College of Fine and Applied Arts

Yes, when you have chosen your theme, this collapses the General Education block considerably.

Themes can be selected in your AppalNet > Self-Service tab > Student tab > General Education Theme Selection.

Yes, DegreeWorks provides students the opportunity to create a “What-If” scenario. These scenarios show how changes in the program / catalog year could impact degree completion. To use this, a student will need to select the What-If category from the tabs to the left of the audit.  From there, choose the correct combination of degree, catalog year, major, minor (if applicable) and concentration to get accurate results.

Yes, you can take classes online if they are offered. 

To search for all courses that are offered online, you can visit the Class Search webpage > select the term > in Schedule Type select Web Based-Entirely (100).

This will show all courses that are offered online during a particular semester.

Yes, in DegreeWorks, a student’s cumulative GPA (cGPA) is located at the beginning of the audit. The cGPA includes all coursework taken at Appalachian (grades earned or coursework taken at other institutions are not calculated in the cGPA).

Yes, DegreeWorks provides you the opportunity to create a “What-If” scenario. These scenarios show how changes in your program / catalog year could impact degree completion. To use this tool, you will need to select the What-If category from the tabs to the left of the audit. From there, you will want to choose the correct combination of degree, catalog year, major, minor (if applicable) and concentration to get accurate results.

Yes. In DegreeWorks, a student’s cumulative GPA (cGPA) is located in the beginning of the audit. The cGPA includes all coursework taken at Appalachian (grades earned or coursework taken at other institutions are not calculated in the cGPA).

To utilize GPA Calculator tools, you will need to select the GPA Calc. tab listed at the top of the audit tool. GPA calculators include the Graduation calculator, term calculator and advice calculator. A brief description with links to tutorials are below.

Absolutely, students may come by our office in Edwin Duncan, room 222.

You can find the day and time your final exams on the Registrar's website.

If you are an incoming freshman and you have questions concerning your AP scores, contact Appalachian State's Office of Admissions. 

If you are a continuing student, you should contact the Office of the Registrar.

Some majors require a certain number of free electives in order to meet the minimum credits to graduate. Free electives count towards degree requirements to ensure students earn 120 credits.