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Congratulations on your acceptance to Georgia State. The following steps will help you through the post-acceptance process.
Fax the completed immunization form to 404-413-1955, you can also mail the form to the Georgia State University Student Health Clinic, 141 Piedmont Ave., Ste. D, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Visit University Health Services for more details and contact information.
Please have an official transcript sent to the College of Law Admissions Office from the college that conferred your undergraduate degree. Although your transcript sent with your application may have your degree conferred, we only receive a copy from LSAC.
Please have your transcript sent to PO Box 4049, Atlanta, GA 30302.
ATTENDENCE IS MANDATORY!
Please check the schedule and assignment regularly as they are subject to change.
Schedules: Full-time & Part-time Day Students - Evening Students
Complete assignments prior to Orientation
Read Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success, 3rd ed., Helene & Marshall Shapo (Recommended)
Pleas pay your tuition and fees by the deadline or your class may be dropped, please check with Student Accounts for more information.
If you have applied for financial assistance you may check your status with PAWS. Please contact Miti Desai at 404.413.2129 with further questions.
(A representative will be available in the College of Law Student Affairs Suite during Orientation)
Find your Campus ID. Once you have set up your Campus ID you will be able to access your PAWS account, which will connect you to life at Georgia State University.
To retrieve your GSU Panther number go to https://webdb.gsu.edu/lookup/
Set up your Georgia State e-mail account. Set this up right away to make sure you're on track. Remember that Georgia State will send all important e-mails to your Georgia State e-mail address.
Go to PAWS to review your financial aid, view academic records, check your schedule, and personal information, pay tuition and fees, and enroll in direct deposit for electronic refunds.
After receiving the automated MyLaw Welcome message, set your MyLaw ID password and update your e-mail address. Having trouble with your MyLaw ID? Please submit a help form.
Each entering student will be assigned a faculty advisor, which will be given to you in your packet during Orientation
All Georgia State students are allowed to bring vehicles on campus. For more information about parking fees, MARTA and shuttle services, please visit Auxiliary Services.
Lockers are rented for one academic year, approximately August through August. The non-refundable fee is $35.00 per year or any part thereof
For more information click here
The book swap is sponsored by the Student Bar Association
Assignments for your classes may be posted on the Assignment Board or on course web pages. Be sure to check both on a regular basis as assignments will be posted on different days and may change.
The College of Law has a student database called Facebook and each entering student will need to take a photograph. The schedule is as follows:
The College of Law has admitted you based upon your certification that the information in your application is complete and accurate. Misrepresentations may result in the invalidation of your application, revocation of admission, discipline under the College of Law Honor Code, report to the LSAC or bar authorities, and/or other actions. If you have omitted anything or any information changes, you must amend your application immediately. This obligation shall continue until your graduation from the College of Law.
Citizenship Verification and Lawful Presence
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia requires that any student applying to Georgia State University will be required to provide verification of their lawful presence in the United States before their admission to the university can be finalized.
This requirement is detailed in the following Board of Regents policies:
. Policy 4.1.6 Admission of Persons Not Lawfully Present in the United States
. Policy 4.3.4 Verification of Lawful Presence
In compliance with the above policies, a Citizenship Verification Hold preventing registration will be placed at the time of admission for any student admitted for fall 2011 or later until lawful presence is verified.
How can the Citizenship Verification Hold be removed?
Students may be verified through one of the following options below:
A. Verification through the Federal Aid Financial Aid Form (FAFSA)
If you are either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident or eligible non-citizen (does not apply to international students on a visa) that has completed and submitted a FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education will verify your lawful presence. If you are not able to be confirmed as lawfully present the Office of Financial Aid will follow-up with you for additional documentation.
B. Submission of one of the following documents:
. U.S. Certificate of Naturalization *
. U.S. Certificate of Citizenship *
. U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad*
. Current U.S. Passport *
. Current GA Driver's License issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008*
. Current GA ID Card issued by the State of Georgia after January 1, 2008*
. Permanent Resident Card*
. Certified U.S. Birth certificate (must be submitted in person)
. Military ID (must be verified in person)
*Copies of these documents are acceptable. Documents should be submitted directly to [personalize for each college]
C. Verification through SEVIS (Student and Exchange Information System)
If you have or are applying for an F, or J visa we will verify your lawful presence through SEVIS. As this is already part of the immigration process there are no additional steps required to have your Citizenship Verification Hold removed. Simply comply with the requirements outlined by our Office of International Student and Scholar Services as you prepare to arrive to GSU.
D. Verification through SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements)
If you are not a U.S. citizen and are not able to be verified by one of the options above, please contact [personalize for each college] in order to query the SAVE Database.
This requirement applies to all newly admitted students at the Georgia State University beginning fall 2011. This includes students who have been previously enrolled at GSU but are either returning (Re-entry) to a degree program or applying for a new degree program. Transient students must also be verified; however Cross-Registration students do not.
What If I Do Not Provide Proof of Lawful Presence?
Admission will be withdrawn for any student who is unable to provide proof of lawful presence by at least one of the methods outlined above.
Orientation is right around the corner, and all of us at the College of Law are looking forward to your arrival on campus. We have an exciting addition to the Orientation schedule: an optional community service opportunity with Books for Africa on the morning of Thursday, August 11, 2011.
Spending some time doing volunteer work is a great way to get to know your new classmates and other members of the College of Law community. It will also help you start your legal career by making a commitment to pro bono service, one of the fundamental values of our profession. Students who complete at least 50 hours of pro bono service graduate with "pro bono distinction," and you can begin earning those hours during Orientation.
Books for Africa ( www.booksforafrica.org ) is the world's largest shipper of donated books to the African continent. They collect, sort, ship, and distribute books to children in Africa, with the goal of ending Africa's book famine. Books for Africa has a warehouse in Smyrna, Georgia, about 10 miles from the College of Law, where they need volunteers to sort and pack books according to category and age level. No heavy lifting is involved.
The College of Law has reserved all of the volunteer slots on Thursday, August 11, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (the warehouse is cooler in the morning than in the afternoon). If you are interested in participating, please email me at kctimmons@gsu.edu . This will help me determine how many slots I can offer to the rest of the College of Law community. In your email, let me know if you are interested in carpooling to the warehouse and, if you can drive, how many others you could take in your car.
Trust me, your law school career is going to involve a LOT of books. Why not spend a couple of hours now helping children in Africa gain access to books? According to the Books for Africa website, "Most African children who attend school have never owned a book of their own. In many classrooms, 10-20 students share one textbook. Many people in the United States take these educational necessities for granted, but children in Africa cherish books."
I'm excited to meet you all starting on Monday, August 8, and I hope to get to know some of you even better as we sort books and pack books together on Thursday, August 11. Just send me an email ( kctimmons@gsu.edu ) if you can participate.
Yours very truly,
Kelly Cahill Timmons
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor Georgia State University College of Law
