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ADVISING FOR FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORES

• Assigned to Academic Advisor Susan Coffing
• Office hours and appointment scheduling available via Blue Hen Success from 91原创SIS Student Homepage>Degrees and Advisement

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• Just click on my Personal Availability Link below to go directly to the scheduling site:

If you need advisement and cannot schedule an appointment or attend office hours with Susan Coffing, please email MMSC administrative assistant Ms. Danni Rose at mms-dept@udel.edu and she will help you schedule. 听

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ADVISING FOR JUNIORS/SENIORS AND GRAD ST91原创ENTS

• Juniors and seniors with advising questions should contact their advisor as indicated in 91原创SIS to request information or to schedule a meeting.听 The link for directory information for all departmental faculty advisors can be found here.
• For graduate student advisement or grad program information, please contact Dr. Esther Biswas-Fiss at ebiswas@udel.edu

• Academic Calendar:听 includes fall Drop/Add deadline, fall mid-term grades-posted date, Registration-change deadline, etc.:听
• Breadth Requirements: 听courses listed by breadth category:听听
  
• Course listings:听 - selecting the 鈥淐ourses Search鈥� function from the tabs at the top will provide you with information for courses offered by semester; 鈥淐ourse Descriptions鈥� provides information about all courses offered. 听 Both include prerequisites. In Courses Search, be sure to select the correct term
• Degree Audit: 听 Check your personalized real-time degree completion status by reviewing your Degree Audit via 91原创SIS.听 Go to the 91原创SIS home screen, select the Degrees and Advisement tile, then 鈥淒egree Audit鈥�.听 The PDF version (select bar at the top of the page) is in a format preferred by many students.听 This will tell you what requirements you have completed and what鈥檚 left - all up-to-the-minute status.听听
• Disability Support Services (DSS): 听provides accommodations and services to 91原创 students with disabilities, psychological or medical conditions, or temporary injuries that limit their access to the 91原创 environment. We understand that an online format may cause new challenges and encourage you to contact DSS to discuss accessibility accommodations related to your courses. 听 听听
• Full Course in MMSC:听 The course scheduler for MMSC, Danni Rose (dtrose@udel.edu) can only register you for MMSC courses.听 You can reach out to her for any of your MMSC course registration needs. Be specific in your request and听always include your 91原创ID number in all registration requests.听 Requests for non-MMSC courses must go through the other respective departments.听
• Full Course outside MMSC Department:听 if you need help with registration for a course outside the MMSC department (such as BISC300 or PHYS201), please contact the course scheduling contact for the appropriate department, listed here:听 .听听
• Grade Forgiveness Policy:听 retake up to two 91原创 courses (max 8 credits) and have the lowest of the repeated course grades excluded from the GPA.听 Eligible courses are those taken through the academic term during which a student attains a total of 28 credits attempted at 91原创, and in which a student earned a C- or lower.听 Details, instructions and how to submit the request form can be found here: 听
• Math requirements for MMSC majors:听 All majors in the MMSC department require at least MATH114 College Math & Statistics.听 If you are planning an academic or professional path that requires physics, MATH115 is a prerequisite for PHYS201 Introductory Physics I.听 Also, some medical, dental, etc. programs - as well as the Health Professions Evaluation Committee (HPEC) Letter of Recommendation -听 require calculus which is MATH221.听听
• Office of Academic Enrichment:听 all tutoring and academic support services are now available online, and they have added a page, Tips for Succeeding in Classes Online, which they hope students will find useful as they manage the transition.
• Registration Instructions link:听
• Test Credits:听
  • Advanced Placement Credit for Fall 2020/Spring 2021:听 ;
  • International Baccalaureate Credit for Fall 2020/Spring 2021: ;听
• Transfer Credit information:听 and then select 鈥淭ransfer Credit Information鈥� from the blue box on the left side.听 鈥淗ow to Transfer Undergraduate Courses to 91原创鈥�
• Tutoring Resources: see Office of Academic Enrichment
• 91原创SIS (Student Information System):听 this is where all student-specific information will post - schedules, grades, etc. 听
• Undergraduate Catalog:听 go to 鈥淧rogram鈥� from menu on left to go to all majors and minors at 91原创:听 .
• Waitlist: If a section you want is full, you may be able to add yourself to a waitlist. Students will be automatically enrolled from the waitlist if seats become available AND IF:
  1. 听You are not already enrolled in another section of the course.听 Once you are enrolled in any section of a course, you cannot be automatically enrolled from the waitlist for any other section when the program runs each evening.听
  2. You do not have a schedule conflict听 - if there鈥檚 a conflict with a course already on your schedule the program will not add you.
  3. You meet all the requirements for pre-requisites and restrictions for example a section or course that is restricted to certain majors, minors or class status such as junior, etc.
  4. Adding you will not put you over the maximum credit load for the term

