Bookstore

The BYU Bookstore offers a variety of merchandise and services to students, faculty, and staff. Textbooks, school supplies, computer hardware and software, and a large selection of trade books constitute most of the stock, but students can also buy such items as art and office supplies, gifts, health and beauty supplies, clothing and sportswear, CDs and sound equipment, cameras, emblematic apparel, and video equipment. The Bookstore offers other services such as check cashing, film processing, UTA bus passes, movie tickets, and a shipping and packaging service.

Ernest L. Wilkinson Center

The Ernest L. Wilkinson Center is the hearthstone of the campus community, where students may relax and participate in out-of-class activities that foster personal enjoyment and growth. The center is the home for the BYU Student Services Association, the Service Leadership Involvement Center, and the Campus Involvement Center.

Bowling alleys, computer facilities, and a copy center, barbershop, post office, outdoor rental shop, ID center, and campus lost-and-found service are on the first level. Facilities on the main level include ballrooms, reading rooms and conversation areas, and a movie theater. The Wilkinson Center also includes the university bookstore, a restaurant, snack bar, and cafeteria.

Housing

Housing Business Office

100 SASB
Provo, UT 84602-1820
(801) 378-2611
Fax #: (801) 378-6939
E-mail address: housing@byu.edu

Student housing is available both on campus and in the surrounding communities; policies have been established within campus residence halls and with off-campus landlords to integrate living experiences with the complete educational experience.

Campus Housing: Single Students

Campus housing for single students includes room-and-board residence halls and apartment-type facilities.

Room and Board. Deseret Towers and Helaman Halls are room-and-board facilities for men and women. Residents of these complexes have access to in-hall university classes, math labs, reading/writing tutors, computer facilities, and health and wellness counseling. Each complex has all-you-can-eat dining rooms, a snack bar, a lounge with a large-screen TV, and administrative offices. Laundry and storage facilities, linen service, piano rooms, and a basement kitchenette are available in each hall. Graduate students at Deseret Towers can request floors that have dayrooms furnished with a microwave, sink, couch, chairs, and a television. Helaman Halls has a limited number of expanded rooms with sinks and some suites for women. A swimming pool, basketball and sand volleyball courts, and large lawn areas are also available.

Apartment Style. Heritage Halls offers apartment-style living for both women and men. The one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments have a bathroom and a kitchen/dining area with a microwave and dishwasher. Each hall has large lounge areas, a recreation room, and laundry and storage facilities. A computer lab, health and wellness counseling, university-credit classes, multipurpose activity rooms, a homemaking resource center, and administrative offices are located at the Heritage Halls Central Building. Sports courts, sand volleyball courts, large patios, and barbecue facilities are also available.

The Foreign Language Student Residence provides single students with hands-on experience while refining their language skills. Residents in each apartment study the same language and agree to speak only that language within their living quarters. A native speaker in each apartment provides language assistance, and in-room cable programs supply additional language training. Residents of similar languages participate in five evening meals per week, with the cost of these meals included in the complex's fees. Each apartment is completely furnished, including a dishwasher, microwave, table and chairs, couch and chairs, television, and VCR. Large lawn areas and sports courts are also available.

Campus Housing: Student Families

Accommodations for 1,324 student families are provided at Wymount Terrace and Wyview Park, and each apartment is furnished with an electric or gas range, refrigerator, blinds, and garbage disposal. A limited amount of rental furniture is available from the Student Family Housing Office. Sports courts, access to the Deseret Towers and Helaman Halls swimming pools, children's playgrounds, and large lawn areas are also available. These apartments do not have washer/dryer hookups, but they do have self-service laundry facilities. A dairy products outlet is located at both Wymount Terrace and Wyview Park, and the Housing Office at Wymount Terrace has a computer lab.

Wymount Terrace is located on the northeast side of campus and has 898 one-, two-,  and three-bedroom apartments. Wyview Park is located northwest of campus on University Avenue and has 426 two- and three-bedroom apartments.

Applications/Agreements for Campus Housing

Students who plan to enroll at BYU and live in a university residence hall or a student family housing complex are advised to obtain the appropriate application/agreement from the Housing Business Office at least one year in advance. For single student housing, the completed agreement must be returned with a nonrefundable $50 application fee and a $100 security deposit. For student family housing, the completed application must be returned with a nonrefundable $25 application fee. Placement into on-campus housing is made according to the date the application or agreement is received by the Housing Business Office. Acceptance into on-campus housing is not a commitment of admission to the university.

