The ATTIC, Extended University, The University Honors Program, Honor Society, The Library, Registration for Professional Engineer, Commuter Services, University Police
The ATTIC
The ATTIC (Advising, Tutoring,
Testing, International Center) represents the collaboration of student
services at SPSU. Located in J 253, the ATTIC houses advising for Joint
Enrollment and General Studies students, Tutoring, Testing, International
Student Services and Disability Services. For more information, call
(678) 915-7903.
Joint Enrollment Advising
The Joint Enrollment Advisor
guides Joint Enrollment students in selecting courses they need for their
high school graduation and for their college careers. The Joint Enrollment
Advisor also works with high school counselors. Before each semester,
the Joint Enrollment Advisor assists students by discussing their course
options and registering them for classes.
General Studies Advising
Students who have not yet
declared a major or are undecided about what course of study to follow
need to see an Academic Advisor before registering for classes. The Academic
Advisor assists students in selecting the most appropriate courses and
the best course of action. See ATTIC personnel for information about how
to contact your advisor.
Tutoring
The ATTIC provides opportunities
for individualized assistance to Southern Polytechnic students. Tutors
help students with core courses in English, mathematics, physics, and ESOL
(English to Speakers of Other Languages). Tutoring is conducted in
J203 from 9:00-2:00 Monday-Friday and 5:00-8:30 Monday-Thursday.
Testing
The ATTIC administers the
following tests:
Math Assessment Test (MAT) - SPSU students take the math test to determine the level of math placement. The test consists of college algebra and pre-calculus. MAT scores will determine the appropriate starting point in SPSU's math sequence. Students may obtain MAT scores from their academic advisor or a program representative during an advising session, from the Testing/Disabilities Advisor, or from the Internet.
Placement is based on the
following scale:
| If your score is | On this test | Start in this Mathematics Course |
| 13 or lower | MAT 1+2 | MATH 0099 Intermediate Algebra |
| 14-23 | MAT 1+2 | MATH 1111 College Algebra |
| 24 or higher | MAT 1+2 | MATH 1113 Pre-calculus |
| 26 or higher
AND 8 or higher |
MAT 1+2
MAT 3 |
MATH 2253 Calculus
Or MATH 2240 Elements of Calculus |
Students are eligible to take any mathematics course at SPSU for which they have met all prerequisites. The ATTIC and the Mathematics Program offer math tutoring.
Regents' Test
The University System of
Georgia requires that all students obtaining a degree have literacy competence.
Students enrolled in an undergraduate baccalaureate degree program leading
to a degree must pass the Regents' Test in order to graduate. The ATTIC
offers guidance and advice on how to pass this critical test.
It is highly recommended that students visit the Regents’ web site at www.gsu.edu/rtp. Here, students will find advice on how to write successful essays, how NOT to write failing essays, and will see a list of Regents' writing test topics. Students may also visit the ATTIC tutoring center where they can review materials relating to the test and get help.
For additional information about the Regents’ Test, see Academic Regulations in this catalog.
College Placement Examination
(CPE)
Students may take the CPE
in the ATTIC. The test consists of English, Reading, and Mathematics sections.
A study guide, Passing the College Placement Examination, by Frank
Pentozzi, Timothy Ranson, and Elaine Hubbard, can be purchased at most
University System of Georgia bookstores.
Disability Services
The Disability Services/Testing
Advisor coordinates academic support services for students who have a permanent
or temporary disability. Individuals eligible for services include,
but are not limited to, those with mobility, hearing, learning, visual,
speech, or specific neurological disabilities. Services are available
free of charge on a self-referral basis.
Student Responsibility: Students at Southern Polytechnic State University who have a disabling condition and need academic accommodations have the responsibility to voluntarily self-identify by scheduling an appointment with the Disability Services Advisor as soon as possible.
The ATTIC is responsible for providing special assistance for students diagnosed as having specific learning disabilities. To become eligible for special services at Southern Polytechnic State University, students must verify the specific learning disability by having a psychological evaluation on file in the ATTIC.
If you believe you have a specific learning disability, visit the ATTIC for more information.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), special services are available through the ATTIC to any learning-disabled student at Southern Polytechnic State University. All such services are offered based on individual needs.
International Student
Services
International Student Services
advises the University’s international student body, faculty, and staff
on Immigration and Naturalization regulations. The coordinator provides
student assistance with banking, social security, insurance, housing, employment,
practical and curricular practical training, travel regulations, income
tax, and the lottery.
International Student Services
provides cultural, social, and educational programs. CultureFest introduces
international students' culture, food, and talent to the SPSU community.
Friends of Internationals and AMIS (American Ministry of International
Students) sponsor family and community activities.
