Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University offers admission to Undergraduate, Graduate and Online learners with 141 courses in 9 colleges and schools.

• USA’s Georgia Southern University is ranked #230-#301 in National Universities and 100 in Engineering programs.
• Acceptance rate of the university is 64%.
• Admissions are on a rolling basis, applicants should apply early.
• Visa to study in the US is F-1, applicants must apply for it before the deadline.
• For international students post study job opportunities are higher in the US.

Highlights

Key information pertaining to admissions at Georgia Southern University is listed below:

Deadlines

These dates are the primary considerations. Though applications will be available after the deadlines but applying early will help the applicants to obtain a student visa.

Georgia Southern University International Student Admissions

The university offers Undergraduate, Graduate, and Online learning programs. Online learning programs are offered in Business, Education and Healthcare.

Applicants may continue their education via Continuing Education.

Continuing Education serves a link between Georgia University and its communities through different programs.

Georgia Southern University English Proficiency Tests

Native English speakers must submit either SAT or ACT exam results and Non-Native English Speakers must submit SAT/IELTS/ACT/TOEFL exam results.

English Language test scores will remain the same for all courses except Master of Science in Computer Science.

The test requires:

• Paper based TOEFL-537
• Computer based TOEFL-204
• Internet based TOEFL-75.

Georgia Southern University Visa requirements

International students applying to Georgia Southern University will need an F-1 visa. For the F-1 Visa students must collect Form I-20 from the University.

Documents required for the Visa process

To obtain the F-1 Visa(non-immigration), following documents are necessary:

• Copy of passport.
• I-20 request form.
• Original Bank Statement.
• Applicants who already have F-1 visa shall submit the SEVIS Transfer In Form.
• Applicants with a spouse or child accompanying them to US should submit the Dependent I-20 Data Form.
• Applicants requesting a change of academic level at Georgia Southern shall submit the required form.
• Letter of Acceptance.

While applying for an I-20 (F-1 visa) :

Mail all the papers together and before the deadline to avoid delay in processing.

It takes a week for the university to issue I-20 after submitting all the documents.

Pay the I-901 fee three days before F-1 visa appointment or entry to the U.S. if a visa is not required.

Georgia Southern University Undergraduate Admissions

Georgia University offers 67 Major and 84 Minor Undergraduate programs in 9 campuses to Undergraduate students. Steps involved in the admission are:

1. Applying Online
   1. Log in or create an account in gafutures.org.
   2. Open Georgia Southern Application in gafutures.org
   3. Complete all the required fields.
   4. Pay the non-refundable $30 application fee via Credit card(Master or visa card).
2. Submitting transcripts: All the official transcripts with original signature or seal translated into English(if in any other language) will be submitted along with the application.

Photocopies are acceptable only if they are Certified True Copy or signed by a school official.

1. Mail or email Course description for courses that may apply towards the chosen degree program.
2. Examination Results - This step includes all the English Language proficiency tests.

Applicants who have completed ENGL 1101 from a US university are exempted from this step.

Georgia Southern University Undergraduate Admissions Documents Required

Undergraduate admission require these following documents for all courses:

• Official transcripts in English.
• English Language Proficiency test results.
• Course descriptions are for transfer admissions only.

Note – Transfer admissions include those admissions where the university transfer credits from foreign universities.

Course descriptions include information about available courses, such as:

• Name of the college or department offering the course
• Semesters or quarters offered
• Course name and number
• Number of credits
• Restrictions or prerequisites
• Brief summary of topics covered in the class
• Additional costs or fees, if applicable
• Registration information

The university first evaluates every course description before awarding it and transfer of credits is a time-taking process so applicants should apply early to avoid any inconvenience.

Georgia Southern University Graduate Admissions

The university provides 88 Graduate programs to its international students. Some Major courses are as follows:

• **Applicants may raise GRE waiver to get exempted from submitting the GRE Test scores but they should present graduate degree in quantitative field instead.

The table shows program specific details, other than these requirements there are some general requirements that are mandatory for all the courses offered:

• Transcripts of previous colleges or universities.
• TOEFL and IELTS results.
• Applicants applying for MBA will be paying $50 as application fee with:
  • Personal information
  • Optional demographic information
  • Degree sought and starting semester
  • Tuition Classification Information (Residency)
  • Judicial History, Military Status and Employment Information
  • Verification of responses
  • Unofficial transcript
  • Unofficial GMAT scores or official notification of waiver
  • International Student Application Form (if applicable)
  • TOEFL scores (if applicable)
  • Recommendations – not required, but will be reviewed if submitted
  • Health Certificate and Legal Presence Documentation (if admitted to campus programs only)

NOTE:

• Office of graduate admission is the online portal for filling up application form.
• No as such work experience required for Accounting but the admissions committee views it positively.
• Applicants may Check the status of their application online.
• International transcripts must be evaluated course by course including a GPA by NACES.
• All the grades mentioned with the Bachelor’s degree are on a scale of 4.0 .
• Deadlines for all the graduate courses are common except the ones mentioned in the above table.
• If applicable, MBA students may have to present all the official documents towards the end of first semester.

*Additional:

1. Applied Economics- courses completed in calculus, statistics, and intermediate micro and macro economics with minimum grade C and GPA 3.0 in each course.
2. Computer Science- International students with U.S Graduate degree can waive off English Language test.

The course also provides provisional admission to students who have no programming background but fulfill almost all requirements of the admission.

Unofficial test scores and transcripts are permitted only for the application process. Official documents must be submitted before the admission if offered.