Degree Works is an academic planning tool that produces easy-to-read and user-friendly academic evaluations to help you map out what courses and milestones you need to complete to graduate.

Degree Works looks at the degree requirements from the Georgia State graduate catalog and the coursework you complete to track your degree progression. You are encouraged to review your academic evaluation frequently, especially during registration.

The Degree Works how-to document and video tutorials provide detailed instructions on how to use Degree Works. Topics include:

• Anatomy of a Degree Works academic evaluation
• The "Look Ahead" feature
• What-If evaluations

Students must satisfy the course requirements of the graduate catalog in effect at the time they enter or reenter Georgia State University. Any student interested in fulfilling the requirements of a different catalog edition may submit a petition to deviate from college requirements.

Each student admitted into an IBMS graduate program must maintain an overall institutional grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better to maintain satisfactory academic standing. Students who fall below the 3.0 GPA requirement for all required course attempts will be reviewed for continuation in the M.I.S. or Ph.D. program, and students may receive a scholastic warning or be dismissed from their respective graduate program.

Check your Degree Works audit to ensure that you are on track to graduate, as it is the definitive record for graduation clearance. All course blocks should be satisfied. This also includes any transfer credit from another institution, as well as any approved course substitutions. If you notice any discrepancies, please email biomedgrad@gsu.edu as soon as possible.

Each student admitted into a graduate program in the institute must maintain an overall institutional grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better to receive their respective degree.

All M.I.S. students must complete all core coursework with a grade of B- or better. No more than six credit hours of grades less than a B- will be accepted towards the degree. No final course grade below a C will be accepted towards the degree.

All doctoral students must complete all core coursework with a grade of B- or better. No final course grade below B- will be accepted towards the degree.

Students must apply to graduate TWO SEMESTERS before the intended semester of graduation. The graduation application can be accessed in PAWS, and the Office of the Registrar provides instructions and important deadlines.

All graduating IBMS master's and doctoral students are required to complete a brief exit survey. This is your opportunity to provide valuable feedback on your graduate program. This feedback is very important and helps to:

1. Inform program/curriculum updates for future students.
2. Keep IBMS administration in contact with IBMS alumni.

Completion of the survey is required for graduation checkout.

When a Degree Works audit is processed, the courses are applied based on the catalog term under which you were admitted. This means that courses taken prior to your enrollment in an IBMS graduate program will not automatically count towards your degree. A course substitution will allow students to use coursework completed in a previous degree program or as a non-degree seeking/transient student at Georgia State University to satisfy course requirements in their current program of study. In order to request for these courses to count towards your degree, please use the Request for Course Substitution form.

REQUEST COURSE SUBSTITUTION

The Master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Biomedical Science and Enterprise program allows enrolled students to pursue one of two tracks - research or professional. Each track includes targeted elective courses and an experiential capstone (e.g. capstone courses or master's thesis) designed to synthesize the interdisciplinary concepts learned in the program core.

Students entering the M.I.S. program during the Fall 2023 semester will need to declare their track before the start of their first semester. Students are limited to two total track changes.

REQUEST TO DECLARE/CHANGE TRACK

Graduate students who have retaken courses and earned a higher grade may be eligible to request exclusion of the first grade from their institutional GPA.

To learn more about the repeat to replace eligibility requirements, please refer to section 1350.25 Repeat to Replace Policy of the Graduate Catalog. Please use the Repeat to Replace form to submit your request.

REPEAT TO REPLACE REQUEST

Due to the unique nature of the courses included in the master’s program curriculum, transfer credit is not accepted for this program.

Transfer of credit in the IBMS doctoral program is defined as receiving graduate degree credit for a course completed at another institution, thereby reducing the number of graduate courses to be taken at Georgia State University.

To learn more about the transfer credit requirements, please refer to section 11020.35 Policy on Transfer Credit of the Graduate Catalog. Please use the Transfer Credit form to submit your request.

REQUEST TRANSFER CREDIT

Students are normally required to abide by all requirements of the college as outlined in the Graduate Catalog. However, students may request a waiver of specific requirements by sending an email to biomedgrad@gsu.edu and providing documentation/justification.

Petitions should be submitted two weeks prior to the event in which the petition relates. Approval of a petition for policy waiver is not guaranteed.