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The Admission Process

The School of Family Life is responsible for a large undergraduate enrollment, service courses, and two graduate programs (Marriage and Family Therapy and Marriage, Family and Human Development). Therefore, it is necessary to limit the size of the MFHD graduate program. Usually 6-10 students are admitted each year. Students who wish to apply can access an online application for admission through the Graduate Studies website at www.byu.edu/gradstudies or simply click the “Apply Now” link in the menu to the left.

If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the office of Graduate Studies (105 FPH, Provo, UT 84602 or call 801-422-4091) to receive a paper application. The application deadline is January 10th. Candidates are admitted once a year for Fall. Admission decisions are usually announced no later than March 1st.

Applicants must take the GRE. Applications without a GRE score are incomplete and will not be considered. Please request that ETS send a copy of your GRE scores to the Office of Graduate Studies. For more information about the GRE, contact the BYU testing Center, visit http://www.gre.com/ or write to:

Graduate Record Examination         Educational Testing Service         Box 6000          Princeton, NJ 08540-6000

Step-by-Step Application Guide

1. Click the “Apply Now" link on the top of your screen.
2. Create a new account and login.
3. Start your application.
   • From your application’s main page, click APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION.
   • Under “Application For Admission” in the menu to the left there are links to the different sections of your application.
   • Before filling out the Statement of Intent section, please review the faculty pages on this site.
     1. Review the faculty research interests and select one or two areas that interest you.
     2. Read, at minimum, the abstract of one article associated with that research area, found on the faculty page. This will help you write a focused, effective Statement of Intent.
4. Fill out your application. (The whole application process need not be completed in one sitting; you can save and come back to the data you have entered at anytime before submission.)
5. Include at least three recommenders for your application. (You can choose to have your recommenders submit letters online.) Letters should be from people who can make recommendations about academic potential. Letters from friends, family members or ecclesiastical letters are unacceptable.
   
6. Download and print forms that need to be completed offline
7. Check your application for completion (Click the CHECK YOUR APPLICATION link in the left menu to search for incomplete or missing information.
8. Submit your application.
9. Pay the application fee. You will receive an email from Graduate Studies when your submitted application is downloaded to Route Y.