Courses that are not required but are taken to explore one's areas of interest. reg Online registration for courses. It is accessed through the MySierra portal.

The curriculum requirements for academic programs have both mandatory courses and elective courses. Mandatory courses are very specific about which course(s) must be taken. Elective courses allow the student flexibility in selection of which course(s) to take, although the degree may require that the electives be taken from a particular department, college, or area of study.

Courses that are not required as part of a degree program, but are generally chosen and used by the student to supplement or enrich the required curriculum.

Courses that are not used to meet specific major, general education, or graduation requirements, but can be used to complete the total units required for a degree.

An elective is a course which is not required in a student's concentration but will count toward completion of degree requirements. Financial Registration Financial Registration is the process of officially confirming enrollment. This confirmation is completed when the student finalizes payment arrangements with the Business Office. By financially registering, the student has acknowledged receipt of the course schedule and is responsible for all tuition charges for the semester/session. The student must complete the Financial Registration process no later than the payment due date for each semester/session. The Late Registration/Payment Fee is assessed to the student accounts of returning students who do not complete this process within the prescribed time frame.

units that form part of certain degrees. Students must select, from a number of options including general areas of interest, the electives they wish to undertake as part of their studies.

A course not specifically required for a degree but counting towards it, to be chosen freely by the student either from within a specified group of courses or more broadly from coursed offered anywhere across the University.

These are courses that do not meet specific general education or major requirements, but accrue toward the total number of hours required by your academic program.

Courses from a specified list of courses that students must choose from to fulfill their program requirements.

A defined set of courses from a diploma or degree from which a student may make a choice.

Courses not required by the core curriculum or the major. These are courses you choose to take to satisfy personal interests or for educational enrichment.

the additional courses students must complete beyond general education and their major to have enough units for graduation. The number varies greatly between majors, but the main advantage of electives is the students' ability to select courses they want to take.

Courses one does not have to take, but may elect to take as part of a degree program.

Those course selections by the candidate which are not predetermined by graduation, major, or minor requirements.

Courses which are not a required part of a degree program are electives. Some departments may insist that their majors choose between certain electives (referred to as Restricted Electives).

Courses taken outside of the major requirements, chosen by the student, and used to fulfill their program requirements.

courses taken for credit and grade but not to meet specific major course requirements for graduation.

courses which are not required for a degree in your particular field of study, but for which you generally can get credits toward your degree.

Each program at RMIT University incorporates time for the student to take courses from other academic areas in the university. These courses outside the core of a specific program, i.e., Bachelor of Applied Science Photography, are referred to as ‘electives’. In the Scientific Photography program, these electives can only be taken in second and third year. Exemptions - Students having completed some tertiary (university) level courses at any university may be offered credit towards the degree in Scientific Photography. They may be exempted from core or elective courses depending on the type of previously completed course. Proof of successful completion must be shown. Exemptions are at the discretion of the Program Leader.

Courses not designated as part of the General Education Core, college/school, or major requirements. Students should consult their major advisers and college advisers to discuss the selection of electives.

This is a course you may select from an academic area that is of interest to you.

Any course not required as part of the General Education requirement or a student's major.

Non-compulsory modules, subjects or units within the structure of a course or qualification from which students can choose to meet the completion requirements of a specific award. Electives may be drawn from a range of discipline areas.

Courses chosen that are not required for the major or minor. The number of hours of electives required varies according to a student's major.

Courses taken that do not fulfill general education or major requirements. May be taken for interest and/or to fulfill unit requirement for graduation or transfer.

Courses that students choose to take in addition to courses required for graduation. Some electives are usually necessary to complete the total number of credits required for the degree.

Classes that are optional but not required. (These are the fun classes like Glass Blowing 101.)

Courses students may choose outside of their general university requirements and major field of study.

Electives are courses you choose to take. They make up the difference between the specific courses required for your degree and the number of courses you need to graduate.

Electives are courses you choose based on your interests or to explore other avenues of study. Every degree program will allow you to choose some courses for yourself.

Courses that students may elect or choose, to take for credit towards their intended degree, as distinguished from courses that they are required to take.

Classes you choose to take that are not specifically required for graduation, but will increase your knowledge.

These are classes students can take outside the regular curriculum requirements.

Any courses completed for credit may be used to fulfill unspecified requirements for graduation.

those courses selected by the student to complete the total hours needed for graduation but not required by the core curriculum or the major. These are important options for the student to pursue interests beyond the major.

The courses not required for a major or for General Education but which satisfy your own personal interest or needs.

Classes taken by a student which are not required to graduate with a degree. A certain number of the credits needed to complete a degree are reserved for electives.

Courses that students choose to take for earning credits toward their planned degree. These can be distinguished as courses that the students are compulsorily required to take.

A group of courses from which a specified number must be chosen to satisfy part of the requirements for the degree.

There are a series of elective exams you can choose to do on top of the 4 Core exams. You need to get at least 2 more electives. Some examples are TCP/IP and Internet Information Server (IIS)

Electives are courses that are other than required or major courses. Each degree requires some electives.