Admissions Information

The admission policy of Georgia College & State University (GC&SU) is to accept those applicants who provide evidence of a reasonable potential for success at the university. A potential student is considered for admission without regard to race, creed, sex, marital status, disability, or national origin. Admission to GC&SU is not a guarantee of admission to a particular college, school, or major. Separate and sometimes higher requirements are described in the GC&SU catalog for admission into a college, school, and major. Disabled students are advised to visit the campus to determine how their specific disability may be accommodated.

GC&SU admissions decisions are made on a timely basis once all needed documents are received. Acceptance or denial of each applicant is determined by the Office of Admissions, subject to the right as outlined by the university and as provided by the bylaws of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. An applicant should contact the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services regarding details of the appeals procedure.

Students furnishing the college with false, incomplete, or misleading information relating to their application or academic record will be subject to rejection or dismissal.

Applicants who do not enroll for the term for which they are accepted must re-apply for admission if they wish to enter GC&SU at a later date. Former GC&SU applicants/students do not have to pay the $25.00 non-refundable application fee. These students should contact the admissions office directly for an application for admission. The Admissions Office phone number is 912-445-2771 or toll-free from within Georgia 1-800-342-0471. The e-mail address is gcsu@mail.gcsu.edu. The postal address is Georgia College & State University, Office of Admissions, CBX 023, Milledgeville, GA 31061. The admissions office will fax (within the US) or mail an application form for use by former applicants/students. The on-line application will not be transmitted without the payment of the $25.00 non-refundable application fee. Students may re-apply by telephone if their application for admission is no more than one year old.

A. Freshman: (a student with less than 13 semester hours of transferable college credit)
__1. Students should request an official high school transcript sent by their appropriate school official to GC&SU, showing a 2.0 grade point average calculated on academic subjects only.
__2. Students should request official SAT or ACT scores be sent to GC&SU by their counselor or from the Educational Testing Service. Minimum freshman admission requirements increase each year through fall 2003. Please review admission requirements for your term of entry by viewing the GC&SU website.
__3. Freshman who have attended college should request an official transcript from EACH college they have attended be sent directly to GC&SU. Transferring freshmen must have a cumulative college GPA of 2.0 and be eligible to immediately return to the last college attended.
__4. Joint Enrollment and Early Admission students must have a minimum combined recentered score of 970 on the SAT (or ACT equivalent), minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in academic subjects, written approval (joint enrollment) or written recommendation (early admission) from the high school principal, and written consent of the parent of guardian (if the student is a minor).

B. Transfer: (a student with 13 or more semester hours of transferable credit)
__1. Students who have less than 30 semester hours of transferable college credit should request an official high school transcript be sent directly to GC&SU. These students are subject to College Preparatory Curriculum requirements as well as Learning Support policies.
__2. Students should request official transcripts be sent directly to CG&SU from EACH college they have attended. Transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and be eligible to immediately return to the last college attended.
__3. Students wishing to pursue a degree in Business, Education, or Health Sciences MUST contact the appropriate school (Business, Education, Health Sciences) immediately to receive instructions for application and admission to each respective program. This requirement is in addition to this general GC&SU application.

C. Transient: (an applicant who is enrolled in another college or university and meets minimum GC&SU freshman or transfer admission requirements may seek temporary admission to GC&SU)
__1. Students should request a letter be sent directly to GC&SU from the registrar of the institution in which the student is regularly enrolled, indicating good standing and recommending admission to GC&SU as a transient student. (Transcripts of college work completed elsewhere are not required of transient students, since they are not admitted to degree programs at GC&SU.)

D. International: (a student whose country of citizenship is other than the United States)
__1.**NOTE: This application is to be used by all undergraduate applicants who are U.S. citizens by birth or through naturalization, and by those who have been granted resident alien status. All other applicants should use the International Application found on the Application Menu.

2. PRIORITY DATES:

Deadline for completed files (students who wish to be assured of an admission decision by registration day must have all documents on file by the date indicated.)

Fall Semester March 1 Spring Semester September 1 Summer Term Feburary 1

3. COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM (CPC) REQUIREMENTS:
  If a student graduated (or would have graduated) from high school in Spring 1988 or later, he or she must have completed ALL five areas of the CPC in high school. Therefore, the student must have completed 4 units (1 unit=1 year) of English; 1 unit each of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Physical Science, American History, and World History; 1/2 unit each of Economics and Government; 2 units of Laboratory Science; and 2 units of the same Foreign Language. 1 additional unit of math will be required for students entering fall 2001 and beyond.

Students with CPC deficiencies may transfer to GC&SU after completing the appropriate make-up work at another University System of Georgia institution or after completing 30 semester hours in the Core Curriculum with a "C" average or better at an accredited out-of-state and/or private institution.