NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION Welcome to East Georgia College!

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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATIONWelcome to East
Georgia College!
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Survival

• How College Differs from High School
• Semester System and Schedule Options
• Choice of Days/Times/Courses
• Independence
• Greater personal responsibility

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Survival

• Responsibility and Self-Motivation
• Attend Class
• See Instructors during Office Hours
• Study (2 for 1)
• Establish Effective Study Skills and Time
  Management
• Out-of-Class Activities
• EGC Clubs and Organizations
• College and Community Events

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Survival

• Decision Making
• Academic Advisor
• Registrar (academic standing)
• Financial Aid
• EGC Counselor
• Many people want you to succeed and are willing
  to help you let them!

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What Is An Advisor?

• Faculty member who
• Helps you determine class schedule
• Registers you for classes
• Helps you develop your short and long range goals
• Interprets program of study requirements
• Assists with adding and dropping classes
• Monitors your progress towards educational goals
• Answers questions

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What Is An Advisor?

• All students are assigned advisors.
• To request a specific advisor, visit Registrar's
  Office.
• To find out who your advisor is, check Banner
  Web, the Registrar's Office, your Academic
  Department, the Library, or the EGCS Center (if
  applicable).

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Financial Aid

• How to
• Get It
• See orientation packets Guide Sheet
• Be Informed See links for Financial Aid on
  EGCs Banner Web and EGCs Financial Aid FAQs.
• Complete FAFSA
• Complete Institutional Application
• Keep It
• Maintain Good Academic Standing
• Maintain SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress)
• http//www.ega.edu/finaid/progress.htm

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Financial Aid

• How to
• Lose It
• Fail to successfully complete sufficient number
  of registered hours Fall to Spring or Summer
• GPA below 2.0
• Get It Back
• Appeal
• Bring up your GPA
• Earn additional Credit Hours

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Financial Aid

• Financial Aid
• Financial Aid Office
• 478-289-2009
• Phone and email list at www.ega.edu.
• ASK A FA QUESTION button on financial aid web
  page
• The Office of Financial Aid will respond to all
  questions.

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Financial Aid

• Financial Aid "Authorization"
• Login to your MyEGC account at myegc.ega.edu
• What you will need
• Your BannerWeb ID is the same as your Student ID
  Number (a 9-digit number that begins with 930).
• Login to your MyEGC account, click on Banner Web,
  Financial Aid, and Student Authorization.
• "Authorize" your financial aid 'one' time.
• Must authorize for HOPE and or Federal
  assistance.
• You can rescind authorization at a later time.

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Financial Aid

• Financial Aid "Authorization"
• Additional monies, beyond tuition and fee
  expenses, can be authorized for other charges.
• EGC's Bookstore Voucher program
• Can purchase books from the EGC Bookstore on
  unencumbered financial assistance monies
  typically 1 week prior to the start of classes
  until the day after last day of schedule
  adjustment.
• Only at the EGC Bookstore on the Swainsboro
  campus.

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Counseling

• Students see a counselor for many reasons
• Career exploration
• Academic decision making
• Test anxiety
• Disability services
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Grief work
• Life or Time management
• Stress

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Counseling

• Counseling is confidential and is not part of
  your permanent academic records.
• EGCs counselor Ms. Anna Marie Reich,
  areich_at_ega.edu, 478-289-2039
• EGCS students See Ms. Reich by appointment or
  see Ms. Erin Martin emartin_at_ega.edu, 912-688-6912
  at EGCS.

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Academic Assistance

• Swainsboro campus students Visit the Academic
  Information and Resource Center (AIR Center) in
  the Academic Building for
• Learning and Academic Resources
• Free Tutoring in Math, English, and Reading
• Regents Testing Preparation
• EGCS students also have access to this facility.
  
• EGCS students Visit the Statesboro Center at
  10499 US Highway 301 South
• Free Tutoring in Math, English, and Reading
• Computer Access
• Regents Testing Preparation

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Student Life

• Student Life Activities will enhance your college
  experience!
• Campus Clubs
• Vision Series
• Information about clubs, activities, and events
  can be found on EGCs website at www.ega.edu.
• All students are encouraged to attend Vision
  Series events.
• Free programs are available to all EGC students.
  
