How to Apply & Enroll

To verify your child’s identity, you’ll be asked to provide a copy of your student’s birth certificate during the application process.

To verify your identity, you’ll be asked to provide a copy of one of the following forms of identification during the application process:

• Driver’s license
• Passport

To verify your Utah residency,* you’ll be asked to provide a copy of one of the following documents during the application process:

• A mortgage statement from the past 60 days
• A lease agreement for your current residence from within the past year
• A current utility bill (water, power, gas, cable, internet, or phone) or bank statement from the past 60 days
• A notarized letter from your homeowner stating that you and your student currently live in the residence (this is required when the residence is not in the parent/guardian's name)

To verify your child’s immunizations, you’ll be asked to provide a copy of one of the following documents during the application process (all must be signed or stamped by a health care provider):

• An official state of Utah immunization form
• An immunization booklet with each dose signed or stamped
• An official school record from your child’s previous school
• A printout from your health provider or health department

See the Utah Department of Health & Human Services for information on required vaccines and exemption forms.

To verify your child’s school history, you’ll be asked to provide an unofficial transcript during the application process as described below:

• For students applying for grades 9-12: Please submit an unofficial transcript that includes the complete end-of-year grades from the prior school year(s).
• For students applying for grades 6-8: Please submit an unofficial transcript only if they earned high school credit for math while in middle school.

If your student is switching to LAU from homeschool, please contact an academic counselor to discuss how their homeschool path will prepare them for our program.

You will be asked to provide the following information for your student as required by school policy and/or state or federal law:

• Emergency contact
• School district or residence
• Ethnicity/race
• Home language/ESL/bilingual education
• Prior speech and/or language services
• Medical information/history
• Foster child/ward of state
• Refugee status
• Juvenile probation
• Expulsion/suspension history
• Media consent and release
• Declaration of household income
• School directory disclosure

You may also need to provide these additional documents if any of the following circumstances apply:

• Individualized Education Program (IEP): If your student has had an IEP in the past three years, please submit a copy of their most recent IEP along with any supporting evaluation documentation. Please also include your child’s most recent Determination of Eligibility.
• IEP Exit Documentation: If your student has formally exited from special education services, please submit a copy of their exit documentation.
• Section 504 Plan: If your student has had a 504 plan within the past three years, please submit a copy of their most recent 504 plan.
• Custody Order: If your legal guardianship of your student is determined by a court order, please submit a copy of the order.