College of Fine and Applied Arts

No, not all majors require a minor.  Comprehensive majors do not require a minor because more courses within the major are required.  You can view your Program of Study or the Undergraduate Bulletin to determine if a minor is required or recommended.  Also, consulting with your advisor is beneficial. 

Yes, DegreeWorks is laid out in block format displaying degree, major, minor, and concentration requirements.  Look for unchecked boxes to identify requirements that you still need to complete.

Scholarship applications, deadlines, and criteria vary from department to department.  Please click on the departments below to search for scholarship information specific to your department:

Double check the student's catalog year in the degree audit. Contact the Dean's Office if you still have questions.

Each semester, continuing students have the opportunity to register for future term courses prior to new students. This is known as Early Registration, and typically occurs in early November for spring registration and early April for summer / fall registration. The timeframe typically lasts 11 business days and the Registrar's Office provides students with day and time to register based on accumulated earned credits (institutional and transfer).  Your current credit hours are not included in this total, as they are not yet earned. 

Holds are placed on a student's account to restrict access or use of an academic function (i.e., registration). Holds are placed for a variety of reasons including unpaid balances, parking tickets, library fines, disciplinary action taken by the Office of the Dean of Students, etc.

Yes, once grades have been processed at the end of the faculty grading period, they become official and are viewable in DegreeWorks following the nightly refresh.

Courses can be designated in "fallthrough" for a number of reasons

Students are required to meet with their faculty or professional advisor each semester to discuss your goals and aspirations, post-graduation plan, and courses.  You will be given your Registration PIN during your advising appointment after which you can register on your scheduled day and time.

In the College of Fine and Applied Arts, academic advising is mandatory for students who seek to be readmitted to the college. Once you have been advised by your advisor and the advisor notifies the Dean's Office, you will be contacted by the Registrar's Office through your Appalachian email address notifying you when you are eligible to register for courses. 

You will not need a PIN to register for courses the semester you return, but depending on the department of your major, you may need a PIN for future semesters. Your advisor will inform you if a PIN is necessary.