WELCOME TO LSA Cross-Campus Transfer Info Session

Welcome to LSA and Review of Agenda  Introductions  Sign-in Sheet  Review of agenda for the Info Session  1. Overview of Transfer Process  2. Transfer Eligibility  3. LSA Degree Requirements  4. Common Credit Transfer Issues  5. Special Cases  6. Advising Resources

Overview of Transfer Process  Attend a Cross-Campus Transfer Info Session  Meet with an LSA Academic Advisor  Call to make an appointment  Fill out a Progress Towards Degree worksheet  Discuss educational plans in LSA  Submit your signed and stamped application to Carolyn McCullum in LSA SAA

Transfer Eligibility  2.0 cumulative GPA  2.0 GPA last term  Completed two terms in original admitting unit (one term for external transfers)  Applying no later than a month before the application term  Less than 90 credits (CTP)*

LSA Degree Requirements  LSA offers four different degrees  Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)  Bachelor in General Studies (B.G.S.)  Bachelor of Science in Chemistry – 124 crs (B.S. Chem)  Minimum of 120 credits needed to graduate, including at least 100 LSA credits  You need a GPA of 2.0 or better in both your concentration and overall

LSA Degree Requirements cont…  First Year Writing Requirement (FYWR)  Upper Level Writing Requirement (ULWR)  Race and Ethnicity (R&E)  Quantitative Reasoning (QR/1 or QR/2)  4 th term proficiency in one language other than English (C- or better).

LSA Degree Requirements cont…  Natural Science (NS) – 7 credits  Humanities (HU) – 7 credits  Social Science (SS) – 7 credits  9 additional credits in 3 of 5 areas  Natural Science (NS)  Social Science (SS)  Humanities (HU)  Math and Symbolic Analysis (MSA)  Creative Expression (CE)  Interdisciplinary (ID) Can do 0, 3, 6, 9 in this area Distribution – Part IDistribution – Part II

LSA Degree Requirements cont…

Common Credit Transfer Issues  General: Only 20 non-LSA credits can be used towards the 120 needed for an LSA degree  Coming from Engineering  Students will lose any language credits based on placement exam. However, students may be eligible for retroactive credits.  ENGR 100 does not satisfy FYWR  LSA grants credit for MATH 105 and SWC 100  AP Standards general more generous in LSA (e.g. for AP Physics)

Common Credit Transfer Issues  Coming from Kinesiology  Many courses post as “Not for Credit” in LSA  Consult list on p. 7 of LSA Bulletin for courses that post as non-LSA credit.  Coming from Music, Theatre, and Dance  Ensemble courses typically yield non-LSA credit, but no honor points.  Consult list on pp of LSA Bulletin for course that post as LSA credit.

Your education is more than courses

Registration Policies  Pass/Fail grading option (3 rd week deadline)  Drop/Add deadline (3 rd week deadline)  Late Drop/Add deadline (Ninth week deadline)  Deadlines for mini-courses are listed in the LSA Course Guide  Deadlines for Spring and Summer half-terms are shorter

Your Advising Team  General LSA Advisor  Concentration Advisor  Pre-Professional Advisors  Pre-Health  Pre-Law  Visiting Advisors  Academic Peer Advisors (APA)  PAAO Office (G150 Angell Hall)  Residence Hall APA

Advising Resources  College Requirements  Concentrations  Minors  Academic Calendar  Department locations and contact info.  LSA Course Guide  Newnan Center Homepage  Advise Me Weekly LSA BulletinOnline Resources

Academic Resources  Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center  Sweetland Writing Center (SWC)  Language Resource Center (LRC)  Math Lab  Physics Lab  Science Learning Center (SLC)  Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)