CLASS OF 2019

WELCOME!WELCOME!

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTERCENTER

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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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