TRANSIENT REQUIREMENTS

1.  Completed application with $25 non-refundable application fee.

2.  Transient permission letter from current college.

4.  If admitted, the following will need to be satisfied prior to enrollment:
     Recent photograph

• Completed health history and immunization forms
• Submit a $45 acceptance deposit

ACCEL/Joint Enrollment

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1.   Minimum total SAT score of 970 or ACT composite score of 20 with a minimum critical reading of 430 and math of 400 or 17 English and 17 math on ACT.

2.   Minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 in college preparatory courses.

3.   Completed Georgia Southwestern application with $25 non-refundable application fee.

4.   Completion of the ACCEL Program Application.

5.  Completion of the University System of Georgia College Preparatory Curriculum requirements with the following exceptions:

Students who have not completed the College Preparatory Curriculum requirements may be admitted through the ACCEL Program if they are enrolled in the necessary high school courses and scheduled to complete the requirements by the end of their senior year. Students planning to complete their 4^th year of high school English and/or social studies requirements with college credit must have a minimum SAT critical reading score of 530 or ACT English score of 23. Students planning to complete their 4^th year of high school math must have completed Algebra I and II and Geometry and have a minimum SAT math score of 530 or ACT math score of 22.

6.   Accel students must satisfy the following conditions:

Continue to be carried on the official roll of their high school.
Minimum university enrollment of three hours per semester.
They may enroll for 12 semester hours during the summer term preceding their senior year provided they are not enrolled for high school credit during that term. Tuition for summer semester classes is NOT covered by the HOPE Scholarship.

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Admission requirements for international students are listed below.  Please read them carefully before submitting an application for admission.  Students must be proficient in English before attempting to enter the University.  For students whose TOEFL scores are below the minimum requirement, Georgia Southwestern offers an English as a Second Language program.  For information about the ESL program CLICK HERE or contact the English Language Institute, Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Georgia Southwestern State University Drive, Americus, GA  31709 or call 229-931-2346.

1.   Submit your completed application with $25.00 non-refundable application fee, a recent photograph and an immunization form (provided by the University).  To expedite the process, you may submit your application online. You must use a credit card to apply online.

2.   Submit official transcripts:

●  Those currently in the US:

■  Those enrolled in a US college, submit official transcripts from each college or technical school attended. If currently enrolled, send preliminary transcript now and final transcript upon completion of term. If you also attended a college outside of the US, follow instructions below for sending college transcripts from schools outside of the US. If you have less than 30 hours of college transfer credit, you must also submit your final high school/secondary school transcript, an evaluation if the high school was outside of the US, along with official test scores. See below for information on sending official test scores. 

■  Those enrolled in a US high school, submit an official copy of your high school transcript showing academic achievement in grades 9-11.

●  Those currently outside of the US:

■  Submit official copies of secondary school transcripts and all college transcripts. You must submit certified English translations of original transcripts for each institution attended.   In addition, you must also submit your transcripts to an Evaluation Service and have an original evaluation sent directly to us.  We only accept evaluations from Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.  http://www.jsilny.com/fcehtml.htm and American Association of Collegiate Registrars and the Admissions Officers (AACRAO) http://www.aacrao.org/credential/individual.htm.

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. (preferred)
International Educational Consultants
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami, FL 33173
Ph: (305) 273-1616
Fax: (305) 273-1338
Translation fax: (305) 273-1984
www.jsilny.com
info@jsilny.com

OR

Office of International Education Services
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite #520
Washington, DC 20036-1135

3.   Submit official test scores:

●  If you are attending or have gradated from a US high school, submit official SAT or ACT scores. Georgia Southwestern's freshmen class averages a 985 - 1000 SAT in Math and Critical Reading, with a required minimum of 400 Math and 430 Critical Reading. On ACT, an average 21 Composite with a required minimum of 17 Math and 17 English.

●   If you are attending or have gradated from a secondary school or college outside of the US, submit an official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score report OR official SAT or ACT scores. The minimum TOEFL requirement for admission to Georgia Southwestern State University is 523 on the written test, 193 on the computer test, and 70 on the internet based test. Southwestern's freshmen class averages a 985 - 1000 SAT in Math and Critical Reading, with a required minimum of 400 Math and 430 Critical Reading. On ACT, an average 21 Composite with a required minimum of 17 Math and 17 English.

No application will be considered until all of the above items are received.  Allow at least eight (8) weeks for processing.  Once these items are received, the Admissions Office will evaluate your credentials and make a decision.  If you are accepted to the University, you will be notified by mail or you may check the status of your application at: https://rain.gsw.edu/pls/prod6x/bwwkadst.P_GetSSN.

Once accepted, you must submit the following items before the SEVIS I-20 will be issued to obtain your student VISA

1.    Submit an official Undergraduate Foreign Student Financial Statement provided by GSW or available online at http://www.gsw.edu/~aaf/student_forms/FinancialSupport.pdf, submit a notarized (signed and stamped by a notary) copy of the Affidavit for Financial Support provided by GSW or available online at http://www.gsw.edu/~aaf/student_forms/AffidavitFinancialSupport.pdf, and a certified bank statement showing three months of transactions with a balance of at least $20,000 per year available to you for educational expenses.  There is no financial aid program available at Georgia Southwestern State University for International Students.

2.    A deposit for the first semester’s tuition and fees, room and board, must be sent. Click here for our current tuition and fee rates. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Georgia Southwestern State University.  The deposit should be mailed directly to the Business Office, Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Georgia Southwestern State University Drive, Americus, GA  31709.  This deposit is refundable to the student should the student decide not to attend.

3.    Students transferring from another institution within the US must submit an Undergraduate Transfer Clearance form provided by GSW and also available online at http://www.gsw.edu/~aaf/student_forms/TransferClearanceUG.pdf.

Each international student must obtain and maintain health/accident insurance from the university. Click here to view the rates and additional information about the insurance program or go to our Health Center website..

Upon receipt of the tuition deposit, the SEVIS I-20 will be mailed to the student.  Each international student should be aware that they are responsible for locating their own housing during vacation periods and breaks between academic terms if they are not living in one of Southwestern's 12-month residence halls.

PLEASE NOTE: All international students enrolling in Georgia Southwestern State University for the first time are required to have a Tuberculosis screening testing & questionnaire – within 10 days of arrival to the GSW campus. Positive PPD tests are required to have a follow-up chest X-ray within 2 weeks.

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