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Spring 2023 registration will re-open on Saturday, January 7 at 12:01am. The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Degree Program will have Spring 2023 Drop/Add  Drop-In Zoom advising hours from 9:00am to 3:00pm January 9, 10, 11, and 12 due to high student volume. Please consult the IMS Announcement’s Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. For assistance, please read the below. We will be responding to email as time allows. 

1. You can find more information about our program here. You may email IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu for general information. 

2. You will need to be on track with our mapping milestones to be approved for a major change.  

a. To view the Clinical Professions academic map click here. 

b. To view the Community Patient Care academic map click here. 

c. To view the Health Management, Policy, & Information academic map click here. 

3. Submit our IMS Experiential Seminar Placement Form. Please click here for more information. 

4. After your IMS Experiential Seminar Placement Form has been reviewed by our office, you will be notified by email regarding your next steps. Note that this can take several business days, and we cannot guarantee that you will be approved for a major change prior to the end of drop/add. We appreciate your patience in advance. 

Spring 2023 registration will re-open on Saturday, January 7 at 12:01am. The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Degree Program will have Spring 2023 Drop/Add  Drop-In Zoom advising hours from 9:00am to 3:00pm January 9, 10, 11, and 12 due to high student volume. The drop-in Zoom hours are only for students that have questions related to Spring 2023 course scheduling, or questions about holds. 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. If you need to speak with our advisors about something else, please schedule an appointment via Setmore or email us at IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu.   

• You can view more information about your holds in Student Central:  

1. Under “holds” click on details. 

2. Click on the actual hold link.  

3. Follow the instructions given to you about your hold and how to remove it. 

1. Off Track Mapping Hold 

1. If you would like to stay in your current major, there will be a plan of action form you must sign before the hold can be removed.  

1. Attend our virtual drop-in hours via Zoom to speak with one of our advisors.  

2. You will sign the academic plan of action form to have Off Track Mapping hold removed. 

2. If you do not wish to stay in your current major: 

1. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.  

2. If you are unable to change your major now, you will need to complete our Major Change Out Contract. Click here for major change out contract.  

3. Indicate when you will change your major, which major you will change into, what requirements you must satisfy, and why you are changing your major. You will have to sign the major change contract before the hold can be temporarily removed.  

4. Email your signed major change out contract to IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu 

2. Must Change Major Hold or EL (Experiential Learning) Hours Must Change Major Hold: 

1. You must change your major. 

2. Look at the FSU Academic Program Guide for a possible new major.  

1. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.  

2. If you are unable to change your major now, you will need to complete our Major Change Out Contract. Click here for major change out contract.  

3. Indicate when you will change your major, which major you will change into, what requirements you must satisfy, and why you are changing your major. You will have to sign the major change contract before the hold can be temporarily removed.  

4. Email your signed major change out contract to IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu 

3. Experiential Learning (EL) Hours Hold: 

1. If you would like to stay in your current major, there will be an EL plan of action form you must sign before the hold can be removed.  

1. Attend our virtual drop-in hours via Zoom to speak with our Community Coordinator.  

2. You will sign the EL plan of action form to have your EL hours hold removed. 

2. If you do not wish to stay in your current major: 

1. Contact the department of the major you wish to change into to see if you qualify for a major change.  

2. If you are unable to change your major now, you will need to complete our Major Change Out Contract. Click here for major change out contract.  

3. Indicate when you will change your major, which major you will change into, what requirements you must satisfy, and why you are changing your major. You will have to sign the major change contract before the hold can be temporarily removed.  

4. Email your signed major change out contract to IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu 

4. IMS Academic Advising Hold: 

1. Attend our virtual drop-in hours via ZOOM to discuss your Spring schedule ONLY.  

2. Your hold will be temporarily removed to allow you to adjust your Spring 2023 schedule but will come back on January 13.  

3. You must schedule an advising appointment with your IMS Academic Advisor to have the hold removed before spring registration opens. To make an advising appointment: please click here. 

5. All other Holds: 

1. Attend our virtual drop-in hours to discuss your hold or email IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu for assistance. You will need to sign a contract before your hold can be removed.  