Waitlists remain active starting with the registration cycle until the first day of classes each term.听 Once the first day of the semester begins, the waitlists are purged.听 Students who still want to pursue consideration for registration in a course must submit the Course Permit/Drop-Add request form found in 91原创SIS>Forms.听 This form goes directly to the department sponsoring the course and is a request, not a guarantee.听听To find the form, go to either 91原创SIS>Forms>Course Permit (Drop/Add) or find the form at this link:听 .

For more info and instructions on waitlists, FAQs are found here:

• Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (AMBB)
• Medical Diagnostics (MDD)听
• Medical Diagnostics Pre-Physician Assistant Concentration (MDD/PPA)听
• Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)听

* these checklists are to assist in curriculum planning only.听 For official list of requirements, please refer to the undergraduate catalog for each major at:听 听

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• Career Center: exploring career options, internships, grad schools or seeking employment: 302.831.2392; E-mail: udcareers@udel.edu; 401 Academy Street /students/career-center/
• Center for Counseling and Student Development听 website: ; 302.831.2141; 261 Perkins Student Center (second floor);听 91原创 Helpline 24 hour hotline for urgent counseling needs including Sexual Offense Support at 302.831.1001
• Center for Health Professions Studies:听 focused on helping students across the colleges who are pursuing careers in the health professions:
• Computer Availability Issues:
  The Office of the Dean of Students is supporting students who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 situation.听 If you do not have access to a device and reliable internet service, you may contact deanofstudents@udel.edu to get assistance.听 Students who do not have the financial means to purchase items like webcams, can and should apply to the Student Crisis Fund.听 For the Student Crisis Fund link go to: - students can complete and submit an application at.
• Email access:听 search 鈥�91原创EL email鈥� to find 91原创鈥檚 GSuite, then log in using your credentials
• Health Professions Evaluation Committee (HPEC):听 evaluates students applying to dental, medical, optometry, and podiatry schools for letters of recommendation.听 Students are advised to open an HPEC file in the sophomore year:听
• Medical and Molecular Sciences Club (Student Club):听 strives to form a greater bond between peers interested in the Medical and Molecular Sciences, as well as to promote the majors of the department, academic betterment, and offer networking opportunities for its members.
  
• My 91原创: 听My 91原创 enables students, staff, faculty, and parents/guardians to locate the forms and applications they need to conduct their 91原创 business.听
• Office of Campus and Public Safety: for an emergency call 911;听 for non-emergency call 302.831.8373; to sign up for 91原创Alert, 91原创鈥檚 two-way emergency notification system go to
• Online Courses:听 Online learning may be an unfamiliar format for you and to help provide the support needed to continue successfully in your courses, 91原创 has put together a great website with tips and valuable information regarding continuing your courses online, including technology support.听 Access at:
• Parking Services: 302.831.1184;听
• Parent/Guardian Secure Services:听
• Residence Life and Housing:听 website:听 /students/reslife/
  phone 302-831-HOME (4663) or email reslife-housing@udel.edu.
• Sean鈥檚 House:听 Sean鈥檚 House is a mental health safe haven for young adults ages 14-24, promoting mental wellness by providing access to trained peer support specialists and assistance connecting with community mental health resources and providing space for schoolwork or relaxing with a friend;
• Student Financial Services: 302.831.2126;听 /students/student-financial-services/
• Student ID Card:听
• Student Health Services:听 302.831.2226;听
• Technology or email account issues:听 Call IT听 at 302.831.6000, text at 302.822.6820 or go to .听 You can also email askit@udel.edu.听

