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Information Updates

Georgia State has moved most of its functional units online. The Office of Admissions’ services and staff are still available to you. Applicants can log into the online Status Check to monitor the status of applications and upload documents. Please call 404-413-2500 or email admissions@gsu.edu for assistance. Also, our dedicated admissions counselors are still available to answer your questions. For information and updates on virtual events, please visit welcome.gsu.edu. Stay current on Georgia State’s latest campus developments, and we’ll be in touch with more information as necessary.

College Board and ACT Information

In light of the decision made by the College Board and ACT to suspend the availability of testing at this time, prospective students newly applying for summer and fall 2020 can be admitted without an ACT or SAT score. Students will be evaluated based on their GPA.

This adjustment is for prospective students seeking admission into associate and baccalaureate programs identified in Board of Regents’ Policy 4.2.1.1, at state colleges, state universities, comprehensive universities and research universities in the USG for the summer or fall 2020 semester.

For students able to take an SAT or ACT, we highly recommend that you submit your scores to us. While your scores will not factor into the admissions decision, they are helpful for processes like course registration and determining placement testing exemptions. Admissions decisions released prior to March 23, 2020 will not be reconsidered under the new guidelines.

Prospective first year students must meet all other admission requirements, including satisfactory completion of the Required High School Curriculum and all other requested documentation.

Please reach out to admissions@gsu.edu or contact your admissions counselor with any questions. Also, please review our FAQ for more about recent changes.

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Foreign students living in the U.S. and American citizens living outside the U.S. who want to experience life in Atlanta while pursuing a degree.

Transition Students

Students enrolled at Perimeter College who meet the requirements to transition to the Atlanta Campus and continue their education in pursuit of bachelor’s degrees.

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Don’t fit into any of these types? You may be a post baccalaureate, transient or non-traditional applicant.

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A first-generation student is one whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have not obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. You’re a family trailblazer, seeking higher levels of education than your parents and grandparents. We’re here to help make navigating that uncharted territory as easy as possible.

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Despite having secured a sizable scholarship, Austin Birchell, a first-generation college student, worked three jobs to cover his tuition for Georgia State. The political science major never imagined how quickly he’d see a return on his hard-earned investment. By his sophomore year, Austin had met Bill Gates and Betsy DeVos and been interviewed on NPR twice.

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