May 1, 2023 - Correction

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Last week there was an error in the GTAAN Newsletter regarding the GA Legislative Requirements. Please see the updated information below.


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Updates on the GA Legislative Requirements

Updates On The Georgia Legislative Requirements Canvas Courses


On March 31, 2023, the Office of Undergraduate Education and Office of the Registrar announced a revision to the implementation of the plan for completion of the Georgia Legislative Requirements (U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, GA history, GA Constitution).  

 

The new implementation extends the "four-for-one" plan that has been in place since 1995 through April 30, 2023. This means that all students who first matriculated any semester before summer 2023 can fulfill all four GLR requirements with one of the following classes: HIST 2111, HIST 2112, INTA 1200, POL 1101, or PUBP 3000. This class also fulfills three of the 12 required hours for Core Area E.  This policy is based on MATRICULATION YEAR, so any student who matriculates before summer 2023 needs only one of the five classes to complete all four GLRs, even if they haven't taken any of the classes yet (i.e., the policy will not apply retroactively to any students matriculating before summer 2023).

 

Beginning May 1, 2023, students can complete the four required Georgia Legislative Requirements in a variety of ways, through combinations of AP/IB/dual enrollment/transfer credit, coursework at Georgia Tech, and/or examination through a non-credit, non-tuition bearing Canvas course. The most notable change in the revised implementation is that HIST 2111 and HIST 2112 taken at Georgia Tech will now fulfill both the U.S. history and GA history GLR, while INTA 1200, POL 1101, and PUBP 3000 will now fulfill both the U.S. Constitution and GA Constitution GLR. It should also be noted that the requirements for Core Area E remain the same: all students MUST earn credit for HIST 2111, HIST 2112, INTA 1200, POL 1101, or PUBP 3000.  

 

Canvas courses with the learning modules and examinations will be rolled out in May, once the students matriculating in summer 2023 have arrived, as they will be the first cohort who would need to access the exams.  

 

There are a variety of resources to assist advisors and students in learning more about the Georgia Legislative Requirements and we encourage you to include this information in your FASET orientation materials.

If you have any questions or concerns, or if you find a student who matriculated before summer 2023 who is missing GLR credit, please reach out to Amy D'Unger at [email protected]

 

GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENT RESOURCES

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