• Previous speakers have included former President
  Jimmy Carter, Maya Angelou, Andrew Young, Cokie
  Roberts, and Terry Kay.
• EGCS students You have access to any activity,
  facility, organization, or club available on the
  Swainsboro campus.
• You can also participate in student life
  activities on the GSU campus (Exclusions Greek
  life organizations and NCAA sports).

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Business Office

• Fee Payments due at time of registration.
• Make yourself aware of Fee Payment Deadlines by
• checking Calendar information on the EGC website
  at http//www.ega.edu/registrar/calendar/ or
• see your packet information for Fee Payment
  Deadlines.
• If financial aid has not been awarded by the Fee
  Payment Deadline, you are responsible for all
  fees.
• You will be reimbursed once financial aid has
  been awarded.
• You can participate in the Bookstore Voucher
  program once your aid has been awarded.
• Check your packet information for Tentative
  Financial Aid disbursement dates.

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Business Office

• Your refund will be disbursed to your HigherOne
  account or your personal checking account.
• Be sure to log on to HigherOne and chose the
  method you wish to receive your refunds.
• Be sure to VERIFY YOUR ADDRESS today! You will
  receive your HigherOne card with 10 days from
  tomorrow.
• If you address is not correct and your card is
  sent to the incorrect address that you provided
  you will have to pay 20 to get a replacement
  card.

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Business Office

• If you would like the Business Office to share
  your information with anyone other than yourself,
  we must have written permission from you in the
  form of current year tax returns or completed and
  signed FERPA form located in your packet
  information.
• For additional information please contact anyone
  of the Business Office rep's listed below
• Becky Foskey bfoskey_at_ega.edu
• Massie Kight mkight_at_ega.edu
• Pamela Herrington pherrington_at_ega.edu
• Marcie Salter msalter.ega.edu
• Houston Kirkland hkirkland_at_ega.edu
• Brenda Crews bcrews_at_ega.edu
• Or you can contact the Statesboro Center below
• egcs_at_ega.edu or 478-486-7050

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The NEW web portal is your one
stop to access

• East Georgia College Student CatMail
• Banner Web
• Georgia View Vista
• To login in to your MyEGC account go to
• myegc.ega.edu
• Use your MyEGC account to access all three
• of these systems plus more online services.

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How to Access Your EGC Student Catmail / Email
Account

• Go to myegc.ega.edu
• Enter your MyEGC User Name and Password
• Your MyEGC password last 4 digits of your
  Social Security Number plus last two digits of
  year you were born.
• Example 123472 is password for a student whose
  SSN ends in 1234 and whose birth year is 1972.
• Once you have signed into MyEGC, click on the
  CatMail icon to access your EGC student email.

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EGC Student Catmail / Email

• All students receive an EGC Student Email
  Account.
• Use this account to retrieve
• Student ID number
• Info on registration, financial aid, and campus
  activities.
• EGCS students also receive a GSU email account.
• For additional information about GSU email
  account, visit GSU's website at
  www.georgiasouthern.edu

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Banner Web

• Banner Web An Online Information System that
  allows students to
• check grades
• register for classes
• manage student information
• Access your BANNER Web account by first logging
  into your MyEGC account at myegc.ega.edu then
  click on the BANNER Web icon.
• Your BannerWeb ID is the same as your Student ID
  Number (a 9-digit number that begins with 930).

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GeorgiaView Vista

• GAView Vista A Web-Based Learning Environment
• Instructors use Vista to teach online courses or
  enhance face-to-face courses.
• Students use Vista for various purposes
• To access course syllabi and course materials
• To submit assignments or quizzes
• To respond to EGC surveys
• To contact their instructors or their classmates
• To engage in online discussions
• New students will not be able to access GAView
  Vista until the semester begins!!!

