CLASS OF 2018

WELCOME!WELCOME!

Life and academic expectations of college

Programs to support your success and

transition to Georgia State

Introduction to Learning Communities

Academic Advisement and Policies you need

to know

PURPOSE OF SESSION

University Culture• Less structured environment• Greater freedom• Larger population

Challenges• Being on your own• Learning how things work• Discovering what you want

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

120 Credit Hours

42 Credit HoursCore

Curriculum Area A-E

18 Credit HoursPre-requisites for

MajorArea F

60 Credit HoursMajor

CoursesArea G and

on

Fall15 Hours

Fall12 Hours

Spring15 Hours

Spring12 Hours

Summer6 Hours

Option A Option B

Opportunities for Study Abroad, Internships, and Core Classes!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Cost of Attendance: 4 years

• Tuition and fees per year: $10,240

• Books per year: $1,200• Total cost for 4 years:

$45,760

Cost of Attendance: 6 years

• Tuition and fees per year: $11,086

• Books per year: $900• Total cost for 6 years:

$71,916

Total savings of completing degree in 4 years: $26,156* Tuition and fees based on 2014-15 COA

Other things you can do with that money: buy a new car**, go to Disney World** (10 times with family), study abroad for a full year**, buy 40 smartphones**, help pay for graduate degree**, down payment on a house****All values estimated for your entertainment

CORE CURRICULUM: 42 HRSArea A Written Communication &

Mathematics (9)

Area B Institutional Foundations (4)

Area C Humanities & Fine Arts (6)

Area D Natural & Computational Sciences (11)

Area E Social Sciences (12)

WHY THE CORE?Serves as a gateway into your major

coursesArea A classes are required to be

completed within your first 30 credit hoursHelps undecided/undeclared students

explore different areas of study during the major decision making process

All core must be completed before graduation

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

FLC’S AT GSU HELP YOU… 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

GSU 1010 (1)GSU 1010 (1)ENGL 1101 ENGL 1101

(3)(3)PSYC 1101 (3)PSYC 1101 (3)RELS 2001 (3)RELS 2001 (3)

SPCH 1000 SPCH 1000 (2)(2)

HIST 2110 (3)HIST 2110 (3)• Certain classes may receive credit if students have successfully completed AP Exams, Joint Enrollment, and/or CLEP Exams. Please inform your academic advisor if you are expecting any of these course credits.

GSU 1010 (1)GSU 1010 (1)ENGL 1101 ENGL 1101

(3)(3)MATH1111 (3)MATH1111 (3)

ECON 2105 ECON 2105 (3)(3)

PERS 2001(2)PERS 2001(2)POLS 1101(3)POLS 1101(3)

Sample Schedule #1

Sample Schedule #2

WHAT IF . . . I need to work? I am commuting? I don’t know my major? I have not taken placement exams? I want to have two majors?

UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTER

25 Park PlaceSuite 1400

404/413-2300Email us:

sacadvise@gsu.edu

Visit our website at: advisement.gsu.edu

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

SUCCESS PROGRAMS Freshman Learning Communities Academic Coaching iCare/Early Alert First-Year Book Program Scholarship Resource Center Success Workshops Supplemental Instruction Latino Student Services and Outreach

FIRST-YEAR BOOK

Panther Welcome Event

Sunday, August 244:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Hurt Park

Freshman ConvocationSunday, August 24

3:00 p.m. Sports Arena

UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTERCENTER

facebook.com/PantherAdvisetwitter.com/pantheradvise

OFFICE OF OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE

STUDIESSTUDIEStwitter.com/gsusuccess

facebook.com/gsustudentsuccess

META-MAJORMETA-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

Natural Sciences:•Biology•Chemistry•Computer Science•Geosciences•Mathematics•Neuroscience•Physics

Health Sciences:•Pre-Nursing•Pre-Nutrition•Pre-Respiratory Therapy

META-MAJOR

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-MAJORHumanities:•African-American Studies•Applied Linguistics•English•Pre-Film and Video•Pre-Journalism•Modern and Classical Languages: French, German and Spanish•Philosophy•Religious Studies•Speech •Women’s Studies

Social Sciences:•Anthropology•History•Interdisciplinary Studies•Political Science•Pre-Psychology•Sociology

Undeclared