315 Robinson College of Business Building
35 Broad Street, 404/651-1913, Fax: 404/651-0219
Web site: /academic/oaa/index.html
Students should regularly consult the following Web site for updates and changes to the B.B.A. program and college regulations that occur after publication of this catalog and for other notices of interest to undergraduate students: /academic/ouaa/updates.html
Elaine Murphy, Director of Academic Assistance and Master's Admissions
Charles H. (Karl) Adams, Associate Director of Academic Assistance and Master's Admissions
Joyce A. Cox, Senior Undergraduate academic counselor
Gary A. Miller, Senior Undergraduate and Master's academic counselor
Chris D. Hutt, Undergraduate academic counselor
Tracy Ivery, Undergraduate academic counselor
The Robinson College of Business provides the Office of Academic Assistance for the benefit of its students.
Mission
This office supports the college's mission of and commitment to academic excellence by promoting the college to prospective undergraduate and master's applicants, by facilitating the master's application process, and by admitting well-qualified students to the master's programs. The office helps undergraduate and master's students become knowledgeable about academic programs, pertinent regulations, and services available throughout the university.
Areas of responsibility
To support the undergraduate aspects of its mission, the Office of Academic Assistance works with B.B.A. students in these areas:
to provide programs of study for each major offered by the college;
to indicate to transfer students the specific credits for work done at other institutions which can be applied toward the B.B.A. degree;
to assist students in course selections and schedule revisions each semester;
to explain catalog regulations;
to administer policies for the college and the university;
to refer students to other sources of help in the university;
Students are advised by appointment except during walk-in times that are provided for brief questions that can be resolved in ten or fewer minutes. Walk-in advisement is 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Additional walk-in hours are available during all phases of registration. Contact the Office of Academic Assistance for dates and times. Appointment hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Thursday. The office is open until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday during Phase I, Phase II, and Late Registration.
To ensure orderly progression through the degree program, students are urged to keep their catalogs and evaluations of credits readily available and to refer to them frequently as they schedule courses each semester. Students' familiarity with their degree requirements is the foundation for advisement provided by the college.
B.B.A. students can be advised by academic counselors in the Office of Academic Assistance as described in the preceding section. Advisement from this office is not mandatory for the B.B.A. program, but the college encourages students with questions about their degree requirements or the academic regulations of the college or university to contact their academic counselor.
All students also may consult faculty members in the academic units of the college with questions about course content or for help in selecting major courses after reviewing the description of the major in the catalog. Students should contact the academic unit in advance to arrange a conference with a faculty adviser.
Professional assistance in selecting a career area is available through the university's Counseling Center, 106 Courtland Street; the services of this center are described in the "Student Life and Services " chapter of this catalog.
Each spring semester a College Honors Day is observed to recognize students in the Robinson College of Business for their academic excellence.
Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest general scholastic honor a business student can receive at Georgia State University, and it is recognized as such throughout the academic and business communities. Nominations for membership in this national honorary business fraternity occur early in spring semester. Second-semester juniors who are in the upper seven percent of their class and seniors in the upper ten percent of their class are eligible for nomination.
