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CLASS OF 2019
WELCOME!WELCOME!
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University Culture• Less structured environment• Greater freedom• Larger population
Challenges• Being on your own• Learning how things work• Discovering what you want
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Large, urban research university• 32,000+ students• Downtown Atlanta• Open campus environment• Campus diversity
Student Involvement• Opportunities to meet people• Clubs and organizations• Internships and professional opportunities
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120 Credit Hours
42 Credit HoursCore
Curriculum Area A-E
18 Credit HoursPre-requisites for
MajorArea F
60 Credit HoursMajor
CoursesArea G and
on
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Fall15 Hours
Fall12 Hours
Spring15 Hours
Spring12 Hours
Summer6 Hours
Option A Option B
Opportunities for Study Abroad, Internships, and Core Classes!
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GSU 1010 (1)– GSU 1010 (1)– GPA and HOPE GPA
ENGL 1101 (3)– ENGL 1101 (3)– Area A
SPCH 1000 (2)– SPCH 1000 (2)– Area B
Phil 2010(3)– Phil 2010(3)– Area C
HIST 2110 (3)– HIST 2110 (3)– Area E1
PSYC 1101 (3)– PSYC 1101 (3)– Area E3
Certain classes may be replaced based on credits if you have successfully completed AP Exams, Joint Enrollment, and/or CLEP Exams. Please inform your academic advisor if you are expecting any course credits.
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FRESHMAN LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Cohorts of 25 first-year students registered for common courses
Major-based curriculum Core curriculum courses GSU 1010
• Academic support and success skills• University resources• Introduction to major• Peer Mentor
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WHY LEARNING COMMUNITIES?
Transition more easily between high school and college life
Perform better academically and earn better grades
Form friendships and study groups with fellow students early on
Know more about the vital resources and services offered by key offices
Find an immediate sense of place within the university
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SUCCESS PROGRAMS Academic Coaching Early Alert First-Year Book Program Gen1 (first-generation students) Scholarship Resource Center Success Workshops Supplemental Instruction Latino Student Services and Outreach
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UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTER
25 Park PlaceSuite 1400
404/413-2300Email us:
Visit our website at: advisement.gsu.edu
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MEETING WITH YOUR ADVISOR More than the person
giving you a schedule Help you be successful
academically Help you choose a
major Refer you to campus
resources Mandatory Advisement Ways to meet with your
advisor: appointments, walk-ins, Open Advisement, group sessions, housing
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Cost of Attendance: 4 years
• Tuition and fees per year: $9,000
• Books & Supplies: $600• Personal expenses: $2,800• Estimated cost for 4 years:
$49,600*
Cost of Attendance: 6 years
• Tuition and fees per year: $9,000
• Books & Supplies: $600• Personal expenses: $2,800• Estimated cost for 6 years:
$74,400*
Total savings of completing degree in 4 years: $24,800* Tuition and fees based on 2015-16 COA for 12 hours—does not include room & board
What else could you do with that money? Buy a car, go to Disney World, study abroad for a year, help pay for graduate degree, start repaying loans?
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FIRST-YEAR BOOK
Panther Welcome Event
Sunday, August 234:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Hurt Park
Freshman ConvocationSunday, August 23
3:00 p.m. Sports Arena
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UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTERCENTER
facebook.com/PantherAdvisetwitter.com/pantheradvise
OFFICE OF OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIESSTUDIEStwitter.com/
@Success_GSU Instagram/@gsu_succes
sfacebook.com/
gsustudentsuccess
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META-MAJORMETA-MAJORHumanities:•African-American Studies•Applied Linguistics•English•Pre-Film and Video•Pre-Journalism•Philosophy•Religious Studies•Speech •Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies•World Languages & Cultures: French, German and Spanish
Natural Sciences:•Biology•Chemistry•Computer Science•Geosciences•Mathematics•Neuroscience•Physics
Health Sciences:•Pre-Nursing•Pre-Nutrition•Pre-Respiratory Therapy
META-MAJOR
Fine Arts:•Art•Art Education•Art History•Art Studio•Music•Music Management
Education:•Pre-Birth through Five•Pre-Early Childhood Education•Pre-Health and Physical Education•Pre-Exercise Science•Pre-Middle Level Education
Policy Studies:•Criminal Justice•Economics•International Economics and Modern Languages•Public Policy•Pre-Social Work
META-MAJORBusiness:•Pre-Actuarial Science•Pre-Accounting•Pre-Business Economics•Pre-Computer Information Systems•Pre-Finance•Pre-Hospitality•Pre-Managerial Sciences•Pre-Marketing•Pre-Risk Management and Insurance•Pre-Real Estate
Social Sciences:•Anthropology•History•Interdisciplinary Studies•Political Science•Pre-Psychology•Sociology
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