Welcome to Academic Publications
Academic Publications, a division of the University Registrar's Office, updates and publishes the University's Graduate and Undergraduate Bulletins, the Registration Guide and a host of other documents. The Undergraduate Bulletin is published annually and is available usually by mid-June of each year. The Graduate Bulletin is updated and published every other year. New editions are typically available in mid-July of the publishing year.
| Florida State University Office of the University Registrar, Division of Academic Publications Suite A3700 University Center Tallahassee, FL 32306-2480 |
(850) 644-1050 | registrar@admin.fsu.edu |
Academic Publications Staff
| Traci Matthews | Associate Registrar | 644-6133 | tmmatthews@admin.fsu.edu |
| Geo Laws | Coordinator of Curriculum Publications | 644-3027 | glaws@admin.fsu.edu |
Course Descriptions
In addition to publishing the University's General Bulletins, this office is responsible for maintaining the University's master curriculum file and archive materials related to courses. Individuals needing course descriptions for admission to other institutions, professional or job-related certification, or other purposes should contact Academic Publications directly either by mail at the address below or by phone at the number provided.
Please limit your course description requests to only those courses required by the evaluating institution or organization, typically no more than 8-10 courses. You are strongly encouraged to contact the evaluating institution or organization to determine the extent of their needs before contacting Academic Publications. Course descriptions for full transcripts are not provided.
The following information will be required to successfully research and process your course description request. Failure to include all of the information will hinder our ability to provide you the information you need in a timely fashion. Please have this information available when contacting our office or include it in your email.
- Your name, mailing address and phone number
- Institution or organization name, mailing address and contact person to whom the information should be sent.
For each course, please provide the following:
- The prefix, course number and title of course
example: SPC1600 Fundamentals of Speech - The semester, or quarter, and year in which you took the course
example: Fall '98 or Winter '78
Can't remember the number or prefix of a course you took? You may view an unofficial transcript by clicking here.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Academic Publications FAQ is available here.
Common Course Prerequisites
The Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities provides an online version of the Common Prerequisities Manual. From the FACTS home page, click Advising Manuals in the lefthand navigation column. When the pop up menu appears, select Common Prerequisite Manual.