GC Double Bobcat- Pathways

Biology BS | Biology MS

Additional Admission Requirements

  • Complete 90 undergraduate hours (before start of pathway)
  • Minimum GPA of 3.2

Pathway Contact:

Al Mead: 478-445-1091 or al.mead@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Biology BS
Biology MS

This Graduate course…

…will replace this Undergraduate course

BIOL 5130 General PharmacologyBIOL 4130 General Pharmacology
BIOL 5140 HistologyBIOL 4140 Histology
BIOL 5180 MicrobiologyBIOL 4180 Microbiology
BIOL 5185 Medical Microbiology BIOL 4185 Medical Microbiology 
BIOL 5215 Plant Cell Physiology BIOL 4215 Plant Cell Physiology
BIOL 5227 Population GeneticsBIOL 4227 Population Genetics
BIOL 5260 Environmental ToxicologyBIOL 4260 Environmental Toxicology 
BIOL 5450 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy    BIOL 4450 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 5470 HerpetologyBIOL 4470 Herpetology
BIOL 5480 IchthyologyBIOL 4480 Ichthyology
BIOL 5490 PhycologyBIOL 4490 Phycology
BIOL 5500 Invertebrate ZoologyBIOL 4500 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 5530 MammalogyBIOL 4530 Mammalogy
BIOL 5540 OrnithologyBIOL 4540 Ornithology
BIOL 5705 Population & Community EcologyBIOL 4705 Population & Community Ecology
BIOL 5740 Environmental ConservationBIOL 4740 Environmental Conservation
BIOL 5780 Freshwater BiologyBIOL 4780 Freshwater Biology
BIOL 5950 Special TopicsBIOL 4950 Special Topics
BIOL 5951 Special Topics with lab BIOL 4951 Special Topics with lab
GEOL 5100 Introductory HydrologyGEOL 4100 Introductory Hydrology
GEOL 5200 General GeomorphologyGEOL 4200 General Geomorphology
Criminal Justice BA* | Criminal Justice MA

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Minimum GPA 3.25

Pathway Contact:

Carrie Cook: 478-445-0491 or carrie.cook@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Criminal Justice BA
Criminal Justice MS

Other undergraduate degrees may choose this pathway. Please see GCSU's Academics page for information leading to programs.

This Graduate course.......will replace this Undergraduate course
CRJU 6200: Police in SocietyCRJU 4101: Police Systems & Practices
CRJU 6300: Seminar in CorrectionsCRJU 4103: Correctional Systems & Practic
CRJU 6400: Criminological TheoryCRJU 3424: Criminology
CRJU 6500: Legal Issues in Crim JusticeCRJU 4307: Criminal Law & Procedure
English BA | English MA

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Minimum GPA of 3.2
  • Names of two academic references (at least one of which must be an English department faculty member)

Pathway Contact:

Julian Knox 478-445-8687 or julian.knox@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

English BA concentration: Creative Writing; Literature; Film, Media, and Culture
English MA

This Graduate course…

…will replace this Undergraduate course

ENGL 5220: Medieval English Literature

ENGL 4220: Medieval English Literature

ENGL 5335: English Romanticism

ENGL 4335: English Romanticism or 
 ENGL 4920: Poetry and Prophecy

ENGL 5446: Modern Poetry

ENGL 4446: Modern Poetry

ENGL 5667: Afr-Amer Writers & Natur World

ENGL 4667: Afr-Amer Writers & Natur World

ENGL 5820: Jane Austen on Film

ENGL 4820: Jane Austen on Film

ENGL 5950: Evolution of Film

ENGL 3950: Evolution of Film

ENGL 5110: Ecocriticism

ENGL 4110: Ecocriticism

ENGL 5223: Chaucer

ENGL 4223: Chaucer

ENGL 5226: Shakespeare & the Teenage Girl

ENGL 4226: Shakespeare & the Teenage Girl

ENGL 5337: Victorian Childhood

ENGL 4337: Victorian Childhood

ENGL 5447: Transatlantic Antislavery Lit

ENGL 4447: Transatlantic Antislavery Lit

ENGL 5669: Multiethnic Women & the South

ENGL 4669: Multiethnic Women & the South

ENGL 5770: Fairy Tales and Film

ENGL 4770: Fairy Tales and Film or 
 ENGL 4830: Fairy Tales and Film

Environmental Science (Biology Emphasis) BS | Biology MS

Additional Admission Requirements

  • Complete 90 undergraduate hours (before start of pathway)
  • Minimum GPA of 3.2

