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Update Your Contact Information

The Student Portal at student.byui.edu will help you update your cell phone number, text preferences, and protect you from fraud.
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Update Your Phone Number and Preferences

Login to student.byui.edu and update your personal contact information.

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Then select “View Profile” on the top left corner of your Profile summary tab located on the top left of the page.
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You will be directed to your “Profile Info” tab. Then select “Edit” next to both of the corresponding numbers (as shown in the example) and provide the correct number.


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Please read through your profile carefully to ensure that all your information is updated and accurate.

Learn how to select which messages you would like to receive from the university. 

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Next, select “View Profile” next to your name located on the top left section of the page.
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Select the “Text Message Preferences” tab on the left of your screen. Review your Opt-In Status* on the right.

(*Note: The message type fields shown here aren’t likely to match the fields shown on your individual profile. You will be added to ones that are pertinent to you and new ones may be added at a future date.)



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If you wish to opt-out of a particular message type, simply click on the "Opt-In" bar and it will change to "Opted-Out." You can also reply “stop” to any text messages that you receive from the university.

If you would like to opt back in to receive certain messages, follow the above process, and change your status to opt-in. You can also reply "start" to the last text message you received.

Please follow these three simple steps to receive critical academic and emergency text messages from the university.

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Step 1:
Sign in to your my.byui.edu account & select “Profile” under the “More” tab.

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Click on the “Phone Numbers” tab. Select “Update” on the right column of the page for BOTH the “Texts” and “Emergency Texts” categories. Provide information as prompted.

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Select “OK” when finished and double-check that your updated phone number was entered correctly for each section (as highlighted above). You’re all set!