FAQ’s
Continuing
Ecclesiastical Endorsement
Q: Why do I have to have a new endorsement when
I just got one?
A:
The Board of Trustees have indicated that “[T]he
continuing endorsement will help ensure that students who are active Church
members are not excluded through enrollment ceilings while inactive members
enjoy the blessings of attending Church schools.”
Q: What is the electronic
continuing endorsement?
A: BYU-Idaho has developed a process whereby
students may make and sign their endorsement electronically. University Bishops and wards in Rexburg and
Q: I am a married student. What do I have to do to use the electronic
continuing endorsement?
A: If you lived in the Rexburg area, you will
need the Church unit number of the ward you attended during the winter semester
in order to make your commitment. If you live outside the Rexburg area then you
will have to do a paper endorsement.
Q: I am not L.D.S. Do I need an endorsement?
A: Yes.
You can print the necessary form from the web site and take it to your
church leader who can sign the endorsement for you or have an advisor in the
Student Honor office visit with you.
Q: What if I do not have a Church in this area
or my spiritual leader is not accessible?
A: You can go to the Student Honor Office in 270
Kimball building and ask for an interview with one of the advisors.
Q: What if I have to work on Sunday and cannot
attend Church? What do I do?
A: There are a variety
of meeting start times in most areas of the Church. If you are unable to attend Church you will
need to visit with your Bishop and work it out with him.
Q: I will be doing an internship this
summer. Do I need an endorsement?
A: Any credit courses or involvement where you
represent the university or are participating in any university sponsored
program or event will necessitate a continuing endorsement after winter
semester.
Q: I am only taking 6 credits. Do I need a continuing endorsement?
A: Yes.
Q: Does my campus Bishop have to do my
endorsement or can my home Bishop do it?
A: The Board of Trustees have
said that the endorsement can only be done by the Bishop of the ward the
student resided in during the Winter semester.
If a student lived in the Rexburg area and attended a university ward
then that Bishop must do the endorsement.
Q: I am off-track during
the winter semester. Who can do my
endorsement?
A: You need to go to the Bishop of the ward you
resided in during that time period and he can endorse you.
Q: I forgot to get an
endorsement before I left school at the end of the Winter
semester and I am now at home. What
should I do? Can my home Bishop do my
endorsement?
A: If you resided in a university ward during
the winter semester your home Bishop cannot
do the endorsement. You will need to
contact your university ward Bishop and make arrangements to be interviewed. You can do the endorsement electronically and
then have your university ward Bishop release the
hold.
Q: I am off-track during
the Winter semester, can I use the electronic endorsement process?
A: If you live in the immediate Rexburg area you
may utilize the electronic endorsement because Bishops in that area have been
given access to the web site.
Q: What if my Bishop does
not endorse me?
A: You will not be able to register. You may
appeal the Bishop’s decision to your Stake President.
Q: If my university Bishop
will not endorse me can I get my home Bishop or another Bishop to do it?
A: No.
Q: I decided to not
return to BYU-Idaho before I left school but have now changed my mind. What should I do?
A: Contact your university Bishop and make
arrangements with him to do your endorsement.
Q: Does my Stake
President have to do my continuing endorsement?
A: No.
Q: Where may I get a copy
of the continuing ecclesiastical endorsement form?
A: The form may be printed in PDF or Microsoft
Word format by going to the following Web Site:
http://www.byui.edu/StudentHonor/Continuing%20Endorsement.htm
Q: Once my Bishop has
signed the form what should I do?
A: It can be faxed to the number shown at the
bottom of the form or mailed to the Student Honor Office in Kimball 270.
Q: My Stake President
mailed my endorsement form to
A: We will attempt to get a copy of that
endorsement from our Admissions Office.
It may take a bit longer as the form has to be scanned in before we can
see it.
Q: I only attended the
second block of the winter semester. Do
I still need a continuing endorsement since I had just recently been endorsed?
A: Yes.
Q: I tried to access the
electronic endorsement but was unable to or it did not show the ward I actually
attend. What should I do?
A: Check to ensure that the local address you
have given to the university is correct.
If it is correct and you still cannot complete the electronic endorsement,
call the Student Honor Office at (208)496-1120.
Q: My Bishop lost my form. What do I do now?
A: Get another form, fill it out and have your
bishop to sign it.
Q: I tried to register
and was told that there was a block on my record. What do I do?
A: You need to determine what kind of hold is
placed on your record. Is it a financial,
Academic, Honor Code or Continuing Endorsement hold? Depending on the hold you will need to
contact the office which placed the hold and clear it up before you can
register.