Pathway Contact:

Al Mead: 478-445-1091 or al.mead@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Environmental Science BS
Biology MS

This Graduate Course.....      ....will replace this Undergraduate Course 
BIOL 5260 Environmental ToxicologyENSC 4260 Environmental Toxicology
BIOL 5265 Waterborne PathogensENSC 4265 Waterborne Pathogens
BIOL 5460 General EntomologyENSC 4461 General Entomology
BIOL 5480 IchthyologyENSC 4480 Ichthyology
BIOL 5490 PhycologyENSC 4490 Phycology
BIOL 5500 Invertebrate ZoologyENSC 4500 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 5660 Soil EcologyENSC 4660 Soil Ecology
BIOL 5705 Population & Community Ecology  ENSC 4705 Population & Community Ecology 
BIOL 5710 BiogeographyENSC 4710 Biogeography
BIOL 5715 OceanographyENSC 4715 Oceanography
BIOL 5735 Fire EcologyENSC 4735 Fire Ecology
BIOL 5740 Environmental ConservationENSC  4740 Environmental Conservation
BIOL 5745 Natural HistoryENSC 4745 Natural History
BIOL 5750 Environmental MicrobiologyENSC 4750 Environmental Microbiology
BIOL 5760 Plant TaxonomyENSC 4760 Plant Taxonomy
BIOL 5765 Field BotanyENSC 4765 Field Botany
BIOL 5770 Field OrnithologyENSC 4770 Field Ornithology
BIOL 5780 Freshwater BiologyENSC 4780 Freshwater Biology
BIOL 5785 Ecology of Wetland EcosystemsENSC 4785 Ecology of Wetland Ecosystems
BIOL 5795 Aquatic EcologyENSC 4795 Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 5860 Vertebrate Field TechniquesENSC 4860 Vertebrate Field Techniques
Exercise Science BS | Health & Human Performance: Coaching & Athletic Performance MS

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Letter of support from a faculty member in the School of Health & Human Performance

Pathway Contact:

Lisa Griffin 478-445-1193 or lisa.griffin@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Exercise Science BS
Health & Human Performance: Coaching & Athletic Performance MS

This Graduate course......substitutes for this Undergraduate course
KINS 6653: Graduate Sports NutritionKINS 3200 Exercise & Sports Nutrition
KINS 6803: Research Methods and Statistics in Health SciencesKINS 4813: Research Methods and Statistics
Management Information Systems B.B.A | Management Information Systems MMIS

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Have at least one CBIS 3000 course
  • Minimum GPA of 3.4

Pathway Contact:

Bryan Marshall: 478-445-2137 or bryan.marshall@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Management Information Systems BBA
Management Information Systems MMIS

This Graduate course..........will replace this Undergraduate course.
CBIS 5110 / MMIS 6296 - Database Management CBIS 3214 - Introduction to Database
CBIS 5120 / MMIS 6245 - Business Intelligence CBIS 4120 - Business Intelligence
CBIS 5210 / MMIS 6391 - Full Stack Development and Applied AI CBIS 4210  - Generative AI & Full Stack Development
CBIS 5220 / MMIS 6392 - Threat Landscape & Security Management CBIS 4220 - Threat, Risk, & Security Management
CBIS 5140 / MMIS 6210 - Strategic Enterprise Performance ManagementCBIS 4140 - Enterprise Performance Management 
CBIS 5230 / MMIS 6240 - UX & Agile Project ManagementCBIS 4230 - UX & Agile Project Management 
MMIS 6410 - International Business Issues in MISBUAD 3500 - International Business
MMIS 6420 - International Work Practicum in Design ThinkingCBIS 4980 - International Design Thinking Work Practicum
Music BA/Pre-certification minor | Music Education MAT

Additional Admission Requirements

  • Successful sophomore interview following MUED 3800
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5

Pathway Contact:

Tina Holmes-Davis: 478-445-4966 or tina.holmes-davis@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Music BA
Music Pre-certification minor
Music MAT

