CAMPUS RESOURCES
A person that students can talk to when they don't know what classes to take
Who is an Academic Advisor?
A document that includes an instructor's name and contact info, the class schedule, grading system, and assignment and exam dates
What is a syllabus?
The number of prerequisite courses required to enter into the nursing program
What are 12 prerequisite courses? (BONUS)
The total number of credits required to graduate from KSU
What are 123 credit hours?
The first week of class each semester when students can make changes to their schedules with no academic consequences
What is Add/Drop Week?
A program that offers peer-led, free study sessions out of class for traditionally difficult classes
What is Supplemental Instruction?
Something that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timed
What is a SMART goal?
The lab science courses required for students to take before they can take any other lab science for the nursing program
What are CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151 lab?
(or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211 lab)
The number of credit hours a student must register for to be considered full-time
What are 12 credit hours?
The maximum amount of withdrawals that an undergraduate student is allowed
What is 8 Withdrawals?
A place where students go to find volunteer opportunities
What is VKSU?
A powerful way that people convey a message without actually using words that is important to always be cognizant of
What is nonverbal communication?
The exam that must be taken before a student is eligible to apply to the nursing program
What is the TEAS exam? (BONUS)
The number of credit hours a student should take each academic year on average to graduate in 4 years
What are 30 credit hours?
A range of dates assigned specifically to each student to inform them of when they can add or drop classes
What is a Registration Time Ticket?
A resource where students can find a list of all registered student organizations
What is OWL Life?
A number that is calculated using grades, quality points, and hours attempted and helps students keep track of their academic standing.
What is a GPA?
The largest nursing program in North Georgia that shares a name with the largest health system in Georgia
What is the WellStar School of Nursing?
An opportunity for students to earn college credit and travel
What is Study Abroad?
A federal law that sets forth requirements regarding the privacy of student records and governs the disclosure of student records maintained by an educational institution as well as access to those records.
What is FERPA?
A resource that offers support to students who have experienced homelessness, food insecurity and/or the foster care system
What is CARE services?
A planning tool that reflects an individual's income and spending habits
What is a budget?
The maximum number of students that are accepted into the traditional track of the nursing program every Fall and Spring semester
What is 84?
The only 2-credit hour course that KSU requires ALL students to complete
What is ECON 1000-Contemporary Economic Issues?
This must be included in a research paper when you refer to, summarize, paraphrase, or quote from another source
What is an in-text citation?