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Return to: 1300 University Academic Regulations
Georgia State University is committed to providing individual advice and assistance to students at every step of their degree program. The University offers services and programs to support the academic development of every student by helping them transition to college, succeed while enrolled and graduate in a timely manner.
All new freshmen (by admission category) are required to come to campus and complete the new student orientation program. Freshmen who do not attend orientation must enroll in a PCO 1020 class during their first semester of attendance at Georgia State. Transfer students are encouraged to attend a Transfer orientation program designed to address the questions and circumstances of students who are new to Georgia State University but have attended college elsewhere before. All students who attend an inperson orientation program will receive academic advisement during the orientation. All transfer, transient, transition, postbaccalaureate and fully online students are required to complete the appropriate online orientation prior to registering for classes. Students who complete an online orientation program should make an appointment to speak with an advisor in the University Advisement Center to review their academic record.
1310.10 New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation
Decatur Campus
Building SF, Suite 2400
orientation.gsu.edu/perimeter
New Student Orientation is the official Georgia State University new undergraduate student orientation program. New Student Orientation is required for all new students. New freshmen will attend New Student Orientation on campus and transfer and fully online students will complete an online orientation module. Our programs are designed to introduce you to the unique world of Georgia State and prepare you to make the most of both your academic and co-curricular experiences.
Students will learn about important campus resources such as campus safety, financial aid, academic resources and more. At the conclusion of New student Orientation, students will receive academic advisement and register for classes.
We offer half day orientation programs for new freshmen students. There is also a special parent and guest orientation session for on-campus orientation.
Students may bring one or two guests with them to New Student Orientation. Students should also bring a government issued identification card (e.g., driver’s license) with them and arrive at least 30 minutes in advance for check in. Students who need disability assistance should contact Disability Services.
For more information, call 404-413-1580 or visit the New Student Orientation website at orientation.gsu.edu/perimeter.
1310.20 Placement Testing
Math
A math placement test is recommended for all students who do not have credit for an Area A math course and is required for students who wish to take (or are required to take) MATH 1111 , College Algebra, or higher. Students may not register for a math course higher than that indicated by their placement test score. See Area A2: Mathematics for information about math course requirements for different majors.
Depending upon your status, new student, currently enrolled student, or returning student, see the following information that applies:
New Student (first semester at Georgia State)
All new students who wish to take (or are required to take) MATH 1111 or higher should sign up for this exam on an available date and time as shown on their PAWS accounts. This is usually done prior to or in conjunction with New Student Orientation.
Current student (enrolled student that is presently taking classes at Georgia State)
Students who have enrolled at Georgia State during previous semesters will find test information at the Testing Center website (http://counselingcenter.gsu.edu/testing/tests/) where testing is available for firsttime as well as for re-test ($50 fee applies) purposes on a walk-in basis.
Returning student (returning to Georgia State after a semester or more absence)
Testing for returning students is conducted during scheduled times in the University’s Testing Center. See http://counselingcenter.gsu.edu/testing/tests/ and click on Tests, then Math Placement for these dates and times.
Chemistry
A diagnostic chemistry test is required in order to register for CHEM 1211 , which is the prerequisite for BIOL 2107 and CHEM 1212 . The test is administered by the Chemistry Department on campus at selected times through the University Testing Center. Students with AP Chemistry scores of 2 or better, SAT subject scores of 600 or better, or those who have completed college level chemistry courses may be exempt from taking the test.
See http://chemistry.gsu.edu/undergraduate/resources/chem-1211-preregistration-placement-test/ for additional information.
Foreign Languages
Placement exams in French, German, Spanish and Chinese are available to help students determine the course most appropriate for their abilities in French, German, Spanish and Chinese. All students with any prior experience in these languages are strongly encouraged to take the placement exam before registering for any language classes. Prerequisites in these courses are enforced. (See Appendix I, Course Descriptions, for the prerequisites of French, German, Spanish and Chinese courses.) Students may satisfy a prerequisite either by taking the indicated prerequisite course or by taking the French, German, Spanish or Chinese placement exam and earning a satisfactory score. Students may take the WebCAPE exam from any computer with internet access and a browser. (Go to http://mcl.gsu.edu/home/language-resources/placement-exams/webcape/ and click the link at the bottom for the WebCAPE placement exam. The user name is “gsu user” and the password is “panthers1”.) The WebCAPE takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, and students are given their score and class level at which they have been placed. As placement is strictly enforced, it is paramount that students take this test without any outside help or study aids. It is recommended that students print a copy of the email regarding their scores to keep for their records and academic advisement. Students who score between 200 and 399 points will be cleared automatically within 1 business day; email notifications will be sent to those with scores of 400 or higher. Only the first WebCAPE score within a 365-day period counts toward placement. Note: This exam is not part of New Student Orientation, so new students should take the exam prior to attending orientation or attempting to register for a French, German, Spanish or Chinese course. Also, the WebCAPE exam does not grant credit and is for placement purposes only; if a student scores above 400 they may consider taking the CLEP Exam (see Credit by Examination ) to obtain up to 6 credit hours for language classes at the 2001 and 2002 level. For placement in languages other than German, Spanish, French or Chinese and for further information, students should contact the Department of World Languages and Cultures at wlc.gsu.edu or email at wlcinfo@gsu.edu. For assessment and/or placement in any other languages taught by the Department of World Languages and Cultures, students are asked to contact the department directly.
