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Georgia State University

Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4009
Atlanta, GA 30302-4009

Official telephone: (404) 413-2500
Fax number: (404) 413-2002

Website: www.gsu.edu


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Screen last updated on: November 1, 2008
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: New Student Orientation, or INCEPT, is held in July, August, September, December, and June.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of seven weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Enrollment by categories:
47% arts/humanities/social sciences
9% biological/life sciences
26% business
12% education
5% law/legal studies
Majors with the highest enrollment: Biological Sciences, Psychology, Marketing
Majors with the lowest enrollment: classics, philosophy, foreign language
Average freshman GPA: 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 80%
Average class size: 28 in freshman lecture courses
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 1,502 total
Full-time faculty: 1,086 total
Part-time faculty: 416 total
Faculty degrees: 61% PhD, 11% master's degree, 1% bachelor's degree, 61% terminal
Graduation rate: 41% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Undergraduate studies homepage: www.gsu.edu/admissions
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, health professions, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, Government
Combined 2-2 programs available:
BA/MIB in French, BA/MIB in German, BA/MIB in Spanish, EDS/Teacher Certification in Teaching & Learning with the Colleges of Arts & Science and Education., JD/MA in Philosphy/Law, JD/MBA Law/Business Administration, JD/MBA/MHA in Health Administration, JD/MPA in Law/Public Administration, JD/MSHA in Health Administration, MA/MIB in Political Science, PHD in Teaching and Learning in collaboration with the College of Arts and Science and Education.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Argentina;Australia;Austria;Belgium;Brazil;Chile;China;Costa Rica;Cuba;Czech Republic;Dominican Republic;Egypt;France;Germany;Greece;Guatemala;Hungary;India;Ireland;Italy;Japan;Jordan;Korea, South;Mexico;Nepal;Netherlands;Poland;Portugal;Russia;South Africa;Spain;Switzerland;Taiwan;Thailand;Turkey;United Kingdom;Vietnam;Bulgaria;Canada;Denmark;Ecuador;Equatorial Guinea;Finland;Ghana;Israel;Kenya;Latvia;Malta;New Zealand;Nicaragua;Peru;Puerto Rico;Sweden;Tunisia;Turks and Caicos Islands;United Arab Emirates;Uruguay
Other special or unique academic programs:
Ctr for BioTech&Drug Design,Experiemental Economics Ctr,Envmental Policy Prog,Ga Health Policy Ctr, International Studies Prog,Fiscal Research Center, Research Atlanta, Inc.,Music Media Center,Visual Resource Center, JBB Center for Ethics,Center for Environmental Research,Language Research Center,Ga. Govt. Doc. Project.,AAC Center for Urban Ed.Excellence,Instructional Tech. Ctr,Public Performance&Mgt Grp,Ctr for Collaboration in Humanities,BioTech Ctr,Hellenic Study Ctr,Ed. Partnership in Music
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus Georgia Institute of Technology
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus Georgia Institute of Technology

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Art
  • Art Education/Art History
  • Art History
  • Art Studio
  • Arts Administration
  • Asian Studies
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Birth-Kindergarten Education
  • Business Economics
  • Chemistry
  • Classical Studies
  • Community Studies
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science
  • Film/Video
  • Finance
  • French
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • German
  • Health/Physical Education
  • History
  • Hospitality Administration
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Economics
  • International Economics/Modern Languages
  • International Studies
  • Journalism
  • Languages Studies
  • Law/Society
  • Managerial Sciences
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Middle Childhood Education
  • Middle East Studies
  • Modern Foreign Language/German
  • Modern Languages
  • Music Management
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • Religious Studies
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Risk Management/Insurance
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech
  • Student Planned Major
  • Theatre
  • Urban Policy Studies
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Gerontology
  • Hospitality Administration

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for international baccalaureate



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