diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Coding-Prep.jsx b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Coding-Prep.jsx
index d91b2dcb74..ce06f7e69b 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Coding-Prep.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Coding-Prep.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import PureComponent from 'react-pure-render/component';
 import dedent from 'dedent';
 import SuperBlock from './Super-Block.jsx';
@@ -44,19 +44,25 @@ const codingPrep = [{
     }
   ]
 }];
-
+const title = 'Coding Interview Prep';
+const dashedName = 'coding-prep';
 export default class CodingPrep extends PureComponent {
   static displayName = 'CodingPrep;'
-
+  static propTypes = {
+    mapUi: PropTypes.object,
+    toggleThisPanel: PropTypes.func
+  };
   render() {
+    const { mapUi, toggleThisPanel } = this.props;
     return (
-      <div>
-        <SuperBlock
-          blocks={ codingPrep }
-          message={ lockMessage }
-          title='Coding Interview Prep '
-        />
-      </div>
+      <SuperBlock
+        blocks={ codingPrep }
+        dashedName={ dashedName }
+        mapUi={ mapUi }
+        message={ lockMessage }
+        title={ title }
+        toggleThisPanel={ toggleThisPanel }
+      />
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Full-Stack.jsx b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Full-Stack.jsx
index ba65d445f0..247c61ca95 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Full-Stack.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Full-Stack.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import PureComponent from 'react-pure-render/component';
 import dedent from 'dedent';
 import SuperBlock from './Super-Block.jsx';
@@ -40,15 +40,24 @@ const nonprofitProjects = {
   ]
 };
 
+const title = 'Full Stack Development Certification';
+const dashedName = 'full-stack';
 export default class FullStack extends PureComponent {
   static displayName = 'FullStack';
+  static propTypes = {
+    mapUi: PropTypes.object,
+    toggleThisPanel: PropTypes.func
+  };
   render() {
-    const title = 'Full Stack Development Certification';
+    const { mapUi, toggleThisPanel } = this.props;
     return (
       <SuperBlock
         blocks={ [ nonprofitProjects ] }
+        dashedName={ dashedName }
+        mapUi={ mapUi }
         message={ lockMessage }
         title={ title }
+        toggleThisPanel={ toggleThisPanel }
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Header.jsx b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Header.jsx
index 8fd2c8e7d4..61543bb334 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Header.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Header.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import PureComponent from 'react-pure-render/component';
 import { InputGroup, FormControl, Button, Row } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 
 const clearIcon = <i className='fa fa-times' />;
 const searchIcon = <i className='fa fa-search' />;
 const ESC = 27;
-export default class Header extends React.Component {
+export default class Header extends PureComponent {
   constructor(...props) {
     super(...props);
     this.handleKeyDown = this.handleKeyDown.bind(this);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Map.jsx b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Map.jsx
index e584ebed37..10a4571224 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Map.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Map.jsx
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ import FullStack from './Full-Stack.jsx';
 import CodingPrep from './Coding-Prep.jsx';
 import {
   clearFilter,
-  updateFilter,
-  fetchChallenges
+  fetchChallenges,
+  toggleThisPanel,
+  updateFilter
 } from '../../redux/actions';
 
 const bindableActions = {
   clearFilter,
   fetchChallenges,
+  toggleThisPanel,
   updateFilter
 };
 const superBlocksSelector = createSelector(
@@ -51,10 +53,12 @@ const superBlocksSelector = createSelector(
 const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
   superBlocksSelector,
   state => state.challengesApp.filter,
-  ({ superBlocks }, filter) => {
+  state => state.challengesApp.map,
+  ({ superBlocks }, filter, mapUi) => {
     return {
       superBlocks,
-      filter
+      filter,
+      mapUi
     };
   }
 );
@@ -72,22 +76,31 @@ export class ShowMap extends PureComponent {
     clearFilter: PropTypes.func,
     filter: PropTypes.string,
     superBlocks: PropTypes.array,
-    updateFilter: PropTypes.func
+    updateFilter: PropTypes.func,
+    mapUi: PropTypes.object
   };
 
-  renderSuperBlocks(superBlocks, updateCurrentChallenge) {
+  renderSuperBlocks(
+    superBlocks,
+    updateCurrentChallenge,
+    mapUi,
+    toggleThisPanel
+  ) {
     if (!Array.isArray(superBlocks) || !superBlocks.length) {
       return <div>No Super Blocks</div>;
     }
-    return superBlocks.map((superBlock) => {
-      return (
-        <SuperBlock
-          key={ superBlock.title }
-          updateCurrentChallenge={ updateCurrentChallenge }
-          { ...superBlock }
-        />
-      );
-    });
+    return superBlocks
+      .map((superBlock) => {
+        return (
+          <SuperBlock
+            key={ superBlock.title }
+            mapUi={ mapUi }
+            toggleThisPanel={ toggleThisPanel }
+            updateCurrentChallenge={ updateCurrentChallenge }
+            { ...superBlock }
+          />
+        );
+      });
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -96,7 +109,9 @@ export class ShowMap extends PureComponent {
       superBlocks,
       updateFilter,
       clearFilter,
-      filter
+      filter,
+      mapUi,
+      toggleThisPanel
     } = this.props;
     return (
       <div>
@@ -105,12 +120,24 @@ export class ShowMap extends PureComponent {
           filter={ filter }
           updateFilter={ updateFilter }
         />
-        <div
-          className='map-accordion'
-          >
-          { this.renderSuperBlocks(superBlocks, updateCurrentChallenge) }
-          <FullStack />
-          <CodingPrep />
+        <div className='map-accordion'>
+          {
+            this.renderSuperBlocks(
+              superBlocks,
+              updateCurrentChallenge,
+              mapUi,
+              toggleThisPanel
+            )
+          }
+          <FullStack
+            mapUi={ mapUi }
+            toggleThisPanel={ toggleThisPanel }
+          />
+          <CodingPrep
+            mapUi={ mapUi }
+            toggleThisPanel={ toggleThisPanel }
+          />
+          <div className='spacer' />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Super-Block.jsx b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Super-Block.jsx
index a8aa048066..220b00e060 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Super-Block.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/components/map/Super-Block.jsx
@@ -6,13 +6,25 @@ import { Panel } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import Block from './Block.jsx';
 
