Mentoring Senior Students

Professional development workshop on Sept 20th.

Presented by: Celina (office of registrar)

*) Students must have 9o hours or more in program of study
*) Should apply for graduation at least 2 semesters before expected graduation term
*) Application for graduation can be found in my.GGC.edu under registrar's office
*) Application is a writable pdf which must be printed and signed
*) Students submit application in building D.

Graduation Audit
*) New degree evaluation is generated
*) Each area checked for completion of requirements
*) Graduation audit letter created listing outstanding requirements and/or courses in progress
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Academic Requirements
*) Be in good academic standing not in warning or proba
*) CGPA of 2.0 overall, may differ with major
*) Honors:
*) Grade of C or higher in all major courses, in areas A-F, general electives
*) Minimum CGPA of 2.25 in Business concentration courses


Residence/Credit Requirements
*) At least 123 credit hours reqd in most programs of study
*) 128 credit hours required for teacher certification Majors (Not BS Ed majors)

Additional Requirements
*) Required high school curriculum (RHSC formerly CPC)
math (4 yrs) , Science (3 yrs), social science (3 yrs), Foreign Language (2 yrs) English: 4 years

*) Legislative: US and GA constitution,
US and GA history

*) GGC Competency (through testing center)
Exemptions: ENGL 1101, 1102 from GGC
Regents tests passed at other USG institutions
SAT Critical Reading 510 or higher and SAT writing 560 or higher

*) Students must have ITEC 1001, ITEC 2110, or ITEC 2120 in their program

*) At least 39 credit hrs of 3000/4000 level

*) Physical Education:
3 credits required
at least 1 credit hour must be PHED 1101 - Choices for life
Associate's degree from USG does not satisfy PE requirement

*) English majors must show 2001 level or higher


Career Center Resources (Andrea Holyfield)
*) Internship Assistance
*) Choosing a Major
*) Grad School Preparation
*) Personality Assessments
*) Career Exploration


Representative of Academic Internships for SST (Dr. Lisa Elias)
*) Responsible for developing a process of running internships



US History requirements
Pass US history course in Area E
Pass GA history at USG school or pass the GA history exam

Required courses at GGC
HIST 2111 (US history-1)
HIST 2112 (US hostory-2)
HIST 3265 (Georgia history)
US history survey course while completing area E


Alternate ways of completing the history requirements
US history and GA history courses are requirements for graduation

If students take above courses and did not pass with at least C, they can take below exams to complete the requirements.

US test is very rigorous final exam of entire year of US history
GA test is a video based study guide

Political Science Requirements
GA constitution is also a requirement
*) POLS 1101 course from any USG,
*) The POLS 1101 course has to be taken at USG, private schools, non-USG schools are not considered to be eligible for this requirement
*) If a transfer student doesnot have the POLS 1101 requirement, they are encouraged to buy and read a text book from book store. Then have to take a online test at GGC testing center. "GA Government Exam Study Guide" . There is only one chance to take this test.