Program Highlights

Your Bronco Gap Year will be…

Supportive. We provide high-level support. Our priority is to help you build a solid foundation for success in college.
Affordable. With a program fee that is lower than tuition, Bronco Gap Year is affordable. We also offer scholarships and payment plans to make sure the program works with your budget.

We Are Supportive

Bronco Gap Year supports you in defining, planning, and pursuing your goals.

Through Gap Year, you connect to the Bronco community and campus resources, customize your gap experience based on your interests, and earn Boise State credit. The program is designed to be virtual so that you are not limited by location.

To support you on your journey, you will work with a faculty member who will serve as your Guide. You will also gain access to tools and resources to to help you explore your passions.

We Are Affordable

Program Fee Options

You can choose to participate in Bronco Gap Year for one semester or two.

Fall + Spring

2-semester program

Program fee: $2,000

Program dates: August 30th – May 13th
Enrollment closed
Late enrollment open until October 1

Spring 2022

1-semester program

Program fee: $1,000

Program dates: January 24th – May 13th
Enroll by January 21st
Late enrollment open until February 14th

Financial Support Options

If you are interested in the payment plan, you must enroll by Friday January 21st!

Our flat-rate program fee allows you to earn credit at a significantly lower price than standard tuition costs. To pay your fee, you have two options:

You can pay the full program fee (for one semester or two) upfront by visiting the Boise State Marketplace
Or, we can arrange a payment plan for you that breaks the program fee into 5 installments of $200 for each semester of the program. You’ll pay a $200 deposit before the program begins, then 4 payments of $200 during the semester that you’re participating in. If you elect the payment plan for the full year, the same process will be true for the second semester, 5 additional payments of $200.
To learn more about payment options, contact us:
gapyear@boisestate.edu

208-426-1414

We offer a limited number of scholarships, so we ask that you fill out a brief application form.

Fall 2021 scholarship deadline: August 20th by midnight

Scholarship priority will be given to students who demonstrate financial need OR scholarship priority will be given to students who demonstrate financial need by meeting one of the criteria listed below:

Student has received or is eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
Student is enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program (FRPL).
Student’s annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
Student is enrolled in a federal, state or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
Student’s family receives public assistance.
Student lives in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or is homeless.
Student is a ward of the state or an orphan.

Scholarship application

Name
First Last
Email
Phone
Please share any circumstances impacting your financial situation and how a scholarship will help you achieve your goals. (250 word max)
Have you completed a FAFSA or FAFSA4caster?
- Yes
- No
FAFSA is not required for this scholarship. To use the FAFSA4caster tool, go to: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/estimate
Boise State student ID (if relevant)
Please select statement or statements that apply to student
- Student has received or is eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
- Student is enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program (FRPL).
- Student’s annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
- Student is enrolled in a federal, state or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
- Student’s family receives public assistance.
- Student lives in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or is homeless.
- Student is a ward of the state or an orphan.