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Georgia View Vista

• Your Georgia View Vista Username and Password
  are the same as your MyEGC account.
• Access your Georgia View Vista account by first
  logging into your MyEGC account at myegc.ega.edu
  then click on the Georgia View icon.
• EGCS students must access EGCs Georgia View
  Vista system (not Georgia Southern Universitys
  Vista system) for all of your EGC courses.
• EGCS students who are taking Healthful Living
  and PE at Georgia Southern University will need
  to access GSUs Georgia View Vista System.

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EGC ConnectED Emergency Notification System

• Receive EGC campus emergency notification
  messages via your EGC email, cell phone, home
  phone and other phones.
• To view / add / change the phone numbers
  associated with your ConnectED account, login to
  your MyEGC account, then click on the Update
  Your Emergency Contacts icon.
• For more information about the EGC ConnectED
  Emergency Notification System, go to
  www.ega.edu/connected.pdf

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Future Registrations

• Know Dates for Early Registration Week!
• The earlier you register, the better your chances
  of getting the classes you want at the times you
  want them.
• Know your Advisor!
• You will receive email notification including
  your advisors name. If you do not receive the
  email, check with the Registrars Office,
  BannerWeb, the EGC Library, or the EGCS office
  (if applicable).

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Future Registrations

• Sign up for an Early Advisement/Registration
  Session!
• Appointment sheets posted outside Swainsboro
  advisors offices one week prior to the Early
  Registration period.
• EGCS keeps appointment sheets in a notebook next
  to receptionists desk.
• Early registration and final registration takes
  place on both the Swainsboro and Statesboro
  campuses
• Schedule Adjustment (Drop/Add) is held on both
  campuses
• Swainsboro In each Academic Department
• Statesboro At the EGCS Center, 10499 US Highway
  301 South

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Parking and Security

• A Message from Campus Security
• Student on Swainsboro campus, adhere to following
  parking practices
• Yellow lined parking spaces - Faculty and Staff.
• White lined parking spaces - students (except for
  the marked visitors spaces).
• Blue lined parking spaces - handicapped only.
• Orange spaces - service vehicles only.
• EGCS students You do not need a Swainsboro
  campus parking decal unless you intend to take
  classes here.
• Buses will run between Paulson Stadium and EGCS
  on US Hwy 301 South each day (Monday Thursday,
  from 7 am until 5 pm
• You may park at Paulson and ride the bus. OR
• You may purchase a Parking Decal at EGCS Facility
  for 73/semester and park

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Campus Tour

• Maps
• Swainsboro Campus Students
• http//www.ega.edu/campusmap.pdf
• Statesboro Center Students
• http//www.georgiasouthern.edu/map/

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Reminders

• As soon as possible
• Obtain an EGC Student ID Card.
• Purchase your Textbooks.
• Purchase a Parking Decal in the Business Office.

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Reminders

• Throughout the semester
• Pay attention to Bulletin Boards.
• Check your EGC Email Account weekly.
• See Academic Calendar on EGCs web site for
  Important Dates including
• fee payment deadlines, drop/withdrawal deadlines,
  and pre-registration periods
• Check your GA View Vista Accounts

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Reminders

• Check BannerWeb for your Mid-Term and Final
  Course Grades.
• Visit your Professors, your Advisor, and the AIR
  Center for assistance.
• Pre-Register for next semesters classes.

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Reminders

• Emergency Action Plan Swainsboro Campus
• "In the event the fire alarm is sounded, everyone
  must evacuate the building at once and in a calm
  and orderly fashion - DO NOT RUN - using the
  nearest exit. In the event of a severe weather
  warning, which will be delivered verbally,
  everyone must proceed immediately to the nearest
  Designated Shelter Area which are marked by a
  small tornado symbol. All severe weather shelter
  locations are posted on the EGC website. Each
  student should, on the first day of class,
  determine the location of the nearest exit and
  the nearest designated shelter area for each of
  his or her classrooms. If you have difficulty
  locating either ask your instructor to assist
  you."

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EGAC 1100 Student Success

• EGAC 1100 is a required course for all Beginning
  Freshmen!
• EGAC 1100 introduces students to
• College Policies and Procedures
• College Success Strategies
• Study Skills and Time Management
• Planning and Decision-Making Strategies
• Campus Events and Organizations
• Transfer, transient, and early-enrolled students
  are not required to complete this course.