Spring 2023 registration will re-open on Saturday, January 7 at 12:01am. The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Degree Program will have Spring 2023 Drop/Add  Drop-In Zoom advising hours from 9:00am to 3:00pm January 9, 10, 11, and 12 due to high student volume. The drop-in Zoom hours are only for students that have questions related to Spring 2023 course scheduling, or questions about holds. 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. If you need to speak with our advisors about something else, please schedule an appointment via Setmore or email us at IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu.   

Chemistry:  

 • ADD a Course (lecture or lab): Attend the first day of class and instructor will provide information on how to be added to the course if seats become available.  

• NOTE: Check Student Central when drop/add opens on January 7 at 12:01am - all available seats will be shown. To see more information regarding the drop/add schedule please click here. 

Biology:  

• ADD a Course (lecture or lab): Attend the first day of class and instructor will provide information on how to be added to the course if seats become available.  

• NOTE: Check Student Central when drop/add opens on January 720 at 12:01am - all available seats will be shown. To see more information regarding the drop/add schedule please click here. 

English and Math:  

• Any student wishing to drop a Freshman Writing course (ENC 1101, ENC 2135) or a Mathematics course (MAC 1105, MAC 1140, MAC 1114, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, or MAC 2313), will need to contact the Division of Undergraduate Studies. The system will allow you to swap these courses for similar courses but will not allow you to drop them from your schedule. If you wish to drop one of these courses during the drop/add period or during the semester, please contact the Division of Undergraduate Studies at or undergradstudies@fsu.edu.  

Upper Division Elective Courses: 
• Any upper division student having trouble adding an upper division elective course from the IMS approved science or non-science lists posted on our Resources Webpage should email our office at IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu.  

AP/IB/AICE Scores: 
If you are expecting AP credits: 

Download your AP Score Report (PDF document) from College Board using this link:  https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/#/. Reply to this email with the PDF attached and include the Registrar’s Office at ar-recordsaudits@fsu.edu. Please do not send in a screenshot of your scores.  The Registrar’s Office will not post credits based on a screen shot. 

If you are expecting AICE credits: 

For your AICE credits, please have these two pieces of information handy: 

1. Your School Center Number 

2. Your Candidate Number 

If you are not sure of your information, you can ask your high school guidance counselor or check the email address you used while you attended high school. Reply to this email with these two pieces of information and include the Registrar’s Office at ar-recordsaudits@fsu.edu. The credit posting section will try to retrieve your AICE scores using this information.   

If you are expecting IB credits: 

First, make sure that you have properly released your scores to FSU using this website:  https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/assessment-and-exams/requesting-transcripts/. Next, reply to this email and include the Registrar’s Office at ar-recordsaudits@fsu.edu to let us know that you have released your IB credits to FSU.  The credit posting section will try to retrieve your IB scores and will reach out to you if they have any difficulties.   

Departmental Prerequisite Checks:  

Many higher-level science and math courses at FSU require prerequisite coursework.  Departments such as Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics are currently running prerequisite checks for their courses to ensure that all students enrolled have completed the correct prerequisite coursework. If you have taken a course over the summer as a transient student or have received AP credit for a course that should cover a prerequisite, but you still receive communication that you will be dropped to due non-prerequisites, you will need to reach out to that department directly and provide proof that you have completed the prerequisite course(s). You will need to show them an unofficial transcript or AP/IB score report with the grade to see if they can work with you to remain in your course.  

Fall 2022 Transient Students: 

If you were a transient student over the fall term at another institution, you must request your final transcript sent to FSU for processing. You can request official transcripts from the Registrar’s office at the school you attended this summer. Some offices have this form online, and some require you to fill out the form in person; you will need to check with them to find out which you need to do. You must request a final, official transcript be sent to FSU to the Office of Admissions. Once the FSU Office of Admissions staff receives the final transcript, they will post your final grades to your student account here at FSU.  

Be sure you request a final transcript to ensure it has your final official grade. The transcript must come directly from the other institution for FSU to accept it. 

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The study identified several key factors regarding the amplification of negative treatment and health consequences regarding socially marginalized women with high body weight. 

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Overall, the results of the study were promising with a larger sample size being needed to confirm the reliability of these methods. 

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The use of self-reporting combined with screening test confirmation would help in establishing the true prevalence of tuberculosis and associated risk factors of those living with HIV. 

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