WHAT SHOULD I DO BEFORE ORIENTATION? 1. FINALIZE YOUR HOUSING CONTRACT Prior to May 1, you should complete your Housing Contract and pay $235 (which covers your application fee, space reservation and security deposit). Housing preferences are typically granted to those who submit their application prior to March 15. To apply, visit www.gcsu.edu/housing and click on “Prospective Students.” Room assignments and roommate information will be available online by mid-June. Georgia College requires all first year students and strongly encourages upperclassmen to live on campus in either the central campus residence halls or The Village apartments at West Campus and also carry a meal plan. Buildings 100-400 at The Village are designated as upperclassmen halls. All other spaces are available to incoming freshmen. Students may move into their apartments and residence halls starting Aug. 19, 2012. Move-in time is determined by last name. Details will be provided during Orientation and at www.gcsu.edu/housing. For more information on living on campus, please visit www.gcsu.edu/housing, call the Housing office at 478-445-5160 or The Village at 478-804-4690. 2. SUBMIT PROOF OF IMMUNIZATION Make sure that your Certificate of Immunization has been sent to the Registrar’s Office, Campus Box 69, Milledgeville, GA 31061. You may download a printable immunization form from the Office of the Registrar’s website linked to the Office of Admission’s main page at www.gcsu.edu/registrar. 3. VERIFICATION OF LEGAL PRESENCE This policy applies to all applicants seeking to enter Georgia College for the Fall 2012 semester and all subsequent semesters. An applicant may clear the verification through the following: 1. Applicants may apply for financial aid through Free Application for Federal Student Aid. • The applicant must be determined to be eligible for federal student aid by the Georgia College Financial Aid Office. 2. Applicant my supply a legible copy to the Office of Admissions: • A current driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008 • A current ID issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008 • A current U.S. Passport • A current vailid Permanent Resident Card (front and back) • A Certificate of Naturalization (USCIS form N-550 or N-570) • A Certificate of Citizenship (USCIS form N-560 or N-561) • A U.S. certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (DS-1350) or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240) 3. Applicant my supply a certified copy to the Office of Admissions: • U.S. Birth Certificate showing the student was born in the
U.S. or a U.S. Territory (no photocopy is acceptable) 4. Applicant may supply in person to the Office of Admissions: • A current military ID (service member only, not dependent). Note: Do not photocopy a military ID. 5. Applicants that are naturalized citizens, immigrants or nonimmigrants will be verified through Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program. 4. REQUEST FINAL TRANSCRIPTS New freshmen and transfers should make sure that official final high school and/or college transcripts have been requested to be sent to the Georgia College Office of Admissions, Campus Box 23, Milledgeville, GA 31061. Official transcripts are those sent directly to Georgia College from the issuing institution. Final high school transcripts must arrive prior to the start of fall semester, must include the date of graduation and must indicate successful completion of a College Preparatory Curriculum and all state graduation tests (if applicable). Final college transcripts must indicate that a transfer student is in good standing at the last institution attended, and that he/she has attained a satisfactory transfer GPA to qualify for final admission to Georgia College. Students should visit paws.gcsu.edu, select Click Here to Get PAWS, enter the secure area and view their admission checklist under Admissions Information and Status Check to verify that the final transcript(s) have been received. 5. REMINDERS FROM THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID Students should apply for federal financial aid and the HOPE Scholarship by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The school code for Georgia College is 001602. Students who wish to apply only for the HOPE Scholarship may do so by completing the application at www.GAcollege411.org. Students will be notified via their eCats e-mail account when their award packages may be viewed on-line on myCATS. 6. GEORGIA COLLEGE PARKING PERMITS (Registration Available June 1) If you have processed your housing deposit and plan to bring your personal car to campus, please register your vehicle and reserve your GC parking permit prior to arriving at Orientation. It’s easy! Just log onto your PAWS account and in the main menu you will see the Online Parking Office. Click there and post the necessary information including your cell phone and license tag numbers. When you are finished, print out your temporary permit and bring it with you to your Orientation session to exchange it for your actual permit. Submitting your permit registration online and picking it up at Orientation will keep you out of the long lines at the Parking office during the first week of school.