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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

1130 Postbaccalaureate Applicants


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Definition

Those applicants who have received a bachelor’s degree and who wish to take undergraduate courses without being admitted to a second undergraduate degree program are postbaccalaureate applicants. An applicant wishing to seek a second baccalaureate degree should refer to 1125 Transfer Applicants - Bachelor’s Level . Georgia State University graduates should refer to 1170 Re-entry Applicants (Former Students) - Bachelor’s Level .

Deadlines

Semester Deadline
Fall August 1
Spring December 1
Summer April 1

Note: All deadlines are subject to change.

For international student application deadline dates, please see 1165 International Students, Students with Non-U.S. Credentials, and Non-native Speakers of English - Bachelor’s Level .

After the Regular Deadline Dates, only postbaccalaureate applications that are complete at the time of submission (application, nonrefundable application fee, and all required documents) will be processed and only if space is available and time permits.

An applicant wishing to seek a second bachelor’s degree in a professional or clinical program in the Byrdine F Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions should apply to the university as a transfer student. Once a student has been admitted to the university, there is a second application process for those interested in majors in the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions. Please contact the Office of Academic Assistance, Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, for information on procedures and deadline dates.

Admission Requirements

Postbaccalaureate applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent from an institution of postsecondary education with full accreditation by a regional association of colleges and schools and, where appropriate, the Commission on Colleges.

The postbaccalaureate status is not available for applicants seeking teacher certification in any area other than music education and art education (see 1600 Educator Preparation  ).

In order to be considered for admission as a postbaccalaureate student, an applicant must complete an application for undergraduate admission (including the nonrefundable fee) and submit an official transcript from the degree-granting institution by the appropriate deadline. If a student wishes to change to a degreeseeking status after enrolling at Georgia State University as a postbaccalaureate student, conditions for acceptance as a transfer student must be met. An application for admission, the nonrefundable application fee and required transcripts must be filed with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions located in 200 Sparks Hall by the established application deadline for the intended semester of entry.

All scholastic discipline policies and all course prerequisite policies are applicable to Postbaccalaureate students. Postbaccalaureates may not attend another institution as transient students from Georgia State. Transient status is only for degree-seeking students. Postbaccalaureate students wishing to attend another institution must apply directly to the other school.