apas Understanding Your APAS

APAS takes your liberal education and major requirements and electives and breaks them into requirement “blocks” on your APAS report. Within each requirement block there is a set of smaller or sub-requirements.

These are the most frequently used symbols on your APAS report. The more “OK” and “+” symbols on your APAS, the closer you are to graduating!

        NO         REQUIREMENT NOT COMPLETE

        OK         REQUIREMENT COMPLETE

        IP           REQUIREMENT/SUB-REQUIREMENT COMPLETE USING IN-PROGRESS    

                      COURSEWORK

        +           SUB-REQUIREMENT COMPLETE

        –           SUB-REQUIREMENT NOT COMPLETE


Here…one liberal education biological science sub-requirement is completed with a U of M course…

        NO         DIVERSIFIED CORE – PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

                      EARNED: 1 COURSE 1 SUBGROUP

                      NEEDS: 1 COURSE 1 SUBGROUP

        +            1) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.

                           SP01 1BIOL1001 4.0 C EVOLUTION AND BIOLOGY

        –             2) PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.


Here…one liberal education and biological science sub-requirement is completed with a TRANSFER course.

        NO         DIVERSIFIED CORE – PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

                      EARNED: 1 COURSE 1 SUBGROUP

                      NEEDS: 1 COURSE 1 SUBGROUP

        +            1) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.

                           SP01 1BIOL 101 4.0 C -FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY

                                                              PARADISE STATE UNIVERSITY

        –             2) PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.


Here…both sub-requirements are completed for the physical and biological sciences requirement (one with a U of M course and one with a transfer course).

        OK         DIVERSIFIED CORE – PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
EARNED: 2 COURSES 2 SUBGROUPS

        +             1) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.

                            SP01 1BIOL1001 4.0 C EVOLUTION AND BIOLOGY

        +             2) PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.

                            F 00 1PHYS 120 4.0 B ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY

                                                                PARADISE STATE UNIVERSITY


Here, one physical science sub-requirement is in progress (IP).

        IP         DIVERSIFIED CORE – PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

                    EARNED: 1 COURSE 1 SUBGROUP

                    NEEDS: 1 COURSE 1 SUBGROUP

        +         1) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.

                       SP01 1BIOL1001 4.0 C EVOLUTION AND BIOLOGY

        +         2) PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE WITH LAB OR FIELD EXP.

                        F 02 1PHYS 1001W 4.0 IP ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT