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Brigham Young University. Admissions and Records

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1956 - 2001

Administrative History

The Admissions and Records Office (1956-2001) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

Admissions and Records was established in 1956 and was designed to help students from their first inquiry about Brigham Young University. The unit also worked with faculty, parents, university administration, and agencies that require information about student records. Responsibilities were divided into eleven supervised areas. These include the Admissions Adviser Program, High School and Junior College Relations, Financial Aids, Admissions Office, Registrar, Evaluation--Transfer and Graduation, Data Collection and Analysis, Microfilm Services, Academic Advisement, and cooperating with the Educational Information and Guidance Center.

Admissions and Records was under the direction of a dean and administered regularly over the Admissions Office, Records Office, and Registrars. Over some periods it also was over the Admissions Advisers Program, the Coordinator of Financial Aids, and the Statistics and Veterans officer. The office of Admissions and Records was under the direction of these deans: Bliss H. Crandal (1956-1959), Alma P. Burton (1959-1964), William R. Siddoway (1964-1972), Robert W. Spencer (1974-1991), Erlend D. Peterson (1992-2001).

Admissions and Records was renamed Student Academic and Advisement Services in 2001.

Citation:
Student Academic and Advisement Services advisement records, 1965-2005

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Mar. 27, 2009 (Admissions and Records Office; reorganized as Student Academic and Advisement Services, ca. 2002)

Brigham Young University catalog, via WWW, 1998 (Admissions and Records)

A statement of regulations, 1959: t.p. (Admissions and Records Office of Brigham Young University)

Brigham Young University Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Aug. 1, 2011 (Admissions and Records Office established, 1956; worked with students, faculty, and parents; BYU administration and agencies that require information about student records; eleven supervised areas:Admissions Adviser Program, High School & Junior College Relations, Financial Aids, Admissions Office, Registrar, Evaluation—Transfer and Graduation, Data Collection and Analysis, Microfilm Services, Academic Advisement, and cooperating with the Educational Information and Guidance Center; dean and administered regularly over the Admissions Office, Records Office, and Registrars; Admissions Advisers Program, the Coordinator of Financial Aids, and the Statistics and Veterans officer; deans: Bliss H. Crandal (1956-1959), Alma P. Burton (1959-1964), William R. Siddoway (1964-1972), Robert W. Spencer (1974-1991), Erlend D. Peterson (1992-2001); renamed Student Academic and Advisement Services in 2001)

Financial Aid records, 1967-2001 (Admissions and Records)

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Admissions and Records associate dean assistant records, 1984-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1045 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials that were compiled by the assistant to the associate dean from 1984 to 2001. The materials include reports, corporate minutes, correspondence, and budgets.

Dates: 1984-2001

Admissions and Records associate dean records, 1973-2001

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1045 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from the Financial Aids Associate Dean from 1973 to 2001. The materials include minutes, letters, reports, and budgets. These materials pertain to the professional, personal, and Assistant's records of the Associate Dean. The majority of the materials come from the office of Ford Stevenson.

Dates: 1973-2001

Admissions and Records Office correspondence on American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, 1990-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1156 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, guides, and other material relating to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Materials date from between 1990 and 1999.

Dates: 1990-1999

Admissions and Records Office correspondence on undergraduate students, 1987-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1156 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, and other materials collected or created by the office relating to undergraduate education programs at the university. Materials date from between 1987 and 2000.

Dates: 1987-2000

Admissions and Records Office correspondence on Utah Student Loan Program, 1997-1999

 Series — Box 117: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197230212919]
Identifier: UA 1156 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, agendas, and other material related to the Board of Directors of the Utah Student Loan Program, or Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA). Materials date from between 1997 and 1999.

Dates: 1997-1999

Admissions and Records Office records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5356
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, student and computer registrations, student finances, and conferences. Includes information on registration guidelines, student registration, and computer registration from other universities, as well as conference materials from American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Materials date from between 1969 and 1985.

Dates: 1969-1985

Admissions and Records Office records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231563955]
Identifier: UA 128
Scope and Contents

Includes minutes, reports, and memorandum of the Admissions Policies Committee concerning unmatriculated students, grade point averages, credits, transfer students, counseling and testing.

Dates: 1953-1957

Admissions and Records Office records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231564086]
Identifier: UA 159
Scope and Contents

Contains recommendations for prospective transfer students concerning courses transferable to Brigham Young University, and a correction sheet for the recommendations, 1957.

Dates: 1957

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 933
Scope and Contents

Administrative files of W. Rolfe Kerr, executive vice president at BYU, 1980-1984. Includes files relating to athletics; special events; student leadership, clubs, and dress-and-grooming standards; public relations; campus security; Media Services; KBYU (radio and television); and other topics. Includes correspondence, reports, and other information, some predating Kerr's appointment.

Dates: 1976-1983

Office of the President collection on Merrill J. Bateman presidency, 2003

 Series
Identifier: UA 1073 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles and reports summarizing Bateman's presidency.

Dates: 2003