of their transcripts either through mail or electronically.

Mail

All transcripts sent through the mail must be official and sealed and can be sent to:

BYU–Hawaii Admissions
BYU–Hawaii #1973
55-220 Kulanui St. BLDG 5
Laie, HI 96762

Please note that mail can take two to three weeks to arrive when sent from the mainland United States or through international mail.

Electronically

Official transcripts may be sent electronically one of two ways:

  1. e-Transcript Service: Official transcripts may be sent from either the Parchment Exchange or the National Student Clearinghouse.
  2. Email: Transcripts that are emailed via email to admissions@byuh.edu must be official and cited by an ecclesiastical leader (branch president, bishop, stake president) who is not a family member. Transcripts may be sent by a self-reliance manager or missionary as long as they are cited by the manager or missionary sending them or an ecclesiastical leader. Transcripts will not be accepted from the school registrar's office. Transcripts must be sent in PDF format.

Cite Transcripts

The official transcript needs to be taken to the ecclesiastical leader.

The leader needs to include the following:

  1. Leader's printed name, title (branch president, bishop, etc.), and the date.
  2. The following words: "Official transcript (or test score) has been cited."

The leader then signs the document underneath the above information.

The student can then email a PDF version of the document to admissions@byuh.edu or mail the original printed document to BYU–Hawaii Admissions.

Transcript Deadline

All documents must be received two weeks before the application deadline for the semester you are applying.

All documents received within the two weeks before the deadline will be considered late and may not be processed before the deadline, resulting in an incomplete application.

If you are sending your transcripts through the mail, please send them to BYUH Admissions far enough in advance to arrive two weeks before the deadline.