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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)