Transferring to Georgia State

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

Establishing Georgia Residency

To qualify for in-state tuition, you must establish Georgia residency. Here’s how that works:

You (if over the age of 24) or your parent(s) must have lived in Georgia for at least 12 consecutive months immediately before your enrollment at a college or university.
Students MUST verify Lawful Presence as established by the University System of Georgia. More information can be found here.
If you entered Georgia to attend an educational institution, your time in school is not normally counted toward the 12-month residence requirement.
Your “legal residence” is your permanent home.
You must not only live in Georgia but also intend to remain in Georgia indefinitely.

For more information, contact the Enrollment Services Center.

Academic Residence Requirement

Associate Level

Academic residence is defined as being enrolled in one or more courses at Georgia State University; this is not to be confused with status as a legal resident of the State of Georgia for fee determination purposes. The minimum academic residence requirement for each baccalaureate degree is as follows:

For Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, the candidate must earn 25% of the credit hours required for the degree at Georgia State with an average grade of at least a C (2.00 GPA);
For Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, Nursing, and Radiologic Technology degrees, the candidate must earn 25% of their semester hours at Georgia State with an average grade of at least a C (2.00 GPA) and complete all professional curriculum as expected according to program requirements.

Transfer credit, credit by examination, credit by validation, CLEP credit, AP credit, IB credit, and courses specifically excluded by university policy cannot be used to meet the academic residence requirement.

Bachelor’s Level

The candidate must earn 25% of the credit hours required for the degree at Georgia State with an average grade of at least a C (2.00 GPA); and
At least one-half of the hours comprising the major, at the 3000-4000 level must be taken at Georgia State.

Transferring to Georgia State

Contact the Transfer and Transition Center

404-413-2500

[email protected]

Sparks Hall 33 Gilmer St. Ste. 200 Atlanta, GA 30303

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