SAVANNAH
STATE
UNIVERSITY
MOVE
ON
WHEN
READY
REQUIREMENTS
Move
on
When
Ready
(MOWR)
was
established
as
law
in
the
state
of
Georgia
effective
July
1,
2009.
As
a
member
of
the
University
System
of
Georgia,
Savannah
State
University
is
committed
to
making
college
available
for
those
high
school
juniors
and
seniors
who
are
academically
ready
to
do
college
level
work.
To
that
end,
please
find
an
overview
of
the
program
and
Savannah
State
University
criteria
for
admission.
The
MOWR
Program
permits
11th
and
12th
grade
students
to
leave
their
assigned
high
schools
and
attend
Savannah
State
University
full‐time
to
earn
course
credit
that
will
apply
towards
high
school
graduation
and
college.
The
program
is
intended
as
another
option
(not
a
replacement)
for
11th
and
12th
graders,
in
addition
to
other
regular
dual
enrollment
programs,
residential
programs,
early
college,
career
academies
and
charter
schools.
MOWR
program
is
only
available
to
students
entering
the
11th
or
12th
grade
and
who
spent
the
prior
year
(2
consecutive
semesters)
in
attendance
at
a
Georgia
public
high
school.
Admission
Criteria
for
MOWR
• 530
Critical
Reading
and
530
Math
on
the
SAT‐1
OR
• 24
English
and
24
Math
on
the
ACT
AND
• A
minimum
High
School
Academic
GPA
of
3.5
Students
must
be
on
track
to
complete
high
school
graduation
requirements.
Admissions
Process
The
admissions
process
for
MOWR
is
the
same
for
all
other
types
of
admission
to
Savannah
State
University.
Application
with
accompanying
application
fee,
official
transcripts
and
standardized
test
scores
must
all
be
received
by
the
application
and
document
deadline.
Immunization
record
is
required
before
a
student
is
allowed
to
register.
Applications
can
be
completed
on‐line
at
www.savannahstate.edu.
Students
seeking
admission
to
the
MOWR
program
must
also
submit
a
copy
of
the
Permission
to
Participate
form,
signed
by
the
high
school
guidance
counselor,
parent(s)
and
student
and
the
MOWR
Checklist
(refer
to
attached
documents).
Due
to
class
availability
constraints,
enrollment
in
the
MOWR
program
will
be
limited.
Students
will
be
admitted
on
a
lottery
basis.
Students
meeting
MOWR
Admissions
requirements
will
be
selected
to
participate
in
the
program
to
fill
the
30
seats.
Application/Document
Deadlines
Fall
2010
‐‐
July
1,
2010
Spring
2011
‐‐
November
1,
2011
Academic
Advising
Students
must
be
enrolled
in
a
minimum
of
12
credit
hours
as
of
the
last
day
of
the
drop/add
period.
Savannah
State
University
is
under
no
obligation
to
offer
courses
that
will
insure
a
student
participating
in
MOWR
will
complete
high
school
graduation
requirements
on
time.
Ms.
Pamela
Majette,
MPA,
Director,
Center
for
Academic
Success,
is
the
MOWR
academic
program
advisor
and
students
are
encouraged
to
contact
her
at
(912)
356‐2178
or
via
email
at:
[email protected]
if
they
need
assistance
in
course
selection
or
wish
to
withdraw
from
classes
after
the
drop/add
period.
For
2010‐2011,
students
can
only
select
courses
from
the
ACCEL
course
list.
This
list
is
available
at
http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2005/accel_courses.pdf
.
Students
may
not
register
for
more
than
12
hours
or
in
courses
not
on
the
ACCEL
course
list.
Fee
Payment
Tuition
and
Mandatory
Fees
will
be
paid
by
Georgia
Department
of
Education.
All
other
charges
will
be
the
responsibility
of
the
student
and
payment
will
be
required
by
the
published
fee
payment
deadline.
Other
Program
Requirements
Please
be
aware
that
on‐campus
housing
will
not
be
provided
for
this
program.
In
addition,
students
will
be
responsible
for
their
own
transportation
and
any
food
costs
associated
with
the
program.
Participation
in
Extra
Curricular
Activities
at
Savannah
State
University
will
not
be
allowed;
however,
students
will
be
allowed
to
participate
in
high
school
competitive
and
other
extracurricular
activities
as
long
as
the
events
do
not
conflict
with
MOWR
class
requirements
and
scheduling.
For
Additional
Information
or
Questions
Kenielle
E.
Morris
Admissions
Recruiter
Admissions
Office
Savannah
State
University
P.O.
Box
20209
Savannah,
GA
31409
912‐356‐2181
main
912‐356‐2361
direct
912‐356‐2256
fax
[email protected]