However, most programs offer required coursework in cycles. Thus, depending upon the courses available in the semester you intend to enter, and the courses you have completed or otherwise have credit for, it may be best to time enrollment according to the most advantageous course offering cycle. Students may, of course, take prerequisites courses or elective courses as available. Each department has undergraduate advisors assigned to address issues pertaining to students in their programs. In addition, the FSU Office for Distributed and Distance Learning has advisement staff trained to address questions related to any aspect of distance education at Florida State University.
Students can communicate with advisors by email, telephone, or regular mail.
Typically, advisors schedule time each term for working with students to assess their academic progress. For the purposes of meeting FSU's residency requirements, FSU's distance education courses count as residential courses, so a student need not be physically in residence on a campus to meet their degree program's residency requirement. Courses taken at Florida Community College at Jacksonville are subject to the State of Florida Common Course Numbering System, and thus are guaranteed to transfer. Except for those offered from the School of Information Studies, all classes are delivered via the Blackboard online education platform. B.S. programs involved in the Navy College Program at FSU do not have placements tests.