Off-Campus Housing

255 ELWC
Provo, UT 84602-7905
(801) 378-5066

The BYU Off-Campus Housing Office aids students in finding off-campus housing, encourages landlords of university-approved housing to maintain and improve rental facilities, advises students and landlords in their relationships with one another, and attempts to assure that BYU living standards are maintained in university-approved off-campus rentals. BYU graduate students are encouraged, but not required, to live in university-approved housing. At present, more than 24,000 rental spaces have been approved by the university for off-campus living.

BYU Housing Referral Service

The Off-Campus Housing Office maintains a complete referral service for all university-approved rental facilities. Thousands of rental units of all types are available, including large apartment complexes, condominiums, duplexes, houses, basement apartments, and sleeping rooms. Some housing for student families is also listed, though family student housing is not subject to university approval.

Detailed lists of current vacancies are available at the Off-Campus Housing Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Because such lists are constantly updated, they are not sent to prospective renters through the mail. However, a guide with essential rental data on the large apartment complexes will be mailed on request. Consultants are also available to help students who have problems finding suitable off-campus housing.

STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

Director: Val H. Christensen
168 MHC
Provo, UT 84602-4800
(801) 378-7443

Student health services are available to all students at the Howard S. McDonald Student Health Center. Hospitalization, when necessary, is available locally at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. The Health Center offers urgent care, consultation with physicians by appointment, immunization, pharmacy service, physical therapy, laboratory tests, and X-ray examinations. Also, a brochure describing student health and insurance plans is available at the Health Center.

UNIVERSITY POLICE

B-66 ASB
Provo, UT 84602-1008
(801) 378-2222 (Emergency: 911)

The University Police Department is established for the benefit and protection of students, faculty, and staff. The department's state-certified police officers are entrusted with enforcing laws and campus rules and regulations.

All matters requiring police assistance on campus should be directed to this office.

Parking and Traffic Services

PTSB
Provo, UT 84602-0300
(801) 378-3906

Vehicle Registration and Parking Permits

Parking and traffic control are the responsibility of the University Police Parking and Traffic Services, located in the building east of the Carillon Bell Tower on 1430 North. All BYU students who intend to park in student lots during restricted hours (7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday) must register their motor vehicles with the Parking Division and obtain a parking permit.

To purchase a permit, students should bring their current vehicle registration, proof of emissions compliance, and BYU ID to the Traffic Office.

A limited number of parking spaces near the Law School and the Marriott School of Management have been designated as “G-Parking” lots. Graduate students are given priority in purchasing permits for these lots. The permits do not guarantee a parking space but allow a student to park in the designated stall when space is available. Issued at a ratio of 1.75 for each G stall, the permits cost $40. Permits for other parking spaces are available for $15. For more information about the procedures and application deadlines for obtaining a G permit, students can contact the Office of Graduate Studies, the Parking and Traffic Services Office, or their department.

Out-of-State Plates

If a student is married and his or her spouse is a nonstudent employed full-time, then the vehicle must be licensed in the state of Utah and cleared for tax payment. This is done at the Utah Motor Vehicles Division, 150 East Center, Provo.

Faculty and staff employees with out-of-state plates must license their vehicles with the state of Utah and clear them for tax payment before they can receive their parking permits.

Nonresident permits are no longer required for out-of-state plates.

Bicycle Registration

All bicycles that are operated, parked, or stored on campus by any student, employee, or visitor must display a current bicycle license from a Utah County city. The fee for a Provo bicycle license is $1. Provo city bicycle licenses can be obtained at the Traffic Office or at the Provo City Center, 359 West Center.

Bicycles may not be ridden on the main campus during class breaks. To avoid impoundment and damaged locks, bicycles must be parked in authorized bicycle racks. Bicycle locks, chains, or cables may not be cut unless a uniformed police officer or traffic officer is present.

Other Regulations and Information

Owner/Operators of motor vehicles operated in Utah County should be prepared to pass Utah County Vehicle Emissions Inspection Maintenance requirements.

Neighborhoods adjoining campus are sometimes inundated with parked vehicles. Students are encouraged to obtain BYU parking permits and to park in university parking lots authorized by the permit.

Traffic regulation information may be obtained from the Parking and Traffic Services Office. It is the responsibility of all students, faculty, and staff members to obey all traffic rules and regulations.

Questions may be directed to the Parking and Traffic Services Office personnel at (801) 378-3906.

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