*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************
Atlanta, GA | Posted: June 17, 2011
Summary Sentence:
No summary sentence submitted.Full Summary:
Changes have been made to the GT core curriculum that will affect academic advising. Read on for more information.
GTAAN logoChanges to the core curriculum were very recently implemented by the University System of Georgia and may affect your advising this summer and beyond.
First and foremost, don't panic! The changes are not
that large and do not require students to take any additional
courses, though they may affect course selection and
timing. The Office of the Registrar is fully
committed to working with everyone--especially those students with
special circumstances--to make the transition to the updated core go
smoothly. Below are the major changes of which you should be aware.
1. Although the original Core
Policy that was approved by the Board of Regents on October 14, 2009
stated that students would be required to complete the ENGL and MATH
courses required in Cores A1 and A2 within a specified number of
hours, the policy will be enforced only for freshmen.
Therefore, effective Fall 2010 (for our freshmen admitted Summer
2010 and Fall 2010), there are new requirements for the timing of
the completion of Core Areas A1 and A2.
2. Freshmen admitted Summer 2010
or Fall 2010 are required to take ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, and their
first required math classes (e.g., MATH 1501, 1712) within
their first 60 credit hours at Georgia Tech.
If a student has hit the 60-hour mark and has any of these classes
outstanding, they must be taken in the next enrolled semester. The
60-hour requirement will be dropped to the first 45 hours for
freshmen admitted for Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 and to the first
30 hours for freshmen admitted Summer 2012 and Fall 2012.
So, for freshmen entering in Summer or Fall 2012, they must have
both English and their first math classes completed within their
first 30 hours at Georgia Tech.
Effective Summer 2011, the Office of the Registrar has implemented a
procedure that will involve running reports to see how many
students have gone beyond 60 credit hours and not completed these
three required courses. Information will be available soon for each
school, and the report will be made available to advisors. The
Office of the Registrar is also working on a communication plan for
disseminating this information to students who are in violation of
the rule. Registration holds will be used to enforce the
regulation.
• information on timing for the English classes can be found in
the catalog at
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/core/corea1.php
• information on timing for the math classes can be found in the
catalog at
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/core/corea2.php
3. New "U.S. Perspective" and
"Global Perspective" overlay areas have been added to the core. These
are not additional courses that are required. Rather,
they impact the classes that students should choose to fulfill
existing humanities and social science requirements. The U.S.
Perspective requirement is already being fulfilled by every Tech
student with HIST 2111, HIST 2112, INTA 1200, POL 1101, or PUBP
3000. No additional class is required. The new Global Perspective
overlay area means that every student must take at least one class
from the following list:
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/core/gp.php.
Note that many of these classes also fulfill either a humanities or
a social science requirement, so a student can complete two
requirements (e.g., social science and global perspectives) with
just one course. In other words, "double dipping" is allowed
in the case of the perspective overlays.
• all of the Global Perspective courses can be found in the
catalog at http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/core/gp.php
• humanities classes that fulfill the Global Perspective are
highlighted in yellow on the following page in the catalog:
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/core/corec.php
• social science classes that fulfill the Global Perspective are
highlighted in yellow on the following page in the catalog:
http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/students/ugrad/core/coree.php
4. DegreeWorks has been built
with these changes in mind. All 2011 - 2012 catalog year audits
include the Global Perspective and U.S. Perspective overlays.
All of these updates will be implemented with flexibility and
the Office of the Registrar is committed to working with
advisors and students to help them make the transition.
Questions? Email Robert Simon at
robert.simon@registrar.gatech.edu, Reta Pikowsky at
reta.pikowsky@registrar.gatech.edu, or Craig Womack at
craig.womack@registrar.gatech.edu.