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Extended University
Extended University (EU)
is an administrative unit reporting to the Vice President for Academic
Affairs. The mission of EU is to provide services to SPSU, the business
community and the community at large by extending, enhancing and expanding
the traditional teaching and service roles of the university to new clients,
in new formats and through the infusion of new technologies.
Extended University includes a variety of program and service units. For more information regarding these programs and services, contact the EU Dean's Office at 678/915-3714, stop by J-330, or visit the unit’s web site at: http://eu.spsu.edu
Office of Continuing Education
(OCE)
The Office of Continuing
Education (OCE), located in Building F, is responsible for providing all
non-credit professional continuing education instruction sponsored by the
university. OCE sponsors open enrollment programs in computing, engineering,
business, quality, and communications. OCE also offers customized
corporate training. OCE Certificate Programs feature a sequential
set of courses designed to provide a body of knowledge in selected areas.
Currently available certificates include:
Office of Distance Learning
(ODL)
The Office of Distance Learning
(ODL) provides administrative, marketing and technical support for distance
learning activities at SPSU. SPSU has offered distance-learning options
in a variety of formats since 1995. Academic programs maintain the responsibility
for program selection, content and delivery and ODL assists with administration
and marketing as well as providing full technical support including development
and delivery support. Methods for distance delivery at SPSU include videoconferencing,
web and satellite.
For more information go to: http://eu.spsu.edu/DistanceLearning
Center for Quality Excellence
(CQE)
The CQE, a training and
consulting unit of the Office of Continuing Education, is an organizational
development and improvement center that provides information, training,
consulting, technical assistance, and research, focused on the body of
knowledge that relates to Quality Management, ISO 9001:2000, Six Sigma,
CQM, CQIA, Customer Service, and Team Development. The CQE provides
these services to private and public organizations to help them improve
their organizational effectiveness and compete more successfully in the
global marketplace.
For more information go to: http://cqe.spsu.edu
Academic Certificate Programs
Academic programs at SPSU
may select to develop academic credit certificate programs through the
Extended University. Certificate programs may enhance the University's
programming by:
Graduate Programs in:
Grant Development Center
(GDC)
The Grant Development Center
is designed to assist faculty and staff with identifying and securing sources
of external funding to increase research and service.
For more information go to: http://eu.spsu.edu/GrantDevelopmentCenter
Yamacraw Continuing Education
Yamacraw is a unique, unified
economic development campaign designed to bring high-tech jobs, companies,
scholars, students and investors to Georgia to lay the foundation for our
Next Economy - the digital economy. Through OCE, SPSU offers a number of
high-end professional courses to expand professional technical skills in
Georgia’s workforce.
For more information go to: http://yamacraw.spsu.edu
The Usability Center (UC)
Since 1995, The Usability
Center at Southern Polytechnic has been helping clients apply usability
concepts to products in the development process. This allows the user's
experience to improve the product before it reaches market. The Usability
Center provides usability testing, consultation, lab management, cognitive
walk-through, heuristic evaluations, usability research, as well as participant
recruitment and selection, and other customized usability related services.
For more information go to: http://usability.spsu.edu
Computing and Software
Engineering - Industry Liaison
Services include the support
and development for Industry Advisory Board, CSE newsletter development,
support of academic credit certificates, administration of the Software
Engineering Retraining Program, management of Software Center projects
and support for other special projects.
Software Center
The School of Computing
and Software Engineering has long been known for applications-oriented
educational opportunities. Students regularly participate in class projects,
internships, and co-op assignments. In addition, the Software Center
offers opportunities to connect business representatives and SPSU students
and faculty in research and development projects.
For more information go to: http://eu.spsu.edu/ComputingandSoftwareCenter
ICAPP Program Development
ICAPP Advantage prepares
people to be knowledge workers (workers who generate value for others by
creating, sharing or using ideas) in occupations that are in high demand
and short supply in specific regional labor markets. ICAPP Advantage is
directly tied to specific job commitments by employers.
English Language Services
(ELS)
ELS Language Centers provides
a unique opportunity for foreign students to learn English as a second
language or to improve their English proficiency.
ELS distinguishes itself as the finest in English language instruction by providing excellent customer service. ELS Language Centers has become the world's largest network of campus-based, English language instruction centers with over 30 locations throughout the United States. We provide full time daily classes year-round in four-week terms. In addition, we offer specialized programs that are customized to fit your needs.
For more information go to: http://eu.spsu.edu/EnglishLanguageServices
Center for Teaching Excellence
(CTE)
At the Center for Teaching
Excellence, our job is to facilitate communication on teaching and learning
issues and help SPSU continue to be an exceptional teaching-focused university.
