Academic Map

Environmental Science

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative job titles related to this major: Environmental technician, geoscientist, environmental scientist, hydrologist, general physical scientist, and oceanographer. Some positions may require additional education or training.

Representative Employers: Federal, state, and local governments; NGOs; private employers.

Environmental Science/Policy

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Environmental technician, geoscientist, policy expert, environmental administrator, environmental scientist, hydrologist, general physical scientist, and oceanographer. Some positions may require additional education or training.

Representative Employers: Federal, state, and local governments; NGOs; private employers.

Exercise Physiology

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these with major course requirements. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

Graduates will be able to evaluate, plan for and counsel individuals in the areas of fitness, athletics, and cardiac rehabilitation. Students are being prepared for advanced degree work in exercise physiology, physical therapy, and other health fields, including medical school and positions as personal trainers and health fitness instructors with both hospital-based wellness programs and corporate fitness programs.

Students must earn a final grade of "C minus" or better in MAC 1105, MAC 1114, MAC 1140, BSC 2010, BSC 2010L, BSC 2011, CHM 1045, CHM 1045L, CHM 1046, CHM 1046L, either CHM 2210 or CHM 3217, PSY 2012 and STA 2122; a final grade of "B minus" or better in HUN 1201; and a final grade of "S" in PET 3102*. Note: Students are allowed a single repeat for only one of these courses.

*PET3102 is only offered at FSU; therefore, transfer students should take this course during their first semester enrolled at FSU.

Unless otherwise noted, a grade of "C minus" or better is required for all other coursework required for the major.

Mapping Coordinator: Amy Sanderson
Email: aesanderson@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Exercise Leader, Fitness Instructor/Consultant, Corporate Fitness Manager, Exercise Testing Technician, Fitness Club Manager, Activities Director, Health & Fitness Advisor, Exercise Physiologist.

Representative Employers: Athletic Teams, Hospitals, Fitness Centers, Private Practice, Health Organizations, Spas/Resorts, Health Departments.

Exploratory

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. To graduate on time, you need to make sure you have achieved or surpassed these milestones by the end of each term. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The FSU Core requirements and elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and multicultural requirements, unless your program meets these requirements with major courses.

The Exploratory map is designed for students who are not yet ready to select a specific departmental major. Students in Exploratory will receive additional information, assistance, and support from a staff of experienced academic advisors housed within The Advising First Center for Exploratory Students (http://advisingfirst.fsu.edu/exploratory). This Center offers specialized services to effectively guide students and regulate their progress until a departmental major is selected. Academic advisors working with Exploratory students utilize a set of comprehensive and tangible tools that have been established to help students progress in the major selection process. The "STEPS Program" (an acronym for "Students Taking Exploratory Paths to Success") encompasses a developmental academic advising approach involving specific “steps” to move students forward. To progress through the STEPS program, students must attend an introductory New Nole Advising meeting with their assigned advisor (Term 1), and complete the Guide to Decide action items (Term 2). In addition, students are also required to meet with their assigned advisor each term to develop a course schedule for the next semester that simultaneously meets academic requirements and allows students to sample courses in potential majors. It is expected that students will be active participants in their major selection process and attend the workshops and special events co-sponsored by the FSU Career Center and the Advising First Center for Exploratory Students.

Please note that academic advising for Exploratory students is mandatory. It is our expectation that by fully engaging in the advising process, students will be able to move from Exploratory into a departmental major by the end of Term 2. To contact the Advising First Center for Exploratory Students, please call (850) 645-2847 or visit Room G002 Johnston Building (WJB).

Any student who has not determined a major by the end of term two and returns to FSU for their 2nd year will be advised by our Center for Academic Planning. Please contact (850) 644-3430 or visit Room 3200 University Center Building A.
 

Mapping Coordinator: Michael Hart
Email: mhart@fsu.edu

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Finance

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

To be admitted to Finance, you must have completed at least 52 hours, have earned a final grade of “C minus“ or better in the Admission Prerequisite Courses (CGS2060, CGS2100 or CGS2518*, MAC2233, ECO2013, ECO2023, ACG2021, ACG2071 & STA2023), and have the required 2.500 or higher GPA in all prerequisite course attempts.

Electives should focus on gaining additional exposure to the social and behavioral sciences and on improving communication and analytical reasoning skills. Finance is considered one of the basic functions of our private enterprise system. Each of the many firms, businesses, institutions, and government agencies in our economic system has the problem of obtaining, administering, and managing its funds efficiently and wisely. The finance major is designed as preparation for the wide variety of careers within finance.

* Finance majors must earn a final grade of B minus or better in FIN 3403 and a C minus or better in both FIN3244 and CGS 2518 to be eligible to enroll in any 4000-level Finance courses.

Students should complete diversity requirements through their General Education coursework.

Mapping Coordinator: Jennifer Janasiewicz
Email: admissions@business.fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Related to this Major: Comptroller, Bank Examiner, Director of Internal Finance, Securities Broker, Financial Manager, Treasurer, Financial Planner, Staff Analyst, Bank Trust Officer, Financial Associate, Financial Analyst, Commercial Loan Officer, Bank Branch Manager, Consumer Loan Officer, Commercial Associate, Cash/Treasury Management.

