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INCEPT 2014 Creating Your Academic Plan

INCEPT 2014 Creating Your Academic Plan. 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.

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INCEPT 2014 Creating Your Academic Plan

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  1. INCEPT 2014 Creating Your Academic Plan

  2. WELCOME! CLASS OF 2018

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. LIFE AT GEORGIA STATE • 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

  6. 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

  7. THE 4-YEAR PLAN Option A Option B The plan is flexible! Fall12 Hours Spring12 Hours Fall15 Hours Spring15 Hours Summer6 Hours Opportunities for Study Abroad, Internships, and Core Classes!

  8. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Cost of Attendance: 4 years Cost of Attendance: 6 years Tuition and fees per year: $11,086 Books per year: $900 Total cost for 6 years: $71,916 • Tuition and fees per year: $10,240 • Books per year: $1,200 • Total cost for 4 years: $45,760 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

  9. 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)

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. FLC’S AT GSU HELP YOU… • 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

  13. 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.

  14. WHAT IF . . . • 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?

  15. UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTER 25 Park Place Suite 1400 404/413-2300 Email us: sacadvise@gsu.edu Visit our website at: advisement.gsu.edu

  16. 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

  17. SUCCESS PROGRAMS • Freshman Learning Communities • Academic Coaching • iCare/Early Alert • First-Year Book Program • Scholarship Resource Center • Success Workshops • Supplemental Instruction • Latino Student Services and Outreach

  18. 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

  19. OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES twitter.com/gsusuccess facebook.com/gsustudentsuccess UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTER facebook.com/PantherAdvise twitter.com/pantheradvise

  20. META-MAJOR

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