This Graduate course......will replace this Undergraduate course
EDFS 5203upper division elective
EDFS 5209upper division elective
MUED 5820upper division elective
MUED 6020upper division elective
MUED 6300upper division elective
MUED 6640MUSC 3660
MUED 6650 MUSC 3650
MUED 6800upper division elective
Political Science BA | Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Minimum GPA of 3.25

Pathway Contact:

Min Kim 478-445-7393 or min.kim@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Political Science BA
Master of Public Administration MPA

This Graduate course.........will replace this Undergraduate course
PUAD 6538 Public Administration and Public Service POLS 3338 Principles of Public Admin
PUAD 6558 Public Personnel ManagementElective
PUAD 6578 Public Finance & BudgetingElective
PUAD 6601 Policy AnalysisPOLS 4401 Public Policy Making
PUAD 6603 Leadership & Organiz BehavioElective
PUAD 6605 Quantitative TechniquesPOLS 4000 Systematic Analysis
PUAD 6606 Research Methods 3POLS 3000 Research  Methods
PUAD 6615 Administrative EthicsElective
Public Health BS | Health & Human Performance: Health Promotion MS

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Letter of support from a faculty member in the School of Health & Human Performance

Pathway Contact:

Lisa Griffin 478-445-1193 or lisa.griffin@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Public Health BS
Health & Human Performance: Health Promotion MS

This Graduate course..........will replace this Undergraduate course.
KINS 6503: Health Program PlanningKINS 4313: Health Promotion Program Planning
KINS 6543: Human Sexuality   KINS 3343: Human Sexuality
KINS 6653: Graduate Sports NutritionKINS 3200: Sports Nutrition and Performance
KINS 6803: Research and Statistics in Health
Sciences
KINS 4813: Research and Statistics
Any Undergraduate Major | MAT Secondary Education

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Minimum GPA of 3.2

Pathway Contact:

Cynthia Alby: 478-445-2358 or cynthia.alby@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Any undergraduate degrees may choose this pathway. Please see GCSU's Academics page for information leading to programs.
Secondary Education MAT

This Graduate course.......will replace this Undergraduate course
EDFS 5209 Learner Differencesany general elective
EDFS 5203 Learner Developmentany general elective
EDIT 5202 Instructional Technologyany general elective
EDRD 6150 Literature, Reading, and Writing in the
Content Field
any general elective
Any Undergraduate Major | MMIS Pathway

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Have at least one CBIS 3000 course
  • Minimum GPA of 3.4

Pathway Contact:

Bryan Marshall: 478-445-2137 or bryan.marshall@gcsu.edu

Information about each program:

Any undergraduate degrees may choose this pathway. Please see GCSU's Academics page for information leading to programs.

Management Information Systems MMIS

This Graduate course..........will replace this Undergraduate course.
CBIS 5110 / MMIS 6296 - Database Management any general elective
CBIS 5120 / MMIS 6245 - Business Intelligence any general elective
CBIS 5210 / MMIS 6391 - Full Stack Development and Applied AI any general elective
CBIS 5220 / MMIS 6392 - Threat Landscape & Security Management any general elective
CBIS 5140 / MMIS 6210 - Strategic Enterprise Performance Managementany general elective 
CBIS 5230 / MMIS 6240 - UX & Agile Project Managementany general elective
MMIS 6410 - International Business Issues in MISany general elective
MMIS 6420 - International Work Practicum in Design Thinkingany general elective
Any Business Major | MLSCM Pathway

Additional Admission Requirements:

  • Minimum GPA of 3.4
  • Completion of MGMT 3101 or equivalent, with a grade of C or better

Pathway Contact:

Scott Cox: 478-445-2569 or scott.cox@gcsu.edu 

Information about each program:

Any business major may choose this pathway. Please see GCSU's Academics page for information leading to programs.

Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management MLSCM

 This Graduate Course......will replace this Undergraduate Course. 
 LOGS 6647LOGS 3180 
 LOGS 6648LOGS 3182 
 LOGS 6650LOGS 3183 
 LOGS 6653LOGS 3181 

* This pathway may be utilized by most undergraduate degrees. Undergraduate degree information may be found by using the links on GCSU's Academics page. Please connect with the specific pathway contact for more information.