Enrollments & Graduations data in AIM

1. Credit hours earned are broken out by the following types:
   
   1. BYU standard hours earned through completion of courses, the registration of which is administered by BYU Enrollment Services (e.g., daytime courses);
   2. BYU continuing education hours earned through completion of courses, the registration of which is administered by the Office of Continuing Education (e.g., Independent Study courses);
   3. BYU challenge exam hours awarded upon testing out of specific courses (e.g., language exams);
   4. Transfer hours earned at other colleges/universities and accepted at BYU upon transfer; and,
   5. External exam hours awarded upon passing exams offered outside of BYU, the credit of which is accepted by BYU (e.g., Advanced Placement exams taken in high school)
2. BYU course hours are the sum of BYU standard hours and BYU continuing education hours, representing all credit hours earned through completion of BYU-offered course sections.
3. Total credit hours are the sum of BYU course hours, BYU challenge exam hours, transfer hours, and external exam hours, representing all credit hours earned prior to graduation.
4. BYU course hours are included in this analysis if students are matriculated at the time of enrollment.