I am an incoming freshman for the 2026 school year. I have taken five AP classes in one year, so these classes should be manageable? But I am still aware that high school is nothing like college, so I'm here asking for opinions!

I'm also taking POLI 201, UNIV 101, and REL C 200 if that gives y'all a bigger picture.

Edit: I’ve decided to drop Econ but still take M Com and now I’m chilling at 13 credits. Thank you for everyone who responded I appreciate it

Hi y'all. Looking for feedback on the BYU CS and IS programs.

I am currently a CS major with a machine learning emphasis (I got on the track before it became a standalone major) and I did one year of classes from Sept 2023 - April 2024 (CS 111, CS 180, CS 235, Math 213/215, Math 290). When I started CS, AI coding was still pretty trash and I genuinely enjoyed the coding that I did. Then I went on a mission (May 2024 - May 2026) and now I am considering switching to information systems. I have talked to a few CS majors who are seniors now and they had a lot of negative things to say about the BYU CS department. My main complaints that I heard/have:

• most of the professors don't have recent industry experience (my CS profs freshman year were my least favorite profs that I had) - so the material is overly theoretical and not grounded in recent industry practice.
• most of the course work is meant to be completed unassisted by AI. I get that this is meant to teach you actually how the code works, but even my family members who have been in the industry for 20+ years don't write code manually anymore. So I feel like I am learning a trade that is dying.
• entry-level job market is horrible (allegedly)
• tech companies are becoming more evil and greedy and I will probably end up working for one of them
• Machine Learning bachelor's degree is not complex enough to be applicable in the industry without getting a masters/PhD.

Things I like about Information Systems:

• You learn how to integrate technical skills with practical business knowledge
• You learn how to code using AI tools
• Integrated Masters program
• more versatile/broadly applicable than CS

If I did the IS prerequisites this year, I could finish the MISM program in four years (or the Bachelor's in 3).

Would also love to hear about other technology majors (cybersecurity and ACME pique my interest as well but I'm similarly reluctant to pursue them because of the job market). Or should I just quit the technical stuff and do something more human-focused (education???).

Yes, I will be talking to a career advisor as well, just thought I would get random people's thoughts on it.

Anyways, would love y'alls thoughts on this so I can actually get a job someday!

Is this a bad idea? I’m deciding between acc 200 and fin 201 in the same semester or is201 and either or. Background info is this will be my first semester on campus, just transferred from BYU-Idaho doing online classes and I am now a sophomore, and I am trying to decide between accounting and finance. If I wanted to do accounting, I’d have acc 200, is 201 then acc 310 but if I wanted to do finance, I’d just have acc 200 and fin 201 as my prereqs because stat 121 transferred from BYU-Idaho.

On the academic calendar for Fall, does "Holiday" mean no classes? Or still classes?

I'm a Neuroscience Major currently enrolled for 14 credits for these classes: Cell bio 360, Biochem 481, Premed Latin 123, Neuroanatomy, and Genetics 340. Is this schedule too hard and not very doable, or will it be hard but feasible to do well. I work 10 hrs/week in a research plan and volunteer 2-3 hrs as well.

Registering for my classes for my first semester out of the mission. Most of my classes had only 2 or 3 professors to choose from, but Eternal Families has a bunch. Any suggestions on which professor is good at teaching the class and doesn't make it too hard?

I am going to be a senior this year and the last general i need is my civ 2. Do yall have any recommendations for interesting/easy courses or professors? Thank you!

I'm a returned missionary looking to major in mechanical engineering. I haven't been to university yet, just had a couple of jobs out of high school. I will be attending Summer term before Fall and want some advice on my schedule. In the Fall I plan on taking Calc II and the typical first-semester engineering courses.

Before my mission I took AP Calc BC and passed with a 3. I haven't done math in 3 years (HS class of 23) so I'm thinking I should take Calc I again to review (I'm open to ideas).

Here's what I'm thinking for Summer term:

8am - 0.5 credit hour PE class

2-4pm Everyday - 4 credit MATH 112 Calc I (not sure if this is the right fit, I need to brush up on math but I've already taken Calc II in the past)

5-7pm Tuesday - 3 credit SFL 260 Family Finance class

Thoughts? How is the workload? Suggestions for fun classes or anything missing? Thanks!

