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Return to: 1300 University Academic Regulations
1330.05 Office of the Registrar
Enrollment Services Centers
Located on each campus. See the Registrar’s website for specific campus locations. http://registrar.gsu.edu/assistance/
1330.10 Registration Procedures
Students may not attend a course unless they have registered and paid for that course. Each semester students should go online for detailed information concerning the enrollment and registration process. Registration information can be found on registrar.gsu.edu and by accessing PAWS (Panther Access to Web Services) at paws.gsu.edu.
Students are urged to become knowledgeable about the entire enrollment process, which includes ensuring financial aid eligibility for the term and ensuring paying of tuition and fees by the payment deadline for that particular term. Information on payment deadlines can be found on the Student Financial Services website at sfs.gsu.edu.
Where Registration Takes Place
Registration for courses takes place through PAWS (Panther Access to Web Services) where a list of courses offered for the semester can be found, as well as time ticket information, the registration agreement, and student holds that need to be addressed to permit registration for the term.
Preparing and Registering for Classes - Enrollment Process
Registering students should prepare a registration worksheet and ensure they meet all course prerequisites. Unless approved by the department chair, a student may only register for one section of a given course in a given session/term. All transactions can be completed on PAWS.
Step 1: Run a Program Evaluation to Review Remaining Course Requirements and Schedule Advisor Appointments as Necessary
Step 2: Register for Classes
Step 3: Check Financial Aid Requirements for Eligibility and Accept Aid
Step 4: View and Pay Charges on Panther Pay
Step 5: Print your Course Schedule
Step 6: Print the Semester Academic Calendar on the Registrar’s page
Any deviation from the prescribed procedure may result in unnecessary delays in registration or errors in the resulting schedule. The Office of the Registrar cannot be held responsible for errors resulting from the student’s failure to follow the prescribed registration, schedule adjustment and payment procedures. Any problems experienced with registration should be reported an Enrollment Services Center in person within 24 hours of the occurrence.
1330.12 Registration Notifications When Returning to Georgia State
All students must notify the Office of Undergraduate Admissions prior to registering if the student has attended another school since last attending Georgia State. The student must have an official transcript of credits sent from the school he or she attended. The student must be eligible to reenroll at the last school attended before he or she returns to Georgia State. Failure to submit this transcript by the midpoint of the first term after returning to Georgia State could result in the placing of a registration hold on the student’s record.
1330.15 Registration Time-Ticket Assignments
Students who are eligible to register will be given a registration time-ticket assignment approximately two weeks before registration begins. Students can find their registration time-ticket assignments by accessing PAWS at paws.gsu.edu.
Students will also receive an email referring them to PAWS where they can view their registration timeticket assignments.
A student’s time-ticket assignment is valid beginning at the student’s assigned time and continues through the last day of registration. Time-tickets are assigned with priority to students scheduled to graduate during the upcoming term, students in the Honors College, and approved student groups with documented limitations on their ability to register. Other continuing students are assigned tickets according to the total credit hours earned. Once a student is allowed access, the student can adjust his or her schedule on a first-come, first-served basis during the remaining registration period. Many classes fill up quickly. It is to the student’s advantage to attempt to register as soon as he or she is allowed access to the registration system.
1330.18 Late Registration
Registrations are considered late once the semester has begun. During late registration, access is on a firstcome, first-served basis. It is important that students register prior to the semester beginning in order to have the best opportunity to enroll in courses needed for degree completion. If a student’s first attempt to register is during late registration, a $50 non-refundable late fee will be charged. This $50 fee will also be charged if a student is dropped for nonpayment of fees and attempts to re-register during late registration.
A student may appeal to add a class after late registration has ended. If the appeal is approved, the student will be charged a $37.50 manual schedule adjustment fee in addition to tuition and fees. This fee is charged for each appeal approved. Appeals should be directed to the department that teaches the course the student wishes to add. If a student decides not to attend the course once the appeal has been approved and added to the student’s schedule, the student must officially withdraw from the course on PAWS, prior to the semester midpoint.
