Group Campus Visits

The Boise State Admissions Office is excited to host future Broncos! In order to best serve the needs of your group, we are flexible with dates and times. We will do our best to accommodate any requests from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. We have scheduled specific dates for elementary and middle school groups.

Elementary and Middle School
High School

Make Your Visit a Success!

You can lay the foundation early for a successful group tour by preparing your students in advance for the visit. Challenge them to be prepared with questions for the admissions counselor and student tour guide. Our tour guides are current Boise State students who love showing the campus to visitors and get excited sharing their own college experience with prospective students. Please review our tips for planning and FAQs before making your reservation.

HELP US BE GREAT HOSTS!

Please follow these tips to ensure that your visit is a pleasant experience for everyone:

Plan ahead. We request three (3) week’s notice to process your request for a visit and send your confirmation. We will do our best to accommodate your date request but due to office hours and other campus events we may need to consider alternative dates. A confirmation email will be sent from groupvisits@boisestate.eduonce your request is received and reviewed.
Group size is not limited, but we ask that there be one (1) chaperone per ten (10) students.
Group visits will not be scheduled weekends or major holidays.
Schedule changes made within one (1) week of your visit date cannot be guaranteed, but we’ll do our best to accommodate any unforeseen circumstances that may affect your group visit (example: traffic).
If conflicts arise and you are unable to attend your campus visit, please contact us as soon as possible.

YOUR GUEST RESPONSIBILITIES

Please arrive on time. Allow yourself ample time to arrive on campus and locate the meeting point. If it looks like you will be late, please notify us immediately at (208) 426-1156. If your group is late, your itinerary may be modified or canceled.
If your group size changes after confirming with us, please let us know as soon as possible since we staff volunteer tour guides for each visit and want to ensure we have the correct number staffed for your visit.
Teachers/chaperones must stay with their assigned group throughout the campus visit. The chaperones are responsible for monitoring the group and ensuring that individuals behave.
Please discuss with your students the importance of being quiet in the academic buildings to respect the learning environment of our current Boise State students.
Encourage your students to come with questions for our presenters and student tour guides. We are excited to show you Boise State, but want to do our best to answer your questions and meet your needs throughout your visit.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Scheduling

HOW FAR IN ADVANCE SHOULD I SCHEDULE MY GROUP VISIT?

To allow us time to plan for you, please schedule your visit at least three (3) weeks in advance. However, the earlier a visit request is made, the more likely it is that we will be able to accommodate you on the date you request. In order to schedule your visit, please use the convenient online request form on this page, email groupvisits@boisestate.edu or you may call us at (208) 426-1191.

WHEN CAN MY GROUP VISIT CAMPUS?

We are able to accommodate group visits on most weekdays throughout the school year. However, as we receive numerous requests, availability may vary depending on the volume of requests we have received.

WHAT DOES A TYPICAL VISIT INCLUDE?

A typical group visit includes a student-led campus tour (90 minutes) and an Admissions presentation (30 minutes), given by an Admissions Counselor.

WHAT WILL MY STUDENTS SEE ON A TOUR?

A tour will cover the main campus and give the students an opportunity to see the Student Union Building (SUB), Student Recreation Center, Albertsons Stadium, academic buildings, and a residence hall. Our tours are led by current Boise State students (volunteer tour guides) and are an excellent opportunity to get a student perspective on life at Boise State.

WHO GIVES THE TOUR?

The tour is given by trained Boise State students (volunteer tour guides) who are able to give the history and uses of university buildings, inform you about fun, historic university traditions, and provide their own views and perspectives of the Boise State student experience.

HOW WILL MY TOUR RESERVATIONS BE CONFIRMED?

You will receive a confirmation email when you provide a valid email address to us when scheduling your tour. (Be sure to add groupvisits@boisestate.edu to your contacts to avoid having our emails to you being blocked by spam blockers.) This email contains very important information about your visit.

Lunch

CAN MY STUDENTS HAVE LUNCH ON CAMPUS?

On most school days (except during the summer and holidays), groups may make arrangements to eat lunch in the Boise River Cafe. Lunch is around $10 per person (sales tax included) and the meal is an all-you-care-to-eat buffet. Arrangements must be made with University Dining Services at least two weeks in advance of your visit. If you are interested in any of our a la carte dining options in the Student Union Building or the Interactive Learning Center, please click here to learn more about campus dining options.

Parking

WHERE SHOULD WE PARK OUR BUS?

Due to the large number of visitors to campus, we ask that groups arriving in multiple buses unload passengers at the west entrance of the Student Union and then park in a location given in the itinerary. Additionally, we ask that groups be mindful of others and not block intersections while unloading passengers. Buses that park blocking an intersection will be asked to move.

CAN WE GET A CAMPUS MAP AND DIRECTIONS?

Of course! When you notify us far enough in advance we can send you a confirmation email with directions to campus and a campus map. Your confirmation email will have website links with parking instructions. Click here for an online campus map.

HOW MUCH TIME DO I NEED TO ALLOW FOR ARRIVAL AND PARKING ON CAMPUS?

Please plan to arrive on campus at least 15 minutes before your scheduled visit start time. This will allow time for you to park and locate your starting point, as well as give your students time to visit the restrooms before beginning their visit.

WHAT IF I AM RUNNING LATE?

If you are running late, please call us at (208) 426-1156 to let us know. We will do our best to accommodate your late arrival, but please keep in mind that volunteer tour guides are scheduled for one hour blocks of time and their schedules are not always flexible due to their own need to attend class. Allowing yourself extra time for traffic, arrival, and parking will ensure that you and your students are able to enjoy everything that is planned.

Special requests

CAN MY GROUP VISIT A CLASS?

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer groups the opportunity to sit in on a class. Students, however, are welcome to return to visit individually and schedule a visit to a class.

CAN MY GROUP MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO STAY OVERNIGHT?

Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate overnight guests.

CAN MY GROUP VISIT VARIOUS ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS?

If given ample notice, we will do our best to put you in contact with academic departments to set up supplemental presentations during your campus visit. Many departments have limited space and availability outside of class time during the academic year, but it never hurts to see what their availability is. To see a full list of academic majors and programs at Boise State, please visit our Major Finder.