After the mission: My Plan and school
The Church’s My Plan for returned missionaries and BYU–Pathway’s returned missionary offer, in short.
Short answer
Start with the Church’s My Plan. For school, BYU–Pathway guarantees admission to returned missionaries and offers 35% to 75% off tuition.
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At a glance
- My Plan: a Church guide for setting goals for life after the mission.
- Help: a mentor and local leaders support the plan at home.
- BYU–Pathway: guaranteed admission for recently returned missionaries.
- Tuition: an automatic 25% off, plus a need-based 10, 25 or 50% off.
- First weeks home: see our homecoming guide.
- Mission email: it closes 60 days after the release date. Save emails and photos first →
Offers change. Check the official pages before you apply.
My Plan
- Goals for spiritual life, education, work, relationships and service.
- Started during the mission and shared with leaders.
- A mentor helps after the missionary comes home.
- Returned missionary groups at institute use the My Plan manual.
BYU–Pathway for returned missionaries
- Guaranteed admission if you recently completed a full-time mission.
- Includes service missions and early release.
- Returned Missionary Scholarship: an automatic 25% discount.
- Heber J. Grant Tuition Discount: 10, 25 or 50%, based on need, after a short lesson once you enroll.
- Combined, returned missionaries can get 35% to 75% off tuition.
Questions
What is My Plan for returned missionaries?
A Church guide that helps missionaries set goals for life after the mission, with help from a mentor and local leaders.
Do returned missionaries pay for BYU–Pathway?
Yes, but returned missionaries get an automatic 25% discount and can add a need-based 10, 25 or 50% discount after a short lesson.
Can early-returned missionaries use the BYU–Pathway offer?
Yes. BYU–Pathway says its returned missionary offer includes early-returned and service missionaries.
How much can returned missionaries save at BYU–Pathway?
BYU–Pathway says that, combined, returned missionaries can get 35% to 75% off tuition.
Where can returned missionaries find My Plan?
In Gospel Library, as the My Plan manual. Institute returned missionary groups use it too.
Sources
- My Plan: a guide for the returned missionary and mentor
- BYU–Pathway: returned missionaries
- Missionary Standards, ch. 6: Completion of your mission
. Rules change, so official pages, your call packet and the Missionary Portal are always the final word. GotMyCall is unofficial and not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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