The goals of CTE are:
The University
Honors Program
The University Honors Program
of Southern Polytechnic State builds upon the university’s excellent reputation
for providing both theoretical and practical, applied approaches to learning.
Honor students are given the opportunity to develop their talents and skills
in an expanded and enriched curriculum featuring seminar-size classes that
demand intellectual rigor.
Admissions
All prospective Honors students
must apply to the Honors Program. Incoming freshmen who have at least
a 1200 SAT score or ACT equivalent and at least a 3.5 high school GPA will
be guaranteed automatic admission to the Honors Program. Students
who do not strictly meet these guidelines, but who have other achievements
that show promise of academic excellence are encouraged to apply.
Students may download an application from the web site www.spsu.edu/honors/.
Advantages
While the main advantage
of participation in the Honors Program is the intellectual rigor of the
curriculum, there are other advantages as well:
To earn the Departmental Honors Scholar Diploma, the student must complete 6 hours of enriched upper division coursework or directed study.
Students must have a minimum graduation GPA of 3.5 with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in Honors coursework to earn an Honors Diploma. All students must complete an Honors Project and an Honors Presentation. In addition, students are required to submit a final written report that is bound and placed in the library.
Probation and Dismissal
Students that fall below
the required GPA are placed on probation for one semester.
A student on probation whose GPA does not meet the requirements at the
end of their next enrolled semester will be dismissed from the Honors Program
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Honor Society
Superior scholastic achievement
in engineering technology is recognized by membership in the Tau Alpha
Pi National Honor Society. The original chapter of this society was
founded on the Southern Polytechnic State University campus in 1953, and
its members have not only demonstrated high academic achievements, but
have also maintained various leadership positions in campus organizations.
For further information on
SPSU's local Tau Alpha Pi chapter, please visit the web site at http://tap.spsu.edu.
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General Information - The Lawrence V. Johnson Library collection consists of some 118,000 cataloged volumes and more than 1,300 periodical and serial titles. Other formats include microforms, U.S. Geological Survey maps for the State of Georgia, and CD-ROM products. The Reserves collection of professor reserves, and sample tests is made available to students for use in-house. E-Reserves is an increasingly popular service whereby professors and the library scan journal articles, lab schedules, sample tests, notes, and syllabi and deliver them electronically to the students.
GALILEO - Georgia Library Learning Online, popularly known as GALILEO, is an initiative funded by the University System that allows access to online databases, including full-text and full-image files. Faculty and students have access to more than 100 indexing and abstracting services and to the Internet. Additionally, students who bring their laptops will be able to access GIL, GALILEO and the Internet for research purposes in any of the Library's 30 study rooms.
GIL - The automated library union catalog, GIL, lists materials held by libraries throughout the state of Georgia. Materials from libraries nationwide may be obtained through the Interlibrary Loan service in the Reference department.
Additional information about
services offered at the Johnson Library may be accessed at http://www.spsu.edu/library/library.html.
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Registration
for Professional Engineer
To protect public safety
each state establishes laws to license engineers involved in projects affecting
public health, safety, and life. The registration process involves written
examination, professional work experience, and professional recommendations.
Students considering registration
as a professional engineer should contact their faculty advisor.
It is possible for an engineering
technology graduate to become registered in Georgia and many other states.
SPSU graduates may take the FE exam in the senior year of their engineering
technology program. Passing the FE exam in Georgia qualifies a graduate
in many other states.
The requirements for registration
as a professional engineer vary from state to state with some states not
allowing engineering technology graduates to become registered. Students
considering registration as a professional engineer should contact their
faculty advisor for further information.
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Commuter Services
The Commuter Choice program
assists students with complimentary services and information that includes
on-site ride-matching, transit passes, route maps, effective cycling courses,
emergency ride homes, and air quality education. For more information,
please call 678-915-5487 or visit www.spsu.edu/rideshare.
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University Police
Southern Polytechnic is
committed to a safe, healthy environment in which our students, faculty
and staff can grow professionally and personally. The University promotes
strong safety policies and prompt reporting and investigation of any actions
or events that would harm the well being of any student, employee, or faculty
member.
The University Police employs
police officers who comply with certification, training, and all other
requirements of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council of Georgia.
Our officers have arrest powers on Southern Polytechnic property and on
any public or private property within five hundred yards. Our officers
conduct preventive patrols on campus including the residence halls, secure
University-owned property, investigate reported crimes at the university,
conduct educational programs and workshops to promote personal safety,
and actively work to prevent and detect crime throughout the Southern Polytechnic
community. Our disclosure report can be found at http://police.spsu.edu.
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