Editing Brigham Young University (section)

== Organization and administration ==
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Academic Schools and Colleges:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://catalog.byu.edu/colleges |title=Colleges |publisher=Brigham Young University |access-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625194717/https://catalog.byu.edu/colleges |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| '''Name''' || '''Year founded'''
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| [[Marriott School of Management|Business (Marriott)]] || 1891
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| [[David O. McKay School of Education|Education (McKay)]] || 1913
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| [[Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering|Engineering (Fulton)]] || 1953
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| [[BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences|Family, Home, and Social Sciences]] || 1969
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| [[BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications|Fine Arts and Communications]] || 1925
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| [[BYU College of Humanities|Humanities]] || 1965
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| [[J. Reuben Clark Law School|Law (Clark)]] || 1973
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| [[BYU College of Life Sciences|Life Sciences]] || 1954
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| [[BYU Medical School|Medicine]] || TBD
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| [[BYU College of Nursing|Nursing]] || 1953
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| [[BYU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences|Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences]] || 1949
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| [[BYU College of Religious Education|Religious Education]] || 1959
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BYU is a part of CES. It is organized under a [[board of trustees]], with the president of the church (currently [[Russell M. Nelson]]) as chairman.  This board consists of the same people as the [[Church Education System#Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees|Church Board of Education]], a pattern that has been in place since 1939.  Prior to 1939, BYU had a separate board of trustees that was subordinate to the Church Board of Education.<ref>Wilkinson, Ernest L., ''Brigham Young University: The First 100 Years''. (Provo: BYU Press, 1975) Vol. 2</ref>  The president of BYU, currently C. Shane Reese, reports to the Board, through the Commissioner of Education.<ref>{{cite web| title =Administration| publisher =Brigham Young University| url =http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/2007-2008ucat/pdfportions/103admin.pdf| access-date =July 25, 2007| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051805/http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/2007-2008ucat/pdfportions/103admin.pdf| archive-date =September 27, 2007| df =mdy-all}}</ref>

The university operates under 11 colleges or schools, which collectively offer 194 bachelor's degree programs, 68 master's degree programs, 25 PhD programs, and a [[Juris Doctor]] program. BYU also manages some courses and majors through the [[David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies]] and "miscellaneous" college departments, including Undergraduate Education, Graduate Studies, Independent Study,<ref>{{cite web| title =Independent Study| publisher =Brigham Young University| url =http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/| access-date =August 24, 2007| archive-date =March 22, 2002| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20020322220104/http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/| url-status =live}}</ref> Continuing Education, and the Honors Program. BYU's Winter semester ends earlier than most universities in April since there is no [[Spring break]], thus allowing students to pursue internships and other summer activities earlier.<ref>{{cite web
 |last=Buchanan 
 |first=Adam 
 |title=No Break for BYU Students 
 |publisher=BYU Newsnet 
 |date=March 20, 2007 
 |url=http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/63637 
 |access-date=August 24, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118203510/http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/63637 
 |archive-date=November 18, 2007 
}}</ref> A typical academic year is broken up into two semesters: Fall (September–December) and Winter (January–April), as well as two shorter terms during the summer months: Spring (May–June) and Summer (July–August).