1330.20 Immunizations
Immunization Office
141 Piedmont Avenue, Suite D
health.gsu.edu
All new students attending regularly scheduled classes on campus or receiving resident credit are required to submit a certificate of immunization prior to registering for and attending such classes.
The immunizations required are Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR), Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap), Varicella (chicken pox), and Hepatitis B. In addition, the Meningitis Law requires students residing in university housing to have the Meningococcal vaccine. For more information, see the Georgia State Clinic website updates at health.gsu.edu.
Every student attending classes on campus must complete the immunization requirements of the University System of Georgia. The requirement varies according to the age of the student as follows:
- Students 18 years or younger at the beginning of the term must show proof of immunity to Hepatitis B, MMR, Tdap, and Varicella (chickenpox).
- Students 19 years and older at the beginning of the term are strongly recommended to be immunized for Hepatitis B, but they are not required to show proof of immunity to Hepatitis B. They are required to show proof of immunity to MMR, Tdap and Varicella.
- Students born outside the United States on or before 12/31/1956 must show proof of immunity to Tdap and Varicella only.
- Students born in the United States on or before 12/31/1956 are required to show proof of Tdap only.
- Students born in the United States on or before 12/31/1980 are exempt from showing proof of the Varicella vaccine. They are required to submit proof of immunity for MMR, Tdap.
- Students born 12/31/1980 or later must submit proof of MMR, Varicella and Tdap.
- Students born outside the United States 01/01/1957 or later must provide proof of MMR, Tdap, and Varicella.
The Immunization Office must receive these records two weeks before the last day of late registration. It will take up to five business days to enter the data into the system. Immunization holds will be placed on student accounts to prevent registration and drop/add until the requirement is satisfied.
Students seeking exemption for religious reasons must submit a completed affidavit form to the Immunization Office indicating their religious exemption request. This form is located on the immunizations website. Students with medical reasons for exemption must submit a doctor’s letter indicating if this is a permanent or temporary exemption, and, if temporary, the date of expiration. When the temporary exemption expires, the student must complete all immunization requirements. In the event of an epidemic or a threatened epidemic of any disease preventable by immunization, and when an emergency has been declared by appropriate health authorities, additional steps will be undertaken to protect the health of the University community. In the event of a declared public health emergency, persons who do not have proof of immunization on file will not be allowed to participate in classes or other activities on campus.
Students seeking military exemptions must show their DD214 form or Military ID proving active within the last 2 years.
Additional information and copies of the immunization certification form may be obtained by contacting the Immunization Office located in 141 Piedmont Avenue, Ste. D, or by telephone at 404-413-1940, or online at health.gsu.edu.
Meningitis: Georgia law requires that students residing in campus housing be provided information on meningococcal disease and vaccination. After reviewing information about the risks for the disease and the benefits of prevention by the meningitis vaccine, students 18 years and older are required to sign a form kept on file in the Housing Office. Students less than 18 years of age must show their parent or guardian’s signature on the form. This “Meningococcal Disease Notification” form documents that the information was reviewed and the option of the vaccine was provided, and/or date the vaccination was elicited. Compliance with the state law is a requirement for residing in campus housing and is part of the housing contract. Forms and further information are available from the Housing Office at 404-413-1800 or by email at housing@gsu.edu.
1330.25 Audit Status
Enrolled students who wish to audit a course must get approval from the course instructor. Registration for an audit should be submitted to a campus Enrollment Services Center (locations can be found on the Office of the Registrar web site at registrar.gsu.edu). Students should not pre-register for courses they wish to audit. Any tuition and fees for auditing a class are assessed just as they are for courses taken for credit. Any requirements for prerequisites must be satisfied before registering to audit a course. No academic credit is earned in this status. Audit status is not covered by financial aid, and audit hours do not apply toward fulltime enrollment. Students may not transfer from audit to credit status or vice-versa after the last day to register for courses.