1310.30 University Advisement Center
Every student at Georgia State University is assigned to an advisor who will provide them with the information necessary to complete the requirement necessary to complete their degree. All Perimeter College students will receive advisement through the University Advisement Center located at each Perimeter College location. At the Atlanta campus, any student who has earned less than 90 hours and has freshmen, sophomore or junior status, will be advised by the University Advisement Center. Any student who has earned 90 hours or more should seek advisement through the Office of Academic Assistance in the college of their major.
Advisors in the Center can assist students in the following ways:
- Evaluate transfer work and apply it to Georgia State University degree programs
- Explain catalog regulations
- Provide academic counseling
- Utilize predictive analytics to help students understand their academic risk and remain on path to degree
- Explain academic standing policies
- Discuss goals
- Assist with degree and major choices for undecided students
- Help students who are experiencing academic difficulties
- Provide direction to campus resources for further assistance
Perimeter College students may schedule advisement appointments by calling one of the following:
- Clarkston Campus/Online
555 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021-2361
Phone: 678-891-3200
- Decatur Campus
3251 Panthersville Road Decatur, GA 30034-3832
Phone: 678-891-2300
- Dunwoody Campus
2101 Womack Road Dunwoody, GA 30338-4435
Phone: 770-274-5000
- Newton Campus
239 Cedar Lane Covington, Georgia 30014
Phone: 770-278-1200
- Alpharetta Campus
3705 Brookside Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30022-4408
Phone: 770-274-5200
All Atlanta campus students may contact the University Advisement Center at 404-413-2300 for advisement or to be directed to the Office of Academic Assistance for their college if they have 90 hours of more.
- Arts and Sciences
Langdale Hall, 4th Floor
Phone: 404-413-5000
- College of the Arts
55 Park Place, Suite 910
Phone: 404-413-5855
- Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
14 Marietta Street, Suite G52
Phone: 404-413-0021
- Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Urban Life Building, Rm. 811
Phone: 404-413-1000
- College of Education and Human Development
College of Education Building, Rm. 300
Phone: 404-413-8000
- J. Mack Robinson College of Business
55 Park Place, Suite 1200
Phone: 404-413-7115
- School of Public Health
1 Park Place, Suite 640
Phone: 404-413-1452
Institute for Biomedical Sciences
Phone: 404-413-3629
Walk-in advisement for 10 minute consultations and brief questions is also provided at each campus location daily.
1310.40 Office of Student Success
At Georgia State University, the institutional commitment is to be a “national model of undergraduate education demonstrating that students from all backgrounds can achieve academic and career success at high rates.” The Office of Student Success is comprised of the University Advisement Center and the Office of Undergraduate Studies. These offices exist to help students meet their academic goals and are focused on ways to increase the retention, progression and graduation of undergraduates at Georgia State University. Using data and analytics to better understand what puts students at academic risk, the Office of Student Success designs and administers programs that help students complete college in a timely manner. Their purpose is to lower barriers to educational opportunities, increase academic support and outreach, assist students in the transition from high school to college, and once students are in college, to help them successfully progress through their program of study.
The following are programs and services offered by the Office of Student Success:
Educational Opportunity Programs: the Scholarship Resource Center, Panther Retention Grant Program, Early College programs offered through Perimeter College, Dual Enrollment and TRIO funded programs including Upward Bound, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, and the Educational Opportunity Center
Academic Support and Outreach Programs: the University Advisement Center, Supplemental Instruction, Early Alert, Learning and Tutoring Centers at Perimeter College, Keep Hope Alive, Student Success Workshops, Academic Coaching and TRIO funded Student Support Services and Student Support Services (STEM) Programs
Transition and Progression Programs: Freshmen Learning Communities, GSU 1010 Freshmen Orientation Course, PCO 1020 Perimeter College Orientation course, GSU 1050 Survival Skills in College, Success Academy, the Panther Excellence Programs, Transition and Transfer Advisement, Latino Services and Outreach Office, Peer Mentors, 1st-year book program, Atlanta-Based Learning and other initiatives.