• Medical Diagnostics, please submit your Change of Major request form in 91原创SIS Webforms (via the Forms tile) and then contact Academic Advisor Susan Coffing at scoffing@udel.edu for curriculum advisement and scheduling
• Medical Diagnostics Pre Physician Assistant Concentration, please submit your Change of Major request form in 91原创SIS Webforms (via the Forms tile) and then contact Academic Advisor Susan Coffing at scoffing@udel.edu for curriculum advisement and scheduling
• Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, please contact Program Director Dr. Esther Biswas-Fiss at ebiswas@udel.edu听
• Medical Laboratory Science, please contact Program Director Mrs. Leslie Allshouse at allshous@udel.edu

• Chemistry:听state-of-the-art instrumentation is used to analyze many biochemical constituents such as glucose, cholesterol, enzymes and drugs in body fluids
• Hematology:听whole blood is used for examining, counting, and identifying red and white blood cells and platelets
• Immunohematology (blood bank):听units of blood or components are typed and cross-matched for transfusion
• Microbiology:听disease-causing microorganisms are identified and their susceptibility to antibiotics determined
• Molecular diagnostics:听detection of nucleic acids in clinical specimens is used for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease
• Body fluid analysis:听urine and body fluids (other than blood) are analyzed chemically and examined for cellular structures and crystal formations
• Phlebotomy:听blood is collected by venipuncture or by fingerstick for use by the laboratory departments to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of diseases

If you have questions or concerns about your schedule, MMSC courses, instruction, curriculum, etc. the best resources to resolve your concerns are within the MMSC department beginning with the Academic Advisor, Academic Support Coordinator and/or appropriate Program Director for your major and continuing on, if necessary, to the Vice Chair and Department Chair. 听

• Academic Advisor:听 Susan Coffing, scoffing@udel.edu, 302.831.8804
• Academic Support Coordinator (Registration help with MMSC Courses):听 Ms. Danni Rose, dtrose@udel.edu, 302.831.8400.听 Be sure to include your name, student ID and specific course section numbers in your email
• Program Directors:
  • AMBB - Dr. Esther Biswas-Fiss, ebiswas@udel.edu, 302.831.2912
  • MDD - Dr. Kimberly E. Walker, kewalker@udel.edu, 302.831.8737
  • MDD-PPA - Dr. Virginia Hughes, vhughes@udel.edu, 302.831.3865
  • MLS - Mrs. Leslie Allshouse, allshous@udel.edu, 302.831.2755

• Department Vice Chair:听 Mrs. Leslie Allshouse, allshous@udel.edu, 302.831.2755
• Department Chair:听 Dr. Esther Biswas-Fiss, ebiswas@udel.edu, 302.831.2912

If you cannot reach any of the above or for general MMSC questions, please contact Ms. Danni Rose at mms-dept@udel.edu or by phone at 302.831.8400 and she will connect you with someone to help you. 听

As of Fll 2019, the course abbreviation for courses offered by Medical & Molecular Sciences changed from MEDT to听MMSC and some numbers also changed.听 Please see below:

MEDT398 is now MMSC402
MEDT399 is now MMSC412
MEDT403 is now MMSC436
MEDT405 is now MMSC433
MEDT413 is now MMSC437
MEDT415 is now MMSC434
MEDT430 is now MMSC438
MEDT431 is now MMSC439
MEDT401 is now MMSC407
MEDT417 is now MMSC417
MEDT404 is now MMSC423
MEDT414 is now MMSC424
MEDT406 is now MMSC428
MEDT416 is now MMSC429