College of Medicine

• The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Degree Program will have Drop/Add Week Walk-In Hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily due to high student volume. Academic advisors will not be taking appointments during the week of Monday, August 27 – Thursday, August 30. Please consult the IMS Announcement’s Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. We will be responding to email as time allows.
• You can view more information about your holds in Student Central:
a. Under “holds” click on details.
b. Click on the actual hold link. 
c. Follow the instructions given to you about your hold and how to remove it.

1. If you have a Mapping Hold and you

a. Would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action form and a hold release form you must sign before the hold can be removed. 
Steps to have the hold removed:
i. Email imsadvising@med.fsu.edu with any questions about your holds, or come during our walk-in hours to speak with one of our advisors. 
ii. You will be emailed the academic plan of action hold release form or will need to sign the academic plan in person to have any holds removed.

b. Do not wish to stay in your current major:
i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change. 
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major. You will have to sign a hold release form before the hold can be temporarily removed. (When you email us indicating your plan to change your major we will email you the release hold form to sign).

2. If you have an Academic Advising IMS Experiential Hours Hold, you have no Experiential Learning (EL) hours to enter into the IMS EL Database, and you:

a. would like to stay in your current major, a plan of action and release hold form must be completed, signed and returned before the hold can be removed. Steps to have the hold removed are:
i. Use the guidelines to fill out and sign the plan of action and hold release form indicating how you plan to meet the EL hour requirement.
ii. Return the signed form to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu.
iii. If your plan of action and hold release form is approved, your hold will be lifted. If it is not approved, the Community Coordinator will email you to revise your form.

b. do not wish to stay in your current major, here are the steps to have the hold removed:

i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change. 
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major, including the major you are changing into and when. You will have to sign and return a contract, indicating your plans to change your major (when you email us indicating your plan to change your major, we will email you the contract to sign). 
iii. Return the signed contact to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu and your hold will be removed.

3. If you have an Academic Advising IMS Experiential Hours Hold, and you completed Experiential Learning (EL) hours during the 2017-2018 academic year, but you failed to enter them into the IMS Database, and you:

a. would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action and hold release form you must sign and return before the hold can be removed. You will also be required to enter your past EL hours into the IMS EL Database. Steps to have the hold removed are:

i. Use the guidelines to fill out the plan of action and hold release form indicating how you plan to meet the EL requirement.
ii. Submit the signed plan of action form to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu. 
iii. Submit your past EL hours into the IMS Database. If you do not have the link to the database, email imsadvising@med.fsu.eduand ask for it. Going forward, hours may not be accepted retroactively. An Experiential Learning request form must be submitted in advance of every activity you wish to count toward your Experiential Learning requirements. 
iv. If your plan of action and hold release form is approved and your EL hours have been submitted and approved in the IMS Experiential Learning Database, your hold will be removed.

b. do not wish to stay in your current major, here are the steps to have the hold removed:

i. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change. 
ii. If you are unable to change your major now, notify the IMS Degree Program at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu indicating your plan to change your major, including the major you are changing into and when. You will have to sign and return a contract indicating your plans to change your major (when you email us indicating your plan to change your major, we will email you the contract to sign). 
iii. Return the signed contact to imsadvising@med.fsu.edu and your hold will be removed.

4. If you have a Dean's Stop:

If you have a Dean's Stop, click on the hold to see the details. In the details you will see who to contact regarding the hold; either Undergraduate Studies or the IMS Academic Advising Office

a. If the Dean’s Stop details refer you to Undergraduate Studies, contact Undergraduate Studies about your hold. 850-644-2451. Undergraduate Studies is located at the stadium, in A3300 University Center Building A (UCA).
b. If the Dean’s Stop details indicate you have been denied certification, contact Emily Burgess in IMS at emily.burgess@med.fsu.edu.
c. If the Dean’s Stop details indicate you have a Division - IMS Dean's Stop, you will need to come to walk-in hours and see Maribel Amwake, the IMS Degree Program Manager.

5. If you have an Admissions Delinquent Hold:

If you are a student who started at FSU in the 2018 Summer C term, you may have an admissions delinquent hold on your account. This hold means you are missing something that must be submitted to the Office of Admissions (a dual enrollment transcript, high school transcript, test scores, etc.) The only way to have this hold removed is to submit the required documentation. You’ll need to contact the Office of Admissions to find out what you are missing and how to submit those documents. They can be reached via email at admissions@fsu.edu or via phone at 850-644-6200. Please note that you will not be able to register or change your schedule until this hold is lifted.