BYU Jerusalem Center Blog

I found this on the BYU JC website:

“Beginning in 2009, the BYU Jerusalem Center will eliminate the short 2-month programs and offer three 4-month programs on an annual basis. Program dates and application time-periods are outlined in the general information.

For the present, eligibility is limited to students enrolled at BYU, BYU-Idaho, or BYU-Hawaii.”

When I applied to the JC Program, back in 2000, I was a student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. I am so so grateful that they let me apply even though it’s true…I was only using BYU for the Jerusalem Center. Not that it isn’t a great school, it just wasn’t where I wanted to do my four years. However, I desperately wanted to get to the Holy Land and it seemed like the perfect way. And it was. And I understand that because nowhere near as many students get to go now, it makes sense to limit enrollment to BYU students. I just feel very blessed that I was able to go and was one of the few (there really weren’t a ton of us) non-BYU students to be able to attend.