Returning Students and Applicants

Returning Graduate Students & Incomplete Applicants

Incomplete applicants and returning-continuing students who were once admitted or enrolled at GCSU, but have been absent for one or more terms.

Note: Returning students are subject to the Graduate Catalog policies for academic standing such as warning, probation, dismissal, or exclusion. Please view the Graduate Catalog or contact the program coordinator for guidance on academic standing re-admission policies.


1.  ONE YEAR OR LESS SINCE LAST ENROLLMENT or application.

Graduate Update Form: Complete the Graduate Update Form and submit. Once the form has been received, the Office of Graduate Admissions will update your admissions file.​ Please allow up to 48 hours for the Office of Graduate Admissions to process the update form. 

Application Fee: The graduate application fee is waived for enrolled students and applicants who paid within last six years.

2. BEYOND ONE YEAR, BUT LESS THAN SIX YEARS SINCE LAST ENROLLMENT.

​Graduate Admissions Application: The Graduate Admissions Application is used to apply as a returning continuing student. Please submit ONLY ONE application and use ONLY that application all the way through to submission. Submitting more than one application will most certainly delay your admission decision. Please allow up to five business days for the Office of Graduate Admissions to process the update. 

Application Fee: The graduate application fee is waived. Please use the discount code listed on the “Submit Your Application” tab of the online application.

Online Graduate Admissions Application

3. SIX YEARS OR MORE SINCE LAST ENROLLMENT.

Graduate Admissions Application: The Graduate Admissions Application is used to apply as a returning continuing student. Please submit ONLY ONE application and use ONLY that application all the way through to submission. Submitting more than one application will most certainly delay your admission decision. Please allow up to five business days for the Office of Graduate Admissions to process your application. 

Application Fee: The $35 (non-refundable) online graduate application fee is payable at the time of application. If you would like to pay by check, please call the Office of Graduate Admissions at 478-445-6289.

Online Graduate Admissions Application