Representative Employers: Banks, Governmental Agencies, Consulting Firms, Brokerage Houses, Corporations, Small Businesses, Credit Unions, Non-profit Organizations.

Financial Planning

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Fall 2024 and after)

*Please Note: This program will be available via Face-to-face/in-person instruction beginning Fall 2024, ONLY at the Panama City, FL campus. This major is available through Online/Distance Learning to ALL FSU students via the Panama City, FL campus. Contact the College of Applied Studies for specifics.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

The Financial Planning program aims to prepare students to become effective and successful financial planners who, upon graduation, will be eligible to sit for the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) exam and be knowledgeable in both the academic and people skills required for financial planning practice. Students will learn from professors who have applied experience as well as academic credentials for Financial Planning.

Mapping Coordinator: Angie Sexton
Email: asexton@pc.fsu.edu

A financial planning degree can lead to a variety of employment fields: Personal Financial Planner, Investment Advisor, Wealth Manager, Financial Therapist, Compliance Specialist, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Financial Planning Analyst and Client Services. Explore challenging and rewarding career opportunities while helping clients make the most of their money and other finances.

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Food and Nutrition Science

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

The undergraduate student majoring in Food and Nutrition Science is usually preparing for an advanced degree with specialization in Food Science or Nutrition and a career in university teaching and/or research, medicine, the good industry, or government. With proper advising, this program can also serve as a pre-medical curriculum.

Mapping Coordinator: Amy Sanderson
Email: aesanderson@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Food Scientist, Nutritionist, Food Editor, Product Development, Quality Control Analyst, or Researcher.

Representative Employers: Hospitals, Hotels and Restaurants, Colleges and Universities, State and Federal Food Laboratories, Social Service Agencies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Trade Associations, Food Companies.

French

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

Thirty semester hours numbered above 2999 are required, including FRE 3420, FRE 4410 or FRE 4422; and two additional 4000-level courses (six semester hours). Majors must complete 12-15 hours for a minor (more if required by minor department). All courses taken to fulfill the 30 hours of major course work must be taken for a letter grade. A grade of C minus or better must be earned in each course applied toward any major or minor degree earned in the department.

Placement tests are available through the FSU Assessment & Testing Facility for French, German and Spanish. Students with prior proficiency in languages other than French, German, and Spanish must consult an advisor in the Department of Modern Languages for proper course placement. If you are placed above a milestone, it is important that you continue with the next milestone in its place. Total hours above 120 vary based on language proficiency level of student.

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Teacher in high school or junior college, College Professor, Translator, Intelligence Specialist, Diplomat, Travel Agent, Interpreter, International Flight Attendant, Foreign Travel Escort Officer, International Relations Specialist, Linguist, Customs Official, Business Representative.

Representative Employers: School Boards, Travel Agencies, Airlines, Libraries, Museums, Colleges or Universities, Departments of Justice, State or Defense, United Nations, Publishers, ACTION, Peace Corps, International Business, CIA, FBI, USIA, AID, Social Service Agencies, State Governments.

FSU-Teach (Applied Geosciences)

** This major has been suspended and cannot be selected by students admitted to the University for Fall 2025 and beyond. **

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

The FSU-Teach/Applied Geosciences major is designed for students who wish to teach Earth and Space Science at the middle and/or secondary education levels. Students are strongly encouraged to have credit for College Algebra (MAC1105) prior to enrolling as freshman in the FSU Teach/Applied Geosciences major. This degree should not be used by someone planning to do graduate work in the geosciences unless further coursework in the specific geoscience fields are taken.

In order to be admitted for the second major in Education, students must have an overall 2.50 or higher GPA, and satisfy the teacher education admission requirements noted here: https://education.fsu.edu/teacher-ed-admissions .

(Please note: FSU-Teach majors are not required to take EDF1005, EDF2085, or EME2040)

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Middle school or high school teacher. In addition, students may pursue careers appropriate for those with a strong background in science and math.

Representative Employers: Public and private schools, research facilities, government agencies; private industry.

FSU-Teach (Biology)

** This major has been suspended and cannot be selected by students admitted to the University for Fall 2025 and beyond. **

ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

The Biology FSU-Teach major works best if you can start in the highest math for which you have completed the prerequisites. **If you begin FSU without MAC1105 College Algebra credit, you will take MAC 1105, BSC2010 and BSC2010 Lab in Term 1. If you begin FSU with earned credit for College Algebra, you should take MAC1140, CHM1045 and CHM1045 Lab during Term 1.

In order to be admitted for the second major in Education, students must have an overall 2.50 or higher GPA, and satisfy the teacher education admission requirements noted here:
https://education.fsu.edu/teacher-ed-admissions

(Please note: FSU-Teach majors are NOT required to take EDF1005, EDF2085, or EME2040)

Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu

Salary Information: National Association of Colleges and Employers, Occupational Outlook Handbook

Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Middle school or high school teacher of biology. Students may also pursue graduate school and career options related to the traditional Biology major

Representative Employers: Public and private schools; research facilities; medical facilities; government organizations; private industry.