University level Perspectives courses are administered through the Office of Undergraduate Studies in the Office of Student Success. These courses include:
PERS 2001 - Perspectives on Comparative Culture (2)
This category is composed of a group of interdisciplinary courses that provide a better understanding of the contemporary world through the study of different cultures. Sections will feature comparative culture study across societies or multi-cultural study within societies. Although courses may take a historical perspective, the goal is to foster a fuller understanding of the contemporary world.
PERS 2002 - Scientific Perspectives on Global Problems (2)
This category is composed of a group of interdisciplinary courses that deal with scientific approaches to important issues on the environment, public health, or technology.
PERS 2003 - Perspectives on Human Expression (2)
This category is a group of interdisciplinary courses that focus on the human condition, how people have expressed themselves through the arts and humanities, and how such representations have had broad historical and/or contemporary impact.
1310.50 Learning Support Program
The Learning Support Program (LSP) is for undergraduate students admitted with high school grade point averages (GPA) or standardized test scores indicating that they will require additional support to succeed in collegiate English or mathematics courses.
English:
Students do not require the Learning Support Program (LSP) in English if they meet any of the following conditions:
- Student has credit for an Area A English course (must meet the minimum grade of “C”)
- Student has a final high school GPA of 3.2 or higher in the Required High School Curriculum.
- Student has an ACT English score of 17 or higher.
- Student has an SAT Verbal/Critical Reading score of 430 or higher on the “old” SAT.
- Student has an SAT Reading test score of 24 or higher on the “new” SAT.
- Student has an Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 61 or higher AND an Accuplacer WritePlacer score of 4 or higher.
- Student has a Next Generation Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 237 or higher AND an Accuplacer WritePlacer score of 4 or higher.
Students who do not meet any of the conditions above must take ENGL 0999 (Support for ENGL Composition) with ENGL 1101 .
Mathematics:
MATH 1001 or 1101
Students do not require the Learning Support Program (LSP) in MATH 1001 or Math 1101 if they meet any of the following conditions:
- Student has credit for an Area A mathematics course (must meet the minimum grade of “D”)
- Student has a final high school GPA of 3.2 or higher in the Required High School Curriculum
- Student has an ACT Mathematics score of 17 or higher.
- Student has an SAT Mathematics score of 400 or higher on the “old” SAT.
- Student has an SAT Math test score of 22 or higher on the “new” SAT.
- Student has an Accuplacer Elementary Algebra score of 67 or higher or a Next Generation Accuplacer Elementary Algebra score of 258 or higher.
Students taking MATH 1001 who do not meet any of the conditions above must take Math 0997 (Support for Quantitative Reasoning) with the MATH 1001 course. Students taking MATH 1101 who do not meet any of the conditions above must take MATH 0998 (Support for Math Modeling) with the MATH 1101 course.
Upon completion of MATH 1101/MATH 1001 with a grade of C or better students are eligible to enroll in MATH 1111 with the MATH 0999 co-requisite course for majors requiring college algebra.
Students are eligible to enroll in MATH 1111 with the MATH 0999 co-requisite course with a score of 67 or higher on the Accuplacer or with a 258 or higher on the Next Generation Accuplacer.
MATH 1111
Students do not require the Learning Support Program (LSP) for MATH 1111 if they meet any of the following conditions:
- Student has an Accuplacer Elementary Algebra score of 84 or higher or a Next Generation Accuplacer Elementary Algebra score of 269 or higher.
- Student has an ACT Mathematics score of 29 or higher.
- Student has an SAT Mathematics score of 650 or higher on the “old” SAT.
- Student has an SAT Math test score of 33.5 or higher on the “new” SAT.
LSP placement and courses
It is required that LSP students meet each term with an academic advisor for advice regarding course selection. For this reason, an advisement hold is placed on each LSP student’s record each term. The hold is lifted after the student has seen an advisor and their schedule is approved. Any student wishing to drop or withdraw from either the co-requisite or linked collegiate level course will be required to withdraw from BOTH courses. Any student considering dropping or withdrawing from a LSP course must first meet with an advisor. The advisor will inform the student of the program’s drop and withdrawal policies, including the right to apply for an emergency withdrawal if an emergency exists.
LSP courses do not count towards degree requirements or a student’s GPA at Georgia State University. They are, however, used to calculate a GPA for Pell and other financial aid awards, and the courses and grades earned appear on a university transcript. Georgia State University will use A, B, C, F grading in the corequisite courses.
Exiting LSP
Students who have exited an area of Learning Support at any institution in the University System of Georgia are not required to re-enter that area upon transfer to Georgia State University.
