New Students

Congratulations! The students, faculty and staff of GGC welcome you to the Grizzly Campus and congratulate you on your acceptance into Georgia Gwinnett College.

We've gathered information for you in this section to help guide you from your first day through your first year.

We want to make your transition into college life a positive and meaningful experience.

Don't Forget...

Submit the rest of your paperwork and apply for financial aid as soon as you are admitted.

• Certificate of Immunization Form
• Tuition Classification Petition Form
• Financial Aid

Next Steps

Follow this easy checklist to make sure you have everything in place to begin your first semester at GGC.

Step 1 - Submit Advanced Placement and CLEP Test Scores. If you have taken Advanced Placement or have completed the CLEP test and wish to receive college credit, official test scores must be sent to GGC for that credit to be awarded. Request official reports at www.collegeboard.com. Questions about credit for AP and CLEP should be emailed to ggcregistrar@ggc.edu. If you are interested in taking the CLEP test at GGC, please visit testing services.

Step 2 - Submit your final transcripts for your last term of enrollment. For freshmen students, have official high school transcripts submitted; transfer students should submit official final college transcripts with no "in progress" courses posted.

Step 3 -  Submit immunization forms and other supporting documents.

Step 4 - For financial aid, file for FAFSA and complete your application at www.fafsa.ed.gov, using school code: 041429. Our easy to follow checklist will give you more details.

Step 5 - Confirm your residency status.The form can be downloaded at: http://www.ggc.edu/admissions/docs/tuition_petition2012ver2.pdf.  Questions should be emailed to adavis24@ggc.edu.

Step 6 - You will receive an invitation to Bear Essentials, the college's orientation program, in your email about two months before new student registration begins. Once you receive the invitation, register as soon as possible. All in-coming students are required to attend a Bear Essentials/Orientation session. The Office of New Student Connections is designed to help all students with the orientation process so that you will have a successful first year, no matter if you are an in-coming freshmen, transfer, nontraditional student or otherwise.

Step 7 - Pay your tuition in full by the stated tuition deadline date.

New Student Programs

Bear Essentials: Orientation

• Bear Essentials is GGC's name for orientation and is mandatory for all incoming students. Watch your email for your invitation to Bear Essentials. Sign up for your session early as sessions fill up quickly.
• Bear Essentials guides new students into becoming familiar with the GGC community and includes information and programs that introduce new Grizzlies to numerous areas of GGC life.
• During Bear Essentials, you will be able to register for classes.

Grizzly Days

• Join the GGC community, other new students, faculty and staff for a week of fun activities and programs. You will experience our symbolic "March through the Arch." As you exit the arch, you will be greeted by the "Faculty Gauntlet": a receiving line of the men and women who will be your intellectual mentors during your time at GGC. You'll also be treated to movies, games and other events including an introduction to GGC's grizzly mascot - The General.