Applications & Decision Codes
Student Types
Acronyms & Initialism
Test Scores
GSU
100

The two types of applications we use.

What are Slate and Common App?

100

Summer will graduate from high school in Spring 2020 and is planning to attend GSU for Fall 2020. She will apply as a __________ student.

What is a Traditional Freshman?

100

ESA

What is Enrollment Services Assistant?

100

These identical ACT scores are the minimum requirement for admission to GSU.

What are 17 Verbal and 17 Math?

100

The location of GSU.

What is Downtown Atlanta?

200

The location of information about a student's residency.

What is the tuition classification section?

200

George graduated from high school in 2009. After working for the last 10 years, he decided to get his degree. He will be apply to GSU for the first time as a ______________ student.

What is Nontraditional Freshman?

200

CPC

What is College Prep Curriculum?

200

480 Evidence Based Reading/Writing and 440 Math are the minimum scores for this test.

What is the SAT?

200

The locations of the 5 different GSUPC campuses.

What are Alpharetta, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, and Newton?

300

Arguably the most important part of the application, we check these on both old and new applications to determine whether students need to be sent to Dean of Students.

What are legal questions?

300

Brielle graduated high school and went to Kennesaw State University where she earned 45 credit hours. She now wants to attend GSU. She will apply as a ______________ student.

What is Transfer?

300

CLEP

What is College Level Examination Program?

300

A transfer student is required to take the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension and WriterPlacer for admission to GSUPC. The minimum scores they need for these tests are ___________.

What are 216 Reading Comprehension and 3 WriterPlacer?

300

GSU Admissions is located in different buildings at the downtown campus. Those buildings are ____________, _____________, and ____________.

What are Sparks Hall, Citizens Trust Building (CTB), and Centennial Hall (Welcome Center)?

400

3.90 GPA/ 390 SAT Reading/520 SAT Math/ FI 2680 for Fall 2020 would give a decision code of ____ for GSU Freshman? 

What is 71?

400

After 5 years of working different jobs, Kyrie started taking classes at GSUPC. He had a hard time staying focused and decided to take some time off. Now, he is ready to come back to GSUPC. He will apply as a ____________ student.

What is Re-Entry?

400

SAT

What is Scholastic Aptitude Test?

400

These scores usually must be a 3 or higher to satisfy Accuplacer requirements or be used as transfer credit.

What are AP (Advanced Placement) scores?

400

The number of clubs and organizations on campus.

What is 550+?

500

Although this code is not used very often, we must use this code to deny a student.

What is 40?

500

Anthony attended GSUPC right after high school. After earning 36 credit hours, he decided to start a full time job and took some time away from school. After a while, Anthony wanted to finish school and get his Bachelor's degree. He can apply as a ____________ student.

What is Transition?

500

ACT

What is American College Testing?

500

This program in high school allows students to receive a diploma or certificate with either standard level scores or higher level scores.

What is IB (International Baccalaureate)?

500

GSU Athletics NCAA Affiliation and Conference are ___________ and ____________.

Division I and the Sun Belt Conference. 

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