WELCOME TO LSACross-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 764-0332 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) 4th 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 I Distribution – Part II

LSA Degree Requirements cont…

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. 32-43 of LSA Bulletin for

course that post as LSA credit.

Your education is more than courses

Registration Policies

Pass/Fail grading option (3rd week deadline)

Drop/Add deadline (3rd 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 Bulletin Online 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)