College of Arts & Sciences Advising

College of Arts & Sciences General Advising Forms

• Appeal for Late Withdrawal

• CAS Advising Syllabus
• Change of Major/Minor
• Dual Major/Dual Degree Form
• Schedule Planning Worksheet
• Transient Instructions

College Research/Internship Forms

• Communication Internship Registration Form
• Please contact your Natural Science Advising team member to make an appointment to discuss your research/internship.

Non-Advising Forms

• Office of the Registrar Forms
• Financial Aid Forms

Degree Maps listed below are to be used as a general guideline for students and are based on the program requirements for the current catalog year. Some students' scheduling needs may vary based upon completed courses and transfer credits. Please see your advisor for assistance and verification.

Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes:

• For All Majors: Students are strongly recommended to select required lower-division electives that will enhance their general education coursework and that will support their intended baccalaureate degree program. Students should consult with an academic advisor in their major degree area.

Program Specific Degree Maps:

You should select courses based on the following priorities:

During your first two years:

• Common course prerequisites for your major;
• General education requirements;

During your junior/senior years:

• Any of the above, which were not completed;
• Required courses for your major;
• Electives in your major;
• Concentration coursework (if applicable);
• University Colloquium

Schedule an appointment to see a CAS advisor, who will determine whether or not the course you wish to take will fulfill a requirement in your FGCU degree. You can fill out this transient form. Do not sign up for a course elsewhere before you have seen a CAS advisor.

Some courses have a wait-list function in the registration system. If a course is full and has a wait-list function, you can register yourself for the wait list. Further instructions.

2. Click on Student and Financial Aid

3. Click on Student Records

4. Click on Degree Evaluation

Detailed instructions are available in DegreeWorks

The 2009 State Legislature enacted a student charge for excess hours. For students enrolling in a state university for the first time in or after the fall 2009 semester, a tuition rate surcharge will be applied for credit hours that exceed 120% of the completion requirements for the chosen degree program. The surcharge will apply to all “excess hours” and will amount to 50% of the tuition rate. For a program that requires 120 credit hours to graduate, all hours that exceed 144 count as excess.

In 2011 the legislature modified the statute and changed the threshold to 115% and a surcharge of 100% of the tuition rate for students entering in fall 2011 and later. For a program that requires 120 credit hours to graduate, all hours that exceed 138 (115% of 120) count as excess.

More details.

The law does allow for exceptions to the excess hour surcharge. For example, the courses taken under the following circumstances would not count as excess hours:

• Articulated accelerated credit (e.g. Advance Placement, International Baccalaureate, CLEP, Dual Enrollment, etc.)
• Internship credit
• Certification/recertification and certificate program credits
• Credits withdrawn due to medical or personal hardship
• Credits taken by active-duty military personnel
• Credits required for a dual major
• Remedial and English as a Second Language (ESOL) credit
• Military Science credits in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs

All students should make every effort to enroll in and complete only those courses that are required for their degree program. Repeating courses, changing majors and adding minors that are not required as part of a major may result in excess hours. Student should regularly review their degree audit and consult with an academic advisor to ensure that they are not enrolling in excess hours.