WELCOME!
CLASS OF 2018
PURPOSE OF SESSION
 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
LIFE IN COLLEGE
 University Culture
• Less structured environment
• Greater freedom
• Larger population
 Challenges
• Being on your own
• Learning how things work
• Discovering what you want
LIFE AT GEORGIA STATE
 Large, urban research university
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32,000+ students
Downtown Atlanta
Open campus environment
Campus diversity
 Student Involvement
• Opportunities to meet people
• Clubs and organizations
• Internships and professional opportunities
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
120 Credit
Hours
42 Credit Hours
Core Curriculum
Area A-E
18 Credit Hours
Pre-requisites for Major
Area F
60 Credit Hours
Major Courses
Area G and on
THE 4-YEAR PLAN
Fall
Spring
15 Hours
15 Hours
Fall
Spring
12 Hours
12 Hours
Summer
6 Hours
Opportunities for Study Abroad,
Internships, and Core Classes!
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Cost of Attendance: 4 years
Cost of Attendance: 6 years
• Tuition and fees per year:
$10,240
• Books per year: $1,200
• Total cost for 4 years:
$45,760
• 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 HRS
Area 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 courses
 Area A classes are required to be completed within
your first 30 credit hours
 Helps undecided/undeclared students explore
different areas of study during the major decision
making process
 All core must be completed before graduation
FRESHMAN LEARNING
COMMUNITIES
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Cohorts of 25 first-year students registered for
common courses
Major-based curriculum
Core curriculum courses
GSU 1010
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Academic support and success skills
• University resources
• Introduction to major
• Peer Mentor
FLC’S AT GSU HELP YOU…
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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
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Sample Schedule #1
Sample Schedule #2
GSU 1010 (1)
ENGL 1101 (3)
PSYC 1101 (3)
RELS 2001 (3)
SPCH 1000 (2)
HIST 2110 (3)
GSU 1010 (1)
ENGL 1101 (3)
MATH1111 (3)
ECON 2105 (3)
PERS 2001(2)
POLS 1101(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.
WHAT IF . . .
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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 Place
Suite 1400
404/413-2300
Email 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, walkins, Open Advisement, group
sessions, housing
SUCCESS PROGRAMS
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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
Freshman Convocation
Sunday, August 24
3:00 p.m. Sports Arena
Panther Welcome Event
Sunday, August 24
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Hurt Park
OFFICE OF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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facebook.com/gsustudentsuccess
UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTER
facebook.com/PantherAdvise
twitter.com/pantheradvise
META-MAJOR
META-MAJOR
META-MAJOR
META-MAJOR
Business:
Humanities:
Arts:
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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
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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
Natural Sciences:
Social Sciences:
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Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geosciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience
Physics
Health Sciences:
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Pre-Nursing
Pre-Nutrition
Pre-Respiratory Therapy
Anthropology
History
Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science
Pre-Psychology
Sociology
Undeclared
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Art
Art Education
Art History
Art Studio
Music
Music Management
Education:
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Pre-Birth through Five
Pre-Early Childhood Education
Pre-Health and Physical
Education
Pre-Exercise Science
Pre-Middle Level Education
Policy Studies:
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Criminal Justice
Economics
International Economics and
Modern Languages
Public Policy
Pre-Social Work