New Student Checklist
Students should only complete these steps once they have been fully accepted to the program.____After acceptance, the Academy counselor will call your high school counselor for verification of graduation requirements. Then you will be called to determine a schedule of UWG classes
____Once you are registered: Contact your home high school counselor (if you are a student in a public high school in the State of Georgia) to complete the HOPE Accel Application. This can be downloaded here. Students and parents must complete and sign Part I (pages 3, 4, and 5), and the home high school counselor must complete Part II (page 6). Return both parts to The Academy counselor either by mail or fax it to 678-839-0636. Do not complete the on-line application. We must have the paper copy.
____Make sure immunizations are complete, including Hepatitis B (series of 3 shots), and chicken pox vaccine or physician's verification that student has had chicken pox by calling Health Services (678-839-6452). If necessary, mail or fax documentation to: Health Services, UWG, Carrollton, GA 30118, fax: 678-839-0656.
____ If you are applying for an Advanced Academy need-based scholarship, the deadline to apply is June 1, 2010. Click here for the scholarship application. Please read the application carefully and provide the supporting documentation that is requested. An application is not considered complete until the Student Aid Report and 2009 federal tax return (just the first two pages of the 1040) are submitted. Applications and documentation should be sent to Christie Williams, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118 or faxed to her attention at 678.839.0636. You should have received an email from her within two weeks of acceptance into the Academy concerning scholarships and your intention to apply. If you have not responded to this email, please do so.
____Final high school transcript showing Spring semester grades should be sent by July 1 to the Advanced Academy counselor.
____ Print off the meningitis form and housing contract and fill it out completely. Please make sure there is a parental signature in the upper portion of the contract. Mail the completed contract and $250 housing deposit to the address provided on the contract. Make checks payable to UWG.
____ Please follow the link below and fill out the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator online. Write down the four letter personality type given to you for use later in the Roommate Questionnaire .
____Fill out the Roommate Questionnaire and submit it. Useful Housing Documents: What To Bring & Room Dimensions
____ Reserve your space in an upcoming Academy Orientation Session by clicking here.
____ Print out a campus map with parking options circled for your orientation visit.
____ Click here to print out a copy of the Academy Move-in Day schedule.
____ Fill out the Residential Life Forms* and bring them completed to Orientation. Be sure to bring a copy of the front and back of the Student's Medical Insurance Card.
*Please note, students cannot move into Gunn Hall without completing these forms.