 export default class SuperBlock extends PureComponent {
+   constructor(...props) {
+     super(...props);
+     this.handleSelect = this.handleSelect.bind(this);
+  }
   static displayName = 'SuperBlock';
   static propTypes = {
     title: PropTypes.string,
+    dashedName: PropTypes.string,
     message: PropTypes.string,
-    blocks: PropTypes.array
+    blocks: PropTypes.array,
+    mapUi: PropTypes.object,
+    toggleThisPanl: PropTypes.func
   };
 
+  handleSelect(eventKey, e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    this.props.toggleThisPanel(eventKey);
+  }
+
   renderBlocks(blocks) {
     if (!Array.isArray(blocks) || !blocks.length) {
       return <div>No Blocks Found</div>;
@@ -28,15 +40,17 @@ export default class SuperBlock extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { title, blocks, message } = this.props;
+    const { title, dashedName, blocks, message, mapUi = {} } = this.props;
     return (
       <Panel
         bsClass='map-accordion-panel'
         collapsible={ true }
-        expanded={ true }
+        eventKey={ dashedName || title }
+        expanded={ dashedName ? mapUi[dashedName] : true }
         header={ <h2><FA name='caret-right' />{ title }</h2> }
         id={ title }
-        key={ title }
+        key={ dashedName || title }
+        onSelect={ this.handleSelect }
         >
         {
           message ?
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/actions.js b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/actions.js
index a62eeabe95..f48790d141 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/actions.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/actions.js
@@ -42,6 +42,29 @@ export const updateFilter = createAction(
   e => e.target.value
 );
 
+function createMapKey(map, key) {
+  map[key] = true;
+  return map;
+}
+export const initMap = createAction(
+  types.initMap,
+  (
+    { superBlock: superBlockMap },
+    superBlocks
+  ) => {
+    if (!superBlocks || !superBlockMap) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    const blocks = superBlocks
+      .map(superBlock => superBlockMap[superBlock].blocks)
+      .reduce((blocks, block) => blocks.concat(block));
+    return superBlocks
+      .concat(blocks)
+      .reduce(createMapKey, {});
+  }
+);
+export const toggleThisPanel = createAction(types.toggleThisPanel);
+
 export const clearFilter = createAction(types.clearFilter);
 
 // files
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
index 72cc63c904..51e8c89911 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ import {
   fetchChallenges,
   replaceChallenge
 } from './types';
+import {
+  fetchChallengeCompleted,
+  fetchChallengesCompleted,
+  updateCurrentChallenge,
+  initMap
+} from './actions';
 import {
   delayedRedirect,
   createErrorObserable
 } from '../../../redux/actions';
-import {
-  fetchChallengeCompleted,
-  fetchChallengesCompleted,
-  updateCurrentChallenge
-} from './actions';
 
 function createNameIdMap(entities) {
   const { challenge } = entities;
@@ -68,11 +69,12 @@ export default function fetchChallengesSaga(action$, getState, { services }) {
               redirect ? delayedRedirect(redirect) : null
             );
           }
-          return Observable.just(
+          return Observable.of(
             fetchChallengesCompleted(
               createNameIdMap(entities),
               result
-            )
+            ),
+            initMap(entities, result),
           );
         })
         .catch(createErrorObserable);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js
index 9308f60cde..61bbc9b062 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ const initialState = {
   legacyKey: '',
   files: {},
   // map
+  map: {
+    'full-stack': true,
+    'coding-prep': true
+  },
   filter: '',
   superBlocks: [],
   // misc
@@ -230,8 +234,36 @@ const filesReducer = handleActions(
   {}
 );
 
+// {
+//   // show
+//   [(super)BlockName]: { open: Boolean }
+//   // do not show
+//   [(super)BlockName]: null
+// }
+const mapReducer = handleActions(
+  {
+    [types.initMap]: (state, { payload }) => ({
+      ...state,
+      ...payload
+    }),
+    [types.toggleThisPanel]: (state, { payload }) => ({
+      ...state,
+      [payload]: !state[payload]
+    })
+  },
+  initialState.map
+);
+
 export default function challengeReducers(state, action) {
   const newState = mainReducer(state, action);
   const files = filesReducer(state && state.files || {}, action);
-  return newState.files !== files ? { ...newState, files } : newState;
+  if (newState.files !== files) {
+    return { ...newState, files };
+  }
+  // map actions only effect this reducer;
+  const map = mapReducer(state && state.map || {}, action);
+  if (newState.map !== map) {
+    return { ...newState, map };
+  }
+  return newState;
 }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/types.js b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/types.js
index 9073cd5b84..c758986620 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/types.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/types.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export default createTypes([
   // map
   'updateFilter',
   'clearFilter',
+  'initMap',
+  'toggleThisPanel',
 
   // files
   'updateFile',