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Major Caps

We are aware that many departments cap course enrollments to reserve seats for their majors. Below are the departments and the dates when those caps will be lifted.

Biology Courses* – Caps lift November 19 at 12:01am

Chemistry Courses - Caps lift November 19 at 12:00am

*Except for BSC2010/L and BSC2011/L only - These caps lift January 4 at 12:00am

Upper Division Electives

If you are having trouble enrolling in an IMS Upper Division Elective from our approved lists located on our Resources page, please email us to let us know at imsadvising@med.fsu.edu.

Angelina Sutin, PhD, associate professor of psychology at the Florida State University College of Medicine and author of that 2010 study, says one possible explanation is that neurotic people, who tend to be more negative, might have a reporting bias in that they see bruxism (teeth grinding) as a behavior of stressed-out or anxious people. “People who are more neurotic think lots of bad things always happen to them, to the extent they perceive bruxism is a bad thing to do, they might think, ‘Oh yes, I do that.’”

Whether or not the more neurotic individuals were actually persistent grinders, Sutin says her finding is consistent with the broader literature that people who are experiencing acute stress are more likely to grind their teeth at night. “My research shows this greater tendency to experience anxiety, stress, and negative emotions is associated with grinding teeth,” she says.  Read the full article.

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