Glossary

Add Note - A feature available on the Plan MyMAP page; it is a simple tool you can use to indicate your intention to fulfill a requirement by some means other than the courses listed.  You can also use it to indicate intention to take a class if you are unsure which one you want.  Typical uses will indicate transfer work, challenge exam credits, and external tests like AP, IB, ACT.

Advanced Planning Mode - On the Plan MyMAP page, Advance Planning Mode allows you to see all the classes you have taken that could possibly fulfill each requirement.

Auditing classes -To audit a class means to register for a class without receiving credit. The same tuition applies to audit classes as with classes for credit. Classes taken for audit will not appear on a your official record, will not be considered in calculating enrollment verifications, and do not fulfill the minimum registration requirement for graduate degree-seeking students. Verification of a class taken for audit is not possible. 

Block classes - Courses taught in an eight-week period instead of the traditional 16-week semester.  BYU offers two blocks per semester—first block during the first eight weeks and second block during the last eight weeks.  Block classes allow you to complete a class at an accelerated pace. See the Class Schedule to find out which classes are offered on the block (BLK 1 or BLK 2).

Elective courses - Courses not required by your major, minor, or university core but are needed to fulfill the credit hour total required for graduation, or courses you may wish to take to round out your education or just for fun.

Enrollment Summary - Found on the Register page of MyMAP, it shows the following information about each course in which you are enrolled during a semester or term: course description, times and room numbers in which the class meets, instructor’s contact information and office hours, and the final exam schedule.

Envelope of classes - Several departments group classes together (place two or more classes in an “envelope”) with the intention that you enroll in the envelope reducing the number of times you have to add classes.  It also takes advantage of departmental requirements to take classes simultaneously. At this time, only certain majors use envelopes.

Explore Other Majors/Minors - In Explore Majors/Minors (Plan MyMAP page), MyMAP presents the requirements for most majors and how your completed and planned courses meet those requirements. This will be useful if you are considering a different major or minor and want to see how close you would be to completing it. Exploring other majors or minors does not officially change your major or minor.

MAP - Major Academic Plan; a MAP is major specific and includes the following information: recommendations for fulfilling university core requirements, a suggested schedule of classes by semester, a description of the discipline (major), research opportunities, internships and co-ops, and career opportunities.

Organized course - Once you plan your courses, you will then determine which semester or term you plan to take each course.  Once you choose a semester or term, the course is organized.

Planned course - A course you designate in MyMAP to fill a specific university core requirement, major requirement, minor requirment, or elective.

Prerequisite - A requirement you must meet (usually the completion of a specified course) before enrolling in a particular course or program.

Registration notice - For fall and winter semesters, you will be emailed a registration notice. The information in this email can also be found in the Registration Notice window in MyMAP.  This notice designates your first day of registration (priority registration date), your number of completed credit hours, any holds you have preventing registration, and instructions on how to update your current contact information.

Required freshman courses - You are encouraged to complete First-Year Writing, American Heritage, and the two Book of Mormon classes during your freshman year. If these requirements are not completed by the end of your freshman year, you may be prevented from subsequent registrations until you meet with an academic advisor.  BYU encourages you to utilize both semesters to complete these requirements.  (Fall semester courses fill quickly.  However, you can often find space during winter semester.)

Semester - A 16-week period of instruction (at BYU, one occurs in the fall and one in the winter).

Term - An eight-week period of instruction (at BYU, one occurs in the spring and one in the summer).

Transfer credits - Credit earned at another college or university that is accepted to meet graduation requirements at BYU.

Use course here - Within the Advanced Planning Mode, MyMAP displays each course you’ve completed under the requirement(s) it could fulfill.  If you want the course to be used under a specific requirement, click the “Use Course Here” link. If you decide later on you do not want the course used for that requirement, click the “Remove” link.