Thesis Elements Expands Support for Student Course Scheduling and Enrollment Analytics

Mappify, a course scheduling and enrollment analytics platform, will help colleges and universities improve the student registration experience and make more informed scheduling decisions.

CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Thesis America, provider of the Elements student information system (SIS), has acquired Mappify, a platform that helps colleges and universities improve course scheduling for students and gain better insight into enrollment trends.

Mappify gives institutions a public-facing course scheduling tool for students, along with enrollment analytics for registrars, academic leaders, and other higher education decision makers. The platform uses data institutions already maintain in their SIS, making it easier to improve the registration experience and make informed decisions about course offerings.

"Institutions are working hard to give students the courses they need while managing enrollment, faculty, and classroom resources," said Jason Duggan, CEO of Thesis Elements. "Mappify gives higher ed a practical way to see what's happening during registration and respond when it matters. It's a great addition to what we offer, and we're excited to make it available to more colleges and universities."

Helping students and institutions make better use of registration data

For students, Mappify makes it easier to find courses and build a schedule that works. Students can check course availability, avoid scheduling conflicts, account for work and other commitments, and explore alternatives when a section fills. Advisors can share recommended schedules directly with students, giving them a useful starting point for conversations about course selection and academic progress.

For institutional leaders, Mappify provides a timelier view of registration. Teams can see which sections are filling, where enrollment is lagging, and which courses may be making it harder for students to get the schedules they need. Enrollment heatmaps, section consolidation tools, and reporting features help institutions evaluate demand and make better-informed decisions about course offerings and resource allocation.

Too often, those issues become clear only after registration has progressed or the term has begun. Mappify helps institutions identify potential problems earlier, when there may still be time to respond.

"A student picking classes is solving a puzzle: work shifts, a commute, a lab that has to line up with a lecture. Most schedule pages leave them to solve it alone. Mappify lets them see what's open, what conflicts, and what their backup is when a section fills, before registration day and not in the middle of it," said Travis Cattron, creator of Mappify. "There's a lot of useful information in an institution's SIS, but getting that information into a form people can use isn't always easy. Joining Thesis is an opportunity to bring Mappify to more institutions and keep building on what we've started."

Designed to fit existing systems

Mappify works with data institutions already maintain by using a lightweight export script and API endpoints, eliminating the need for new servers or complex middleware. Institutions can brand the public-facing schedule to match their identity and configure data refreshes to meet their needs, with updates available as often as every minute during peak registration periods.

Most institutions can go live in less than three weeks, according to Mappify, giving colleges a way to introduce new scheduling and analytics capabilities without a lengthy implementation project.

Mappify will be available to Thesis Elements clients as well as a standalone solution for higher education institutions using other student information systems.

About Thesis Elements

Thesis Elements is a cloud-based Student Information System purpose-built for small to midsize institutions. Elements drives operational efficiency with an affordable, user-friendly system that provides critical operations and administration functions to improve student success, enable faster financial aid decisions and easier federal and state reporting, and integrate with an institution's campus technology ecosystem, including LMS, CRM and ERP systems. Built directly into Elements is Aristotle, an agentic AI layer that lets staff simply ask for what they need — querying, planning, and acting on their own data through natural conversation or automated workflows — turning what used to be long, manual processes into a quick prompt and freeing teams to focus on students, not busywork. With an average implementation time of under 12 months, Elements uses modern technology designed to help future-proof the institution to streamline operations, improve access to essential student data and increase self-service tools for students. Backed by a dedicated user community, Elements evolves based on real-world feedback to better serve the needs of smaller institutions. Founded in 2020, Thesis Elements is a business unit of Thesis America. For more information, visit www.siselements.com.

About Mappify

Mappify helps colleges and universities improve course scheduling and understand enrollment trends. Its platform combines a public course schedule and tools with enrollment analytics that help institutions team evaluate course demand and make informed scheduling decisions. Learn more at www.getmappify.com.

SOURCE Thesis Elements