WELCOME TO LSA
Cross-Campus Transfer Info Session
Welcome to LSA and Review of
Agenda
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Introductions
Sign-in Sheet
Review of agenda for the Info Session
 1. Overview of Transfer Process
 2. Transfer Eligibility
 3. LSA Degree Requirements
 4. Common Credit Transfer Issues
 5. Special Cases
 6. Advising Resources
Overview of Transfer Process
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Attend a Cross-Campus Transfer Info Session
Meet with an LSA Academic Advisor
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Call 764-0332 to make an appointment
Fill out a Progress Towards Degree worksheet
Discuss educational plans in LSA
Submit your signed and stamped application to Carolyn
McCullum in LSA SAA
Transfer Eligibility
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2.0 cumulative GPA
2.0 GPA last term
Completed two terms in original admitting unit
(one term for external transfers)
Applying no later than a month before the
application term
Less than 90 credits (CTP)*
LSA Degree Requirements
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LSA offers four different degrees
 Bachelor
of Arts (A.B.)
 Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
 Bachelor in General Studies (B.G.S.)
 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry – 124 crs (B.S. Chem)
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Minimum of 120 credits needed to graduate,
including at least 100 LSA credits
You need a GPA of 2.0 or better in both your
concentration and overall
LSA Degree Requirements cont…
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First Year Writing Requirement (FYWR)
Upper Level Writing Requirement
(ULWR)
Race and Ethnicity (R&E)
Quantitative Reasoning (QR/1 or QR/2)
4th term proficiency in one language
other than English (C- or better).
LSA Degree Requirements cont…
Distribution – Part I
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Natural Science (NS) –
7 credits
Humanities (HU) –
7 credits
Social Science (SS) –
7 credits
Distribution – Part II
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9 additional credits in 3 of 5
areas
 Natural Science (NS)
 Social Science (SS)
 Humanities (HU)
 Math and Symbolic Analysis
(MSA)
 Creative Expression (CE)
 Interdisciplinary (ID)
Can do 0, 3, 6, 9 in this area
LSA Degree Requirements cont…
LSA Degree Requirements cont…
Common Credit Transfer Issues
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General: Only 20 non-LSA credits can be used
towards the 120 needed for an LSA degree
Coming from Engineering
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will lose any language credits based on
placement exam. However, students may be eligible for
retroactive credits.
 ENGR 100 does not satisfy FYWR
 LSA grants credit for MATH 105 and SWC 100
 AP Standards general more generous in LSA (e.g. for
AP Physics)
Common Credit Transfer Issues
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Coming from Kinesiology
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courses post as “Not for Credit” in LSA
 Consult list on p. 7 of LSA Bulletin for courses that post
as non-LSA credit.
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Coming from Music, Theatre, and Dance
 Ensemble
courses typically yield non-LSA credit, but no
honor points.
 Consult list on pp. 32-43 of LSA Bulletin for course that
post as LSA credit.
Your education is more than courses
Registration Policies
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Pass/Fail grading option (3rd week deadline)
Drop/Add deadline (3rd week deadline)
Late Drop/Add deadline (Ninth week deadline)
Deadlines for mini-courses are listed in the LSA
Course Guide
Deadlines for Spring and Summer half-terms are
shorter
Your Advising Team
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General LSA Advisor
Concentration Advisor
Pre-Professional Advisors
 Pre-Health
 Pre-Law
 Visiting
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Advisors
Academic Peer Advisors (APA)
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PAAO Office (G150 Angell Hall)
Residence Hall APA
Advising Resources
LSA Bulletin
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College Requirements
Concentrations
Minors
Academic Calendar
Department locations
and contact info.
Online Resources
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LSA Course Guide
Newnan Center
Homepage
Advise Me Weekly
Academic Resources
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Newnan LSA Academic Advising
Center
Sweetland Writing Center (SWC)
Language Resource Center (LRC)
Math Lab
Physics Lab
Science Learning Center (SLC)
Office of Services for Students
with Disabilities (SSD)