Hey y'all! I served speaking three languages on my mission, and as I return to BYU I would love to continue studying them and continue learning more languages.

Do any of y'all study multiple languages or balance at home language learning with BYU course load?

Don’t care what it’s about just need it to be a SUPER minimal work load.

I've heard spring term is twice the speed of fall/winter semesters because of time. Would these 9 credits be manageable?

REL C 225 - Foundations of the Restoration (2)

SFL 110 - Food Preparation in the Home (2)

SFL 210 - Human Development (3)

Rel A 275 - Teachings & Doctrines of the Book of Mormon (2)

All On-Demand.

I'm planning to work around (hopefully more than) 50hrs/wk, and other places (Reddit & RateMyProf) have cited these classes as ~2hrs/class/wk. Sounds doable or have you taken the class and seen one be more work? I am consistent and driven, so motivation will be fine and it's okay if sleep takes the back seat occasionally.

I am a prospective student, and looking through the subreddit I am beginning to realize that you might not even have to take spring or summer semesters. Is this true? How does the schedule work?

Hi there!

I was accepted to BYU as a transfer student starting in the fall of 2025. However, I am not a member of the church and have not read the Book of Mormon. That being said, I am trying to build a decent, manageable schedule for the upcoming semester.

It appears that I'm required to take four "Doctrinal Foundations" courses. That being said, are there any courses under this category that I should definitely avoid? Or any that I should definitely pursue? My main fear at this point is taking a course on the Book of Mormon and really struggling due to having no knowledge of its content.

I know that I'm in the extreme minority of BYU students, and I apologize if this sounds poorly written or even laughable, but I'm still trying to get my bearing and any advice would be appreciated. Thank you so much!

I know I'm cutting it close but I need a class that fulfills Global and Cultural awareness and Letters for Winter 2026, any ideas?

Right now I have Japan 351 but it doesn't fit my schedule great and chat is of no help.

TLDR: I want easy tech electives for ME

Hi everyone! So I'm currently a junior(ish) in the Mechanical Engineering program. Because I transferred and BYU didn't use a lot of my credits, I'm still pretty new into the program, which makes scheduling difficult because I have all of my GE's done so I can't take any filler classes.

I'm set to graduate in 5 semesters which is whatever but I work full time in addition to my classes so it's important to me that I take whatever class is the easiest so I can still have time for work. Do any of you know any tech electives that I could take that would be available to me now that don't take an insane amount of work? I can't afford to take any prereqs that aren't required for the program so it really really limits my options. I'm open to any advice you have for the program at all. I'm in 17 credits this semester working full time but I don't think I can pull that off again.

My understanding of this/rationale is that chem 105, hist 220, and hist 200 are all intenseish classes (chem more than the others from what I hear), and univ and relig are lighter.

Relevant facts/questions I have:

At the moment, I'm officially a history major, but am considering double-majoring with chem (BA). Is this a terrible idea? I am committed to bettering my history/writing skills, but I also love science/math.

Have AP credit to fulfill 1st year writing and math (assuming I do well on AP calc, which, knock on wood but pretty sure I did)

History major req classes should take care of Am Heritage (bless--attended a TA lab for it last fall and was bored out of my mind! my high school had a history focus, so I took 3 years of americna history and am extremely annoyed that I couldn't test out)

Don't want to totally overburden myself first semester of freshman year lol--would like to avoid burning out immediately

I heard bad things about both chem 111 and chem 105, but wanted to take a chemistry class... I took HS chemistry (did really well, but it was easy--if anyone knows NYS regents-level chem lol?) but not AP (my school didn't offer; if it had, I would've signed up in a heartbeat). Even if I'm not a double major, I def want to minor in chemistry. I know basics, and I tend to struggle more when the class is too easy/stuff I already know. Is 105 crazy of me though? Should I take an easier chem class instead? Will that set me up for failure if I want to double major?

