Additional Documents & Supplemental Items

To complete your admissions application, we occasionally need additional information from you. Please review the information below to ensure an accurate and prompt application process.

High School Transcripts

To be considered official, high school transcripts need to be submitted in one of the following ways. In each of these instances, you can speak with your high school counseling office to send them to UVU.

Students who completed a GED or HiSET may submit a copy of your transcript/diploma to .

Homeschool students must submit a signed and notarized Affidavit of Completion of Homeschool form.

Students who completed their high school education outside the United States do not need to submit a translated transcript. Submit a copy of your transcript/diploma to .

College Transcripts

College transcripts will be considered official if they have been issued within the last six months and are submitted in one of the following ways. Speak with your previous institution’s Registrar’s office to have transcripts sent.

  • Emailed directly from the college/university to using a secure transcript exchange company or certified PDF document.
  • Mailed directly from the college/university in a sealed envelope to:
    Utah Valley University
    Registrar's Office, MS 213 
    800 W University Parkway
    Orem, UT 84058-6703

Test Scores

Math and English placement may be required prior to math or English course registration but are not required for admission to UVU. Please note, ACT/SAT scores are required for scholarship purposes.

Placement scores can be submitted in the following ways:

  • Official ACT scores may be submitted on official high school transcripts or requested at act.org.
  • Official SAT  scores may be submitted on official high school transcripts or requested at collegeboard.org.
  • Accuplacer scores (Accuplacer can be taken at any location the test is offered, including UVU Testing Services)
  • Transferable college-level math or English credit 
  • English Placement Tool (after being admitted) 
  • ALEKS math placement (after being admitted) 

Residency Documents

To learn more about the required documentation to establish residency in Utah, please visit the Residency website.

Documents that can be used as proof of citizenship:

  • Birth Certificate 
  • U.S. Passport 
  • Certificate of Citizenship
  • Naturalization Certificate

Documents that can be used as proof of application for permanent resident status:

  • Form I‑551 or alternative documentation of Form I‑1551 
  • A USCIS-issued notice I-797 showing approval of Application to Adjust Status (I-485)
  • Approval of an Immigration Petition to Adjust Status to legal permanent resident documented as:
    • Form I-797 showing approval of one of the following petitions:
    • Form I‑219F, I‑130, I‑140; and 
    • Form I‑797 showing receipt of Form I‑485 in the student’s name  

Documents that can be used as proof of application for refugee status, humanitarian parole, temporary protected status, or asylum status:

  • Employment Authorization Document with the category code A‑12 or C‑19, or Form I‑797 or other immigration document showing submission or approval of temporary protected status  
  • Form I‑94 provides documentation for asylum status. Additionally, institutions may accept the I7976 approval notice (Notice of Action), or Employment Authorization Document Asylee status A‑05 
  • Form ‑94 provides documentation for refugee status. Additionally, institutions may accept the I7976 approval notice (Notice of Action), or valid Employment Authorization Document with Refugee status A‑03

Please note that an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), in and of itself, does not confer any immigrant or non-immigrant status and does not provide the necessary evidence to demonstrate the ability to qualify for this tuition reclassification.