Tracking Student Success

The Advising Center established as a pilot on the Waycross Campus requires faculty to schedule a minimum of one hour per work to provide academic advising to students on an ongoing basis. Student Support staff are assigned case loads of students for whom they provide referrals, conduct skills workshops, and address non-academic needs.

VSU’s Quality Enhancement Plan (Experiential Learning); 4 year completion Spring 2025

At Georgia College, Community-based Engaged Learning (CbEL) courses require student participation in service projects or community engagement (either on campus or through institutional partnerships with off-campus organizations) and integrate the service experience into course content.

The International Education Center facilitates and coordinates international academic study, research, and internship opportunities for all Georgia College students, as well as partnerships and exchanges with institutions abroad. Students may study abroad on short-term programs - often with faculty in their majors - or through semester or even academic year-long programs at major universities throughout the world. Study Abroad/Study Away programs are one of the optional transformative learning experiences available in GC Journeys.

The Office of Leadership Programs maintains institution-wide responsibility for management, coordination, and development of all Georgia College leadership programs and initiatives. Beyond Georgia College’s core leadership programs, which are directed and administered by the Office of Leadership Programs, the staff works collaboratively with members of GC's faculty and staff to develop affiliate programs.

Students are required to sign up and complete an approved internship experience for academic credit at GCSU. These may be supported by the academic department or may be secured with assistance from GC’s Career Center. The Career Center advises students to begin their internship search at least 4 – 6 months before their desired start date.  The Career Center uses Handshake software to promote local, regional, and national internship opportunities to students. 

The Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (MURACE) program connects teaching excellence with learning beyond the classroom in providing unique undergraduate research experiences for students. The campus follows the best practices outlined in the newly released Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research (COEUR) 2.0 by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) in providing support for highly effective undergraduate research contexts.  

The Capstone is the final embedded experience built into GC Journeys. To “Complete Your Journey” for Capstone, students must successfully complete the capstone course for their program/major. Experiences will be determined by the requirements of the department/major.

The First Year Experience is one of three embedded experiences that is built into the GC curriculum. To “Complete your journey,” for First Year Experience, students need to complete their GCSU 0001 (FYAS) and GC1Y courses.