1330.30 Course Load
Full-time Course Load: To be certified as full-time students, students must carry a minimum of 12 semester hours. However, a course load of 30 semester hours per year is required in order to complete an undergraduate degree program in four years.
A student who is enrolled in less than a full-time course of study at Georgia State may be in jeopardy of the following:
- Losing insurance coverage under his or her parent/guardian’s insurance policy;
- Being placed on a loan repayment schedule by a lender or guarantor if the student is the recipient of federal financial aid; and/or
- Losing a scholarship if the guidelines for receiving the scholarship require full-time enrollment.
Half-time Course Load: Half-time enrollment is 6 to 11 semester hours for students.
Increased Course Load: A student may schedule as many as 18 semester hours without special permission. Requests for exceptions to the maximum course load of 18 semester hours will be considered by the University Advisement Center or the Office of Academic Assistance of a student’s college if the student has completed a course load of 15 semester hours in some previous semester at Georgia State University with a grade point average of at least 3.00 for the semester and if either of the following conditions is met:
- The student attained the President’s List designation during his or her most recent enrollment at Georgia State and, if a reentering student, has achieved a grade of A for all credit hours earned elsewhere since the most recent enrollment at Georgia State; or
- The student has earned 30 semester hours of credit and has a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 for the preceding two semesters of residence.
International Students: International students in the student visa status of F and J are required to carry a full-time course load as defined by the Department of Homeland Security (currently 12 credit hours per semester for undergraduate students). An international student who is enrolled on a student visa may be in jeopardy of being out of compliance with the Department of Homeland Security if enrolled in less than a full-time course of study. Additionally, those F and J international students enrolling for the first time in summer school must carry six credit hours to be considered full-time for immigration purposes.
1330.33 Registration Restrictions
Registration in some courses may be restricted. See course listings.
1330.35 Taking a Course More Than Once
Colleges may limit the number of times a student can take a course for a grade. Colleges may place this limit on some courses but not others, and different courses may have different limits. All limits are stated in the catalog. For purposes of this policy, a student takes a course for a grade when they receive a grade notation included in the grade point average calculation. For example, a student who earns an A or a WF has taken the course for a grade, but a student who earns an S or W has not. If a student takes a course multiple times at another institution or at Georgia State, the grade earned in the final attempt will determine the applicability of the course to the degree requirements. A student who wishes to take a course more times than authorized by the college must enroll as an auditor.
1330.38 Cross-Level Registration Policy
Perimeter to Atlanta Campus
Perimeter College (associate degree-seeking) students must receive advance written authorization to be allowed to register for Atlanta Campus courses. Students may take up to four Atlanta Campus courses, provided they:
- satisfy all prerequisites for the courses
- have completed 30 credit hours (12 of which must have been completed at Perimeter College)
- have a minimum institutional GPA of 2.5
Please check with the University Advisement Center for additional details.
Atlanta Campus to Perimeter
Atlanta Campus (baccalaureate degree-seeking) students must receive advance written authorization to be allowed to register for Perimeter College courses. Students may take up to four Perimeter College courses, during summer semester only, provided they:
- satisfy all prerequisites for the courses
- have completed 12 credit hours at the Atlanta Campus
- have a minimum institutional GPA of 2.0
Under extraordinary circumstances, students may seek advance written authorization to take Perimeter College courses during the fall or spring semesters. Any such approved courses will count towards the four-course limit.
Please check with the University Advisement Center or the Office of Academic Assistance in the college for additional details.
1330.55 Off-Campus Courses
Many courses are offered to Georgia State University students at satellite locations. Students taking these courses must meet the same academic requirements and deadlines as students attending classes at the each of the GSU campuses. Each semester a list of off-campus courses can be found by accessing the online registration system in PAWS at paws.gsu.edu.
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