Noncontinuous Enrollment and Requests to Reenter

Absences shorter than one calendar year.  Students continue to be eligible to register until they have not registered for one calendar year.  Registration is defined as remaining registered until at least the end of the official late registration period.  See the heading titled "Reentry Students" in the Registration and Reentry chapter earlier in this catalog.

Absence from the program is defined as not registering for graduate or relevant undergraduate courses or registering for such courses but not earning degree credit (minimum grade of C), that is, earning D, F, W, or WF.

Absences of one calendar year or longer.  All students who wish to reenter one of the master's-level programs or nondegree status after an absence of one calendar year or longer must meet the degree requirements and academic regulations of the graduate catalog current upon return, along with other reentry provisions as may be in effect.

Reentering students who have earned a minimum of 18 semester hours of appropriate credit at Georgia State University with a minimum GPA of 3.00 will be eligible for reentry without being required to meet current admissions criteria.

"Appropriate credit" means assigned foundation courses and/or courses that are applicable to the students' current program.

Students who have not earned at least 18 semester hours of appropriate credit at Georgia State University with a minimum GPA of 3.00 must reapply and meet current admissions criteria. The provision to meet current admissions criteria includes submission of current scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test if the latest score on file will be more than five years old at the time of reentry.

Reentry Procedures
Reentry applications must be submitted by the deadlines as shown for each term in the Registration and Reentry chapter earlier in this catalog. This deadline is approximately four weeks before to the beginning of the registration phase in which the student wishes to register.  Reentry applications are available in the Office of the Registrar, 227 Sparks Hall, 404/651-2383. Written requests may be sent to the Office of the Registrar, P.O. Box 4017, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4017.

Reentry applicants should request that the registrar of each school attended since their last enrollment at Georgia State University send an official transcript to the RCB Office of Academic Assistance.

Transient students should refer to the heading titled "Transient Students" earlier in this chapter.

Graduate students normally reenter the same college and  program/status in which they were last enrolled. Students who have attended Georgia State University in both undergraduate and graduate categories may apply to reenter any undergraduate or graduate program/status in which they were enrolled.

RCB master's students who wish to reenter this college may, if desired, indicate a new RCB degree or major at the time of reentry. The OAA will evaluate the request to change degrees or majors as part of the reentry process in accordance with the relevant regulations of the college.

Reentry approval is valid for one semester. If students approved for reentry do not register, a new reentry application is needed for future semesters.

Enrollment in Approved Courses
Students must not attend courses for which they have not officially registered and paid. Properly completing the registration process by the published deadline for each term is the responsibility of each student.

Students must enroll in courses that are part of the approved curriculum for the program to which they have been accepted. Students who do otherwise are subject to loss of credit and/or loss of eligibility to continue to register. Students in colleges other than the Robinson College of Business who take RCB courses may do so only if the courses are part of the program of study in the other college. For students to follow the program of study for an RCB degree or certificate, they must qualify for admission to the RCB program.

Enforcement of Course Prerequisites
The faculty of the Robinson College of Business expects all students, regardless of status (degree seeking, nondegree, transient), to have satisfied the prerequisites for all courses for which they are registered. This expectation includes course prerequisites and computing skills prerequisites.

Satisfaction of prerequisites is enforced in the Robinson College in varying ways. Prerequisites for some courses are monitored by the college or an academic unit once the term begins with violators withdrawn about the third week of the term, resulting in loss of fees and no opportunity to register for a replacement course. Other courses are monitored by the individual professors, who can also require violators to be withdrawn. The registration system at this time does not verify completion of prerequisites at the time of registration. Students must assume this responsibility.

Prerequisites for each course are found in the Course Descriptions chapter of this catalog. The current catalog must always be consulted before registration to determine course prerequisites. Questions about prerequisites can be directed to the master's counselors in the Office of Academic Assistance.

Day/Night Programs
There are no differences in admission requirements and degree requirements for students based on whether classes will be taken during the day or at night. The master's programs (with the exception of the M.A.S. program) may be completed entirely at night. Students oay take only night classes or a combination of day and night classes, whatever is suitable for their particular circumstances each semester.