There is no limit on attempts for co-requisite remediation.
Students exit an LSP area when they successfully complete the collegiate course in their area(s) of remediation regardless of their grades in the co-requisite course. Exit for collegiate MATH includes a grade of D or better (C or better may be required for higher level mathematics prerequisites), and exit of collegiate ENGL is with a grade of C or better.
Students requiring LSP must enroll in LSP courses during their first semester of enrollment. Students requiring Learning Support in both English and Mathematics may defer enrollment in co-requisite Learning Support and the accompanying collegiate courses for one or the other area, but must be continuously enrolled in one or both until the college-level courses have been passed. All area A requirements must be completed within the first 30 hours of enrollment.
Requests for waivers to any of the above regulations should be submitted to the Director of the University Advisement Center.
1310.55 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC)
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia requires all students to have completed sufficient English, math, science, social science and language courses in high school as preparation for college-level coursework. Students admitted to Georgia State with a deficiency in one or more of these areas must make up the deficiency by taking Georgia State core classes (science, social science, or language) or passing the ACCUPLACER proficiency test (English or math). The University Advisement Center will advise students about which courses they can choose from to complete a RHSC requirement. Credits earned in courses taken to meet RHSC requirements do count toward graduation requirements. A grade of C or higher is required, and grades earned in these courses are counted in the student’s GPA. Students must complete all RHSC-required courses before they earn 30 hours and in their first three semesters of enrollment. Otherwise they may not register for any courses except RHSC courses until all requirements are complete.
Some transfer students are admitted with RHSC requirements that were satisfied at a previous college or university. In this case, transfer courses used to satisfy RHSC requirements may not be used toward graduation requirements at Georgia State.
1310.70 University Career Services
career.gsu.edu
University Career Services (UCS) at both the downtown and Perimeter College campuses provides programs, services, information, and counseling to assist students with career decisions, as well as preparation for and implementation of successful job searches. University Career Services at Perimeter supports all campus locations as well as the online student population, and serves students from all majors and areas of study. UCS also assists employers with increasing their candidate pool and talent pipeline by sharing their employment opportunities with our student body and alumni with limited or no associated cost for our services.
One-on-one career development appointments are available to help students with resume writing and job search letter development, skills assessment, and interview preparation. Individual and group sessions are offered, always with the goal of helping students connect their passion and purpose with career opportunities. Programs and materials, employer panels, employer information sessions, and career fairs provide up-to-date information for use in exploring careers and researching employers.
All Georgia State University students have an account on Handshake (gsu.joinhandshake.com), a webbased career management system utilized by students, employers and the career services staff. Handshake is free to all enrolled students. Activation of the account (completing a profile and uploading a resume if seeking employment) provides 24/7 on- and off-campus access to many of the Career Resource Center’s online resources, as well as easy application to jobs, and information about career events and employers. Activation requires use of one’s campus ID and password and can be done remotely.
For more information on career counseling, career assessment, career exploration, internship and career opportunities, and job search support, visit the Dunwoody Campus location in the NB Building, first floor, within the Advising, Counseling, & Retention Services Suite, or online at career.gsu.edu.
1310.80 International Student and Scholar Services
Clarkston Campus - Building CN, Room 2230, 678-891-3235
Dunwoody Campus - Building NB, Room 1200, 770-274-5570
isss.gsu.edu
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) provides support for Georgia State University’s nonimmigrant international student, faculty, and researcher population, their dependents, and any foreignborn citizens and permanent residents of the United States who may need services. Services include orientations, immigration advisement, international student and scholar insurance support, student advocacy, and other personal assistance in adjusting to and joining the university community. The office staff serves as a liaison with all academic departments, the diplomatic corps, and a variety of international agencies and publishes a newsletter focusing on issues of interest to international students. International Services also offers assistance to academic departments wishing to invite foreign scholars or hire foreign faculty. Information concerning programs and services is available at the Clarkston and Dunwoody campuses at the locations and telephone numbers listed above, or online at isss.gsu.edu.
International Student Orientation - Prior to the beginning of each semester, an orientation program is offered to provide assistance to new students on nonimmigrant status. Students receive information and advice concerning federal immigration, the academic system in the United States, academic advisement and registration, the Atlanta community, and the mandatory health and accident insurance.
International Student Health Insurance - Health insurance is mandatory for all international students and scholars in F and J status enrolled at Georgia State, and is optional for other nonimmigrant status students. A special international student health and accident insurance policy is made available each academic year for Perimeter College’s F1 students, and payment of the insurance premiums is collected along with tuition during the process of registration. More information is available online at www.studentcenter.uhcsr.com/gsu or through Student Accounts.
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