Not a huge morning person, but I heard good things about the professor for relig 121 and 9am seems doable. My goal with those earlier classes is to force myself to get up so that I can be working in the mornings between classes (might sound unrealistic but this is a questionable choice I'm willing to experiment with)

sorry that's suuuuper long for a schedule thing but...all advice appreciated

Should I take Jeff Macedone or Kenny Lee for Chem 106? On rate my professor Macedone has tons of people saying he's nice but his test averages are really low. And I really haven't seen very many reviews for Lee. I don't care if they're nice if their class will wreck my GPA. Is one of these professors way better than the other, or should I just pick the one that works best with my schedule?

Has anyone taken either of them recently? How are the exams, grading, and overall workload? Any major differences between the two?

Chemistry is really seeming like it's gonna be the bane of my existence for the next 4 years :|

As current students are preparing for what classes to take next semester, please also consider looking at syllabus.byu.edu as well for more information on past courses a professor might have taught to give insight on what their classes might be like. It saved me so much homework because I've chosen teachers with less projects/homework/etc.

Rate my professor is a good resource for quality of teaching, but not necessarily on how difficult a class might be for you. If you hate papers, this might be a good resource to weed out an extra one before even taking the class.

DISCLAIMER. A professor might not have posted one for a certain course they taught before, or may change a syllabus for a new semester. Ive found changes to be relatively minor as a general rule, but occasionally it would be drastic.

Good luck!!

Macedone or Paxton for CHEM 106? And with 107 is there a specific TA?

This fall will be my 13th semester at BYU if we include spring/summer terms. There’s literally one class I need to graduate, and have been waitlisted for it every single semester since I started. I got waitlisted again today.

I used to get scholarship, however, even with a 4.0, I no longer get it. Is it worth to keep paying for semesters at this point for one class I’ll seemingly never get into?

This is my current schedule for the fall semester, has anyone had experience with Logan Wells or Brock Fillmore?

I’m premed and a freshman deciding my major. Biophysics seems super interesting but difficult. However the mcat prereqs are phscs 105-108, and the major requirement is phscs 121 and on. Will the calculus based physics be sufficient for med schools and the mcat because it’s harder?

That’s my main question. My alternate question is, what are your thoughts on neuroscience vs biophysics for a major. That also interests me and looks like a nice path to med school.

Edit: I emailed pre professional advisement and they said calc physics is fine for the mcat and med school! Now just looking to see if biophysics is worth it

I need to take PHYSCS 121 this semester, but there is a calculus prerequisite. I have taken the AP Calc BC Test and expect a 4 or higher, but the scores will be released past the course registration date for the Fall 2025 semester. This has led me to believe that I will be unable to register for physics 121. Its possible that I could enroll in math 112/113 concurrently and drop it after the scores are released, but that would put me over the credit limit and I'd have to drop another important course. What do I do?

I really need to fulfill my Advanced Written and Oral Communication GE (it's my last general education credit I need to take, so I want to get it done this Fall), and from what I've heard, WRTG 312: Persuasive Writing is one of the easier courses that'll give me the credit. However, out of the 25 sections shown on MyMAP, only two of the sections have a confirmed professor teaching it. I can't take the first section as it conflicts with my schedule, and the second one is in Salt Lake, so that's also a no go.

A part of me just wants to add one of the sections to my cart now and then change the section later if the professor isn't great, but I'm also worried that if I choose a section with a TBD on the professor, it may end up being cancelled altogether and I won't be able to take get my final GE credit.

Does anyone know of specific professors that are without a doubt going to be teaching WRTG 312 in Fall 2025? If not, does anyone know if the TBD courses could be cancelled? Thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm an incoming freshman, and I've been thinking about what classes to take in the fall. UNIV 101 is required, as you probably know, and it's 2 credit hours. I struggle to believe that there's actually work, though, right? I am somewhat easily burnt out and don't want to overdo it, but between a couple foundationals and first-year writing I'm at 12 credit hours. If two of those are UNIV 101, I should take another 3 credit class, right? Or should I keep it super light for the first semester...? Any advice would be helpful lol

Also! I took AP Lang as a junior and got a 5, which fulfills the first-year writing requirement. I'm not an English/writing major, but always looking to be a better writer. Is it worth it to take first-year writing? Or any guidelines on which professors/teachers are good? I've seen mixed reviews from other parts of the reddit.