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Current undergraduate students

Request an A&S grad check

Questions about academic policies
Find answers to many of your questions about policies regarding courses, grades, graduation requirements, etc. by visiting the web page titled "Academic Policies for Undergraduate A&S Students."

A&S Student Affairs Office (Advising Office)
The A&S Student Affairs Office staff, located in Rm. 010 Longmire, aims to provide students with accurate information about academic matters in a timely way. If you are seeking advising for your upcoming schedule, please see the department advisor in your major.

Walk-in advising
The office has open advising hours from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. We do not assign specific students to specific advisors, so you can see an advisor at any time during the walk-in advising hours. This system will allow you to get answers to your questions quickly.

E-mail advising
For brief questions, you do not need to come into our office. Send an e-mail to as-advising@fsu.edu. Be sure to include your name and FSU e-mail address in the message. We will answer your message promptly. During the first week of classes, please be patient. We will do our best to respond to you as quickly as possible.

Student Affairs Office staff

Betty Lyons Academic Coordinator
Cassy Alexander Academic Coordinator
Jim Allen Mapping Coordinator
Ginger Martin Graduate Coordinator

Academic policies for undergraduate A&S students

Find information about how to get a dean's signature, how to drop courses, how to withdraw from the university, as well as many other procedures and policies.

College of Arts and Sciences requirements

General information pertaining to college requirements.

University requirements

General information pertaining to university requirements.

Academic Interest Mapping System

Mapping is Florida State University's academic advising and monitoring system that provides students with a recommended eight-semester map for each major.

Drop and withdrawal policies

Information about such policies as seven-week drops, under-load waivers, and late drops.

Graduation checks and clearance

Information about the preferred steps to follow for grad checks, clearance, and so forth, including when and how to apply. Registrar's graduation check policy.

How to change your major/add a second major/seek a dual degree

This section includes information for upper division and lower division students about how to change your major, add a second major, and/or seek a dual degree.

Combined bachelor's/master's degree programs

Under certain circumstances, qualified students can count up to 12 credit hours toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees.

List of advisors in A&S departments

Contact information for advisors in various departments throughout the College of Arts and Sciences.

Foreign language placement and guidelines

Guidelines for placement as well as information about the language requirement - Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics.