FAQs

This Web page contains some of the most frequently asked questions by students. After reading the following information, please feel free to contact Career and Academic Advising in Kimball 250 with any additional questions that you may have:

 

Q: When do I register for classes?

Q: How many credits should I take?

Q: How do I know what classes to take?

Q: How do I register for classes?

Q: What if all of the classes I want are full?

Q: What if I am a transfer student, how do my credits transfer?

Q: Who is my advisor?

Q: How do I declare/change my major or minor?

Q: Do I need a minor?

Q: What's a cluster?

Q: What if I don't know what I want to go into?

Q: What if I know what career I want but don't know what major I need to qualify?

Q: How do I access my BYU-I email?

Q: What tools are available to help with the class registration process?

Q: What is Get Connected? Am I required to attend?

 

Q: When do I register for classes?

A: Here is a link to the registration calendar:

http://www.byui.edu/registrarsoffice/RegSchedule.htm

 

Q: How many credits should I take?

A: Students should be aware of the following credit requirements when deciding how many credits to take:

• 12.0 are required to be considered a full-time student
• 14.0 are required to be eligible for university scholarship
• 15.0 are required to graduate in eight semesters or four years and for the Fast Grad program

 

Q: How do I know what classes to take?

A: All new students are required to fulfill our Foundations requirements. However, when planning for your major classes, the Satellite Advising Center over your major can help you choose the best classes. Some majors require a different recommended Foundations sequence that is better suited to their major course sequencing. Also, in our Catalog we have a list of all Academic Departments and their majors.  If you click on the department your major is under it has a list of classes that majors should take and also the class descriptions.

 

Q: How do I register for classes?

A: Follow these instructions to apply for your classes:

1. Go to the BYU-Idaho home page. (http://www.byui.edu/)
2. Click on the Registration link at the bottom of the page under "Quick Links." (www.byui.edu/spencer/LOCAL/WARN.htm)
3. Go through the warning page and enter your Net ID and Password.
4. Click on "Class Registration" and then select the appropriate term.
5. To add a class, select "Available Classes" and follow the prompts.
6. To drop a class, select "Display my Classes/Fees" and follow the prompts

 

Q: What if all of the classes I want are full?

A: When a class you want to add is full consider the following options:

1. Take it at another time. The most desirable class times fill quickly. However, early morning or late afternoon sections remain open. Often, it is better to have the class at an inconvenient time then not to have it at all. (Remember, next semester you will get an earlier registration and more class choices.)
2. Keep checking back. Seats open up in filled sections frequently as students rearrange their schedule and add and drop classes. If there is a class you really want keep checking back to see if a seat opens up.
3. Even though a certain schedule of classes is recommended there are many alternatives. If you meet the pre-requisites, almost any course is available to you. For Foundation classes, feel free to look at second and third semester recommendations for more class options. If you need help identifying other class choices contact your major's Satellite Advising Center or the Career and Academic Advising Center.
4. As a last resort, students can go to the class they'd like to add on the first day of the semester. Often, teachers will have a few seats they can assign that day.

Please remember that Career and Academic Advising Centers can't add students to full classes.

 

Q: What if I am a transfer student, how do my credits transfer?

A:  If you are a transfer student without an associate degree you may have some transfer classes that can substitute to fulfill our Foundations requirements.  Depending on your major, you can meet with an advisor in the Career & Academic Advising Center or one of our Satellite Advising Centers to see if substitutions can be made.  If you are a transfer student with an associate degree your Foundations requirements are complete except for the capstone (FDCNC 250) and remaining religion requirements including FDREL 200.

 

Q: Who is my advisor?

A: Every student is assigned a faculty mentor.  However, students do not generally meet with their faculty mentor until their junior year.  Faculty mentors mostly help with upper-division class planning as it relates to career strategy and graduate school. 

As a freshmen and sophomores, students receive advising help from their major's Satellite Advising Center.   Satellite Advisors are experts in class planning for their particular areas. Also, there is the Career & Academic Advising Center, which is the advising center over general advising for Foundation requirements and major/career exploration.

 

Q: How do I declare/change my major or minor?

A: Changing major and minors cannot be done online. Instead, to declare/change your major or minor you contact the Satellite Advising Center over the new major you'd like to declare.

 

Q: Do I need a minor?

A: Some majors require you to have a minor or clusters, while others do not.  To find out about your major's specific requirements check the Catalog for details. If you have any questions once you have checked the catalog contact your major's Satellite Advising Center.

 

Q: What's a cluster?

A: For some degrees, two clusters may take the place of a minor requirement (see Catalog - Available cluster options are listed in the 2009-2010 Catalog under the Table Of Contents under the CLUSTERS link.) A cluster is a group of classes comprised of 12 - 15 credits of course work that enable a student to develop a specific skill set related to his or her chosen vocation or personal development.  As students link clusters with an integrated major, they should include upper-division courses to ensure that adequate depth of skill development is achieved.  Consider planning your cluster classes along with your major and Foundation class planning to ensure everything works together according to your needs.

 

Q: What if I don't know what I want to go into?

A: If you are not sure what you want to go into major or career wise we recommend taking General Studies 100 (GS 100), Career Exploration.  The 1.0 class is designed to assist in making a decision concerning your career or major. In-depth career assessments will help you assess personal interests, work styles, preferences, and skills to determine your career path. At the conclusion of the class, you will gain a better understanding of the job market and careers available to you.

 

Another option is to take Advising 101 (ADV 101), Undecided to Decided. This class can be done before you get here. This zero-credit option gives you an online class designed to be done at your convenience. During this class you will be working at your own pace through six online discovery exercises. These exercises take you step-by-step through your major selection process. At the conclusion of the class, you will have selected a major and created a class plan for that major. Since this class is not offered for credit it is not available through the registration system. Instead, interested students should register on the U2D Web site,

 

Q: What if I know what career I want but don't know what major I need to qualify?

A: We have an excellent site called Careers to Majors that recommends majors that will help qualify you for your career goals.  We also have a site called Majors to Careers that can help you figure out what to do with your major once you enter the workforce.

 

Q: How do I access my BYU-I email?

A: You can access your BYU-I email by logging into the my.byui.edu with your NetID and password.  Once you have logged in you will be taken to your student homepage.  There is a bar near the top with links.  Click on the one that says Email and you will be taken to your BYU-I email.  We recommend that you check your campus email often because it is the official communication method on campus.

 

Q: What tools are available to help with the class registration process?

A: Helpful class planning links:

1. Catalog - The catalog is very useful not only to look at classes, but for other campus polices and rules.  Most questions you have can be answered by looking in the catalog.
2. Foundations - Foundation classes are required for all new students.
3. Advising Centers - The Career & Academic Advising Center can help with general class planning.  Satellite Advising Centers can help with major class planning.
4. Tutorials - These are short movies that show you how to naviage the school's registration Web pages.

 

Q: What is Get Connected? Am I required to attend?

A:  Get Connected is the official start to your BYU-I learning experience and as a new student you are invited and expected to fully participate. Please see the Get Connected page for details.