Georgia State University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 10% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 70% of housing units are Triples.
• 30% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 5 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 60% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: ACE Awards Ceremony, Annual MAX Awards for innovations in Marketing, Annual Sparks Awards for Outstanding Faculty, Staff and Students, Arts & Science Lecture Series, Cinefest (movie theatre), Culture on the Plaza, Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony, Homecoming, International Spring Festival, Panther Prowl, Quarterly Economic Forecast, Rialto Concert Series, Spotlight Programming Board and Sports Club Council, Spring Fling.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station
• In total, there are about 201 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman), Alpha Psi Omega/Gamma Nu Cast (Performing Arts), Alpha Upsilon Alpha (Education), Beta Alpha Psi Beta Mu Chapter, Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society, Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography), Honors Students Organization, Kappa Delta Pi Omicron (Education), National Residence Hall Honorary (Housing), National Society of Collegitate Scholars, Pi Sigma Alpha Nu Phi Chapter, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology Scabbard and Blade, Sigma Iota Rho (International Affairs).
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 66 The formerly known as NEX College Ministry, Baptist Student Union, Buddhist Peace Fellowship fo GSU, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Students Association, Chabad of GSU, Christian Legal Society, Christian Students, Council on Inter-Faith Concerns, Global Outreach Campus Ministries, Hillel at Georgia State University, House of Jacob, Jewish Law Students Association, Joshua Generation Campus Ministry, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Light of the World, More to Life @ GSU, Out of the Box Christian Fellowship, Sahaja Yoga Meditation, Vedic Society of GSU (Atmananda Yoga Club), Vineyard of Praise (Voices of Praise @GSU).
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Students Association, Amnesty International Club @GSU, Applied Linguistics Graduate Student Assoc. , Asian American Law Students Assoc. , Assoc. of International Students in Education, Bangladesh America Student Assoc. , Black Law Students Assoc. , Black MBA Student Assoc. @ Georgia State, Black Out, Black Student Alliance, Black Student Theatre Ensemble, Chinese Student Union, Circle K International, Egyptian Student Assoc. , Filipino Student Assoc. , German Club, Grad. Sociology Stdnts for Color, Hispanic Business Leaders Assoc. , Hispanic Student Bar Assoc. , Hong Kong Student Assoc. , Immigration Law Society, Indian Student Assoc. , INROADS Student Assoc. , International Student Assoc. Council, In The Mix, Japanese Language Club, Japanese Student Assoc. , Latinos Moving Forward (Latin Forum), Minority Premed. /Predental Assoc. , Multiculti Club, Multicultural Greek Council, NAACP, National Assoc. of Black Accountants, National Council of Negro Women, Pakistan Student Assoc. , Progressive Organization of Liberian Students, Sojourners, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Society, United Nations Assoc. @ Georgia State, Vietnamese Students Assoc.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Actuarial Sci. Club, Allinace for Sexual & Gender Diversity, Alpha Eta Rho, Etc. , Alpha Kappa Alpha Sor. , Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi Alpha Frat. , Alpha Xi Delta Sor. , Alt. Spring Break. , Amer. Clg. Of Healthcare Exec. , American Constitution. Soc. , Amer. Inst. Of Graphic Arts, Amer. Marketing. Assoc. , Amer. Medical Student Assoc. , Amer. Student Dental Assoc. , Art History Student League, Art Student Union, Assoc. for Computing Machinery. , Assoc. of Women Law Students. , Biolgy Grad. Student Assoc. , Breakdancing Sports Club, Campus Civitan, Chemistry Club, Club Fencing @ GSU, Clg. of Ed. of Doctoral Fellows, Clg. Of Law Student Bar Assoc. , Clg. Republicans of GSU, Communication Grad. Student Assoc. , Conscious Collective, CPS Dept Chapter fo Natl Assoc of GLBT Issues Counslng, Cycling @ GSU, Dance Ensemble of GSU, Delta Epsilon Chi, Delta Omicron Intn’l. Professional Music Frat. , Delta Phi Lambda, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Sigma Theta Sor. , Delta Zeta Sor. , Disney Clg Prgm Alumni Assoc of GSU, Economics Club, Economics Dept. Grad. Students Assoc. , Edgewood Sculpture Forum, Envnmnt’l. Law Soc. , Falun Gong Club @ GSU, Federalist Society, Fencing Club, Finance Society, Gamma Iota Sigma, Gamma Sigma Sigma Serv. Sor. , Grad. Business Assoc. , Grad. Instructional Tech. Stdnt Assoc. , Greek Council, Greens of GSU, Groovy Smooth Suenos, GSU Review, Helping Hands, Infinite Appeal Modeling Org. , Intellectual Property. Law Soc. , Inter-Frat. Council, Jour. History. Soc. , Jumpstart Atl@GSU, Kappa Alpha Psi Frat, Kappa Sigma Frat, Knowledge of The Proactive Elite, LaCreme De LaCreme, Law Review of GSU, Literary Soc. , Mission Mentor, Moot Court, Music Theatre Alliance of GSU, Nat’l. Lawyers Guild, Nat’l. Panhellenic Council, Nat’l. Pan-Hellenic Council, Nat’l. Student Speech. Language Hearing Assoc. , Net Impact of GSU, Nursing Students@GSU, Nutrition Student Network, Oglethorpe Legal Scty, Omega Psi Phi, Frat. , Omicron Delta Kappa (Education), Onomatopoeia, Order of Omega, OUTLaw, Paintball Club, Panther Pack, Phi Beta Sigma Frat. , Phi Chi Theta, Phi Mu Frat. , Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi Frat. , Players of GSU, Political Sci Grad Student Assoc. , Public Admin&Urban Stdies Network, Public Int. Law Assoc. , Rachel’s Daughter’s Inc. , Rehab. Counseling Assoc. , Rho Tau, Robinson Grad Business Assoc. , Royalty Dance Team, Sankofa Soc. , Sassy Swirlie Curlie Gurl Club, Semper Fi Socty, Shorin-Ryu Karate Club, Sigma Gamma Rho Sor. , Sigma Lambda Gamma Sor. , Sigma Nu Frat. , Signal & Urbanite, Social Work Club of GSU, Sociology Grad. Student Advocacy Assoc. , Sports&Ent Law Scty, Spotlight Prgrms. Board, Squash Club of GSU, Student Affiliates of School Psy. , Student Govt. Assoc. , Students for Peace&Justice, Students for Progressive Transit, Student Health Law Assoc. , Student League of Indep. Potters, Student Real Estate Assoc. , Student Trial Lawyers Assoc. , Team Handball, Tighter Grip, Village Student Govt. , Young Democrats, Zeta Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Signal (weekly), The Urbanite (weekly).

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta, GA (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta, GA (0)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta, GA (0)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 54% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 7% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 5,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 10 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 11 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 4% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited