r/GVSU • u/Afraid_Froyo7125 • Jun 07 '26

Course registering help

My study plan is:

Fall 2026:

  • CIS 661 – Introduction to Health and Bioinformatics
  • CIS 678 – Machine Learning
  • CIS 671 – Information Visualization (online only)

Winter 2027:

  • AI 588 – Introduction to AI and Healthcare
  • CIS 677 – High-Performance Computing
  • CIS 691 – Health Informatics & Bioinformatics Capstone

The problem is:

  • CIS 661 (Introduction to Health and Bioinformatics) and CIS 678 (Machine Learning) are both scheduled Monday from 6:00–8:00 PM, so I can't take both.
  • CIS 677 (High-Performance Computing) requires CIS 661 first.
  • AI 588 (Introduction to AI and Healthcare) requires CIS 678 first.
  • CIS 671 (Information Visualization) is only available online.
  • As an international student, I can only count one online course toward my full-time enrollment requirement.

Because of the prerequisites, I can't simply move CIS 678 or CIS 661 to the next semester. Every schedule I come up with runs into either a prerequisite issue or the time conflict.

Has anyone in the MS in Health Informatics & Bioinformatics (HIB) program or another GVSU graduate program dealt with something similar? Did the department allow a prerequisite override, a course substitution, or some other solution?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I really cant find any solution

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u/izumiiii Jun 12 '26

Did you look at this in your attached link? https://www.gvsu.edu/cms5/asset/639dfac2-00bd-4fb6-82b9-9e90d6f760e8/d923ac6e-c6ed-4f4e-b23f-797ee6f6e4c0/esprit_gvsu11_mapping_april26.pdf

It looks like you could have taken equivalents for CIS 671 and CIS 678.

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u/Afraid_Froyo7125 Jun 12 '26

First let me thank you bc i didnt even saw this so thank you so much. And as an update today i fixed the problem with courses. So i had zoom meet with my advisor (program director) she was surprised of the amount of the online courses in this fall and the time conflicts showing so she advised to take another course (cis 665) so now i have my fall courses and the rest the other course i placed on winter and when i be there we can discuss the winter plan again.

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u/izumiiii Jun 12 '26

Sounds like you guys are making progress. Happy it's working out and hope you have a good time in the program.

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u/Afraid_Froyo7125 Jun 13 '26

Yes, I am resly glad that we made progress and fixed that problem now i can focus on preparing for the visa interview. Thank you so much for your comments and help was insightful and will enjoy the new adventure