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Academic Information Learning Support

• Learning Support Courses
• enhance students skills in reading, English, and
  math
• prepare students for success in college-level
  courses.
• Placement in Learning Support classes determined
  by COMPASS Test scores.
• Grades earned in Learning Support Courses do not
  count toward GPA.
• LS courses offer students a chance to catch up
  without the pressure of academic penalty.

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Academic Information Learning Support

• Learning Support Courses do not count toward
  degree completion or transfer hours since they
  are preparation courses rather than college-level
  courses.
• If enrolled in LS courses, you should not enroll
  in certain college-level courses.
• See EGCs Online Course Catalog for specific
  restrictions.

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Academic InformationCollege Preparatory
Curriculum

• College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) consists of
  16 Units
• 4 English
• 4 Math
• 3 Natural Science
• 3 Social Science
• 2 Foreign Language

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Academic InformationCollege Preparatory
Curriculum

• If you have a CPC deficiency, you should know
  that
• Grades earned in CPC courses do count toward
  GPA.
• Hours do not count toward degree completion.
• EGCS students CPC hours do not count toward the
  30 hours needed for transfer to GSU.
• All CPC deficiencies must be satisfied prior to
  transfer.

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The East Georgia College Catalog

• The EGC Catalog covers
• General Information
• Rules and Regulations
• Degrees and Certificates
• Programs of Study
• Course Descriptions and Prerequisite Requirements
• Student Life Information
• Note EGC Catalog is available online only. Go to
  www.ega.edu/registrar/catalog/

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The East Georgia College Catalog

• Program of study
• In EGCs Online Catalog, you should
• Review the Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)
• Review the Programs of Study offered by EGC
• Undecided? Focus on Core Curriculum Areas A
  through E.
• A "completed" area of the core will transfer
  without question to any other University System
  institution.
• Decide on your Program of Study or major as early
  as possible.
• Your Program of Study is your Goal!
• Research indicates that people who determine
  specific goals are much more likely to attain
  them.
• EGCS students who have selected a major Access
  GSUs online catalog at www.georgiasouthern.edu
  to review possible Area F requirements.

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Academic InformationPrerequisites

• Prerequisites Courses that must be successfully
  completed before other courses are taken.
• Prerequisite Requirements are found in course
  descriptions in EGCs Online Catalog.

• Ex ENGL 1101 must be successfully completed
  before ENGL 1102 may be taken.
• Ex SOCI 1101 must be successfully completed
  before SOCI 1160 (Social Problems) may be taken.

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Program Completion Plan

• A Program Completion Plan
• maps out courses for degree
• helps you choose the courses you need to
  graduate.
• See back of Tentative Schedule Worksheet for a
  Program Completion Plan guide.
• Begin planning now for future semesters!
• EGCS students Your Program Completion Plan will
  be shorter because of your intent to transfer.
• To transfer, you must
• Satisfy all Learning Support requirements and CPC
  deficiencies.
• Earn 30 hours of degree credits.

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Course Schedule Preparation

• Schedule Learning Support and CPC-required
  courses first.
• Next, Schedule courses in Areas A-E
• Swainsboro campus students You cannot take
  classes in Statesboro.
• EGCS students You will attend classes on GSUs
  campus, but you may also attend classes on
  Swainsboros Campus.
• You may take Statesboro and Swainsboro classes on
  both campuses in the same semester!

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Online Course Schedule Preparation

• The online schedule provides you with the
  following information
• Course Title
• CRN (Course Reference Number) Your advisor must
  have this number to register you for the course!
• Days and Times each course is offered
• Professors Name
• Number of seats remaining (red shading indicates
  that the course is full).
• Be sure you choose courses on the correct campus
  
• Each course has a campus code (listed on the left
  of the online schedule)
• EGC Swainsboro Campus A EGC Statesboro
  Campus S
• Web/Online Courses Campus W

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Online Course Schedule Preparation