Accelerated Transfer Program (ATP)
The Georgia Highlands College Accelerated Transfer Program (ATP) is
designed for students who have applied to the University of West
Georgia (UWG) but need additional work in order to be admitted.
The GHC office on the University of West Georgia campus is located in
Humanities 328 and the phone number there is 770-838-3184.
New on the Web Page
Spring schedule for Strozier 209 Math Lab (walk-in tutoring)
Key Dates
Mid-Term Dates
Mid-term for full session classes (last day to withdraw with automatic "W"): February 28
Mid-term for FCCS and FCST courses: February 11
Mandatory Spring "All Hands" Meeting
March 13, 2:00 p.m., TLC 1305
Current Class List
List of classes, times, and rooms for Spring 2008
Fall "All Hands" Meeting Slides
Fall "All Hands" Meeting slides from November 7, 2007
Academic Calendar for ATP
The Accelerated Transfer Program follows the academic calendar of
Georgia Highlands College. Important dates for each term are
available
here.
Financial Matters, Books, Housing, and Disability Support
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Paying for Classes at Georgia Highlands College
Payment for ATP classes must be made to the Business Office at Georgia Highlands College. The easiest way to pay for a semester's classes is to bring the payment with you to Orientation (for fall semester classes) or to advising (for spring and summer classes). Representatives from the GHC Business Office are on the West Georgia campus at those times. The Business Office at the University of West Georgia cannot accept payment for Georgia Highlands classes.
Other payment options for GHC classes are explained here.
A fee schedule showing the cost of classes for ATP students appears here. Costs are shown for both in-state and out of state students.
If you contract with the University of West Georgia for housing and meal plans, THOSE expenses are paid to the University of West Georgia Business Office because the contract is directly with UWG. See Housing for ATP Students at the University of West Georgia for more information.
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Financial Aid
at Georgia Highlands College
As an ATP student, you are a student at Georgia Highlands College, so all financial aid applications, awards, and questions must be undertaken through the GHC Financial Aid office. The Financial Aid Office of the University of West Georgia will not be able to assist you because you are not yet a student at UWG.
The GHC Financial Aid office issues notifications via e-mail more often than by phone since the information that the office can release is strictly limited by federal regulations and the staff cannot verify your identity by phone. Similarly, if you use your GHC e-mail account in order to correspond with them, they can more readily provide you with information because the school issued that e-mail account to you and keeps it secure. To call them, dial the 800 number for GHC (800-332-2406) and ask for Financial Aid. To send e-mail, use the following address: finaid@highlands.edu
In addition, the Financial Aid office provides status updates that can be viewed via the SCORE, GHC's online information system. Make it a priority to log in to the SCORE regularly to check on financial aid status.
- Georgia
Highlands Bookstore Site for Rome, Heritage Hall, and West GA ATP
Books for courses offered in the Accelerated Transfer Program can be purchased at the GHC Bookstore on the Floyd campus or online via the link above. Books for GHC courses at NOT available at the University of West Georgia Bookstore. If you cannot find the Course Reference Number (CRN) for your course in the listing on the bookstore site, call the ATP office at the number shown above.
- Housing for ATP Students at the
University of West Georgia
Look here for information about- getting into a dorm at UWG
- keeping up with key dates and activities if you are already in a dorm
- paying for housing and meal plans
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Access Center
at Georgia Highlands College
If you have a disability (physical disability, learning disability, other disability), Georgia Highlands can provide some accommodations for you. Contact the GHC Access Center (not the UWG Student Development Center) to get accommodation paperwork to share with your instructors. Accommodation is provided for those who have paperwork, so take the necessary steps to get what you need.
Often-Needed Information for Current ATP Students
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Academic Calendar for Georgia Highlands College
Find out when classes start and end for a term, the last day to withdraw with a "W" rather than a "WF" (the date for mid-term, in other words), and other useful information.
- If You Cannot Get Logged On to the SCORE
The online system for viewing grades, enrollment information, and financial aid status at GHC is called the SCORE. A link to it appears on the GHC home page, shown as "Banner - SCORE."
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How to Print an Enrollment Verification
These are sometimes requested by insurance companies as proof that you are a full-time student. You must be able to log on to the SCORE in order to do this.
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Form to Provide Certificate of Immunization
If you do not complete the immunization form, your registration for classes can be blocked.
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Form to Apply for Hardship Withdrawal from GHC
Courses
Tutoring and Writing Center Services on the UWG Campus
- Math Lab Hours for Strozier 209
Lab
for walk-in tutoring in MATH 0097, MATH 0099, and MATH 1111
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EXCEL
Center's Tutoring Services
for by-appointment tutoring in math (all courses), history, Spanish, and physical science (any core course, in fact)
- Math Tutoring Center Hours for
Boyd 205 Center
for walk-in tutoring in MATH 1111, MATH 1001, and higher-level courses (the Strozier lab does the Learning Support math)
- West
Georgia's Writing Center
for help with grammar and with writing papers
Counseling Services
- Student Development Center
for counseling (career, academic, and mental health). Counseling services are open to ATP students. The disability services provided by the UWG Student Development Center are for UWG students only, but ATP students can receive disability services through the GHC Access Center.
Learning About West Georgia's Requirements
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West Georgia Core Curriculum Checklist
- West Georgia
Undergraduate Catalog
opens in an Adobe Acrobat Reader window
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West Georgia
Listing of Transfer Equivalencies
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West Georgia Academic
Calendar
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West Georgia Residence
Life
Georgia Highlands Links
- Academic
Support Division
includes a link to the form for requesting an additional attempt in a Learning Support course
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Learning Support Rules and Regulations
- Frequently Asked Questions about Learning Support Courses
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Georgia
Highlands Academic Integrity Policy
- Georgia
Highlands Online Catalog
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Georgia Highlands
Listing of Transfer Equivalencies
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Georgia Highlands
Academic Calendar
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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Home Page for FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act)
- U.S. Department of Education page describing FERPA
