PATHS (Persolized Academic Transition & Holistic Support)

PATHS (Personalized Academic Transition & Holistic Support) is a program of support for first-year students who are identified by Admissions as applicants who would benefit from PATHS requirements. This is based on their academic credentials prior to entering Georgian Court, including application and supplemental data (such as high school GPA and SAT/ACT test scores). PATHS is designed to improve students’ transition to the demands of the university environment through support from their PATHS coach. Students learn how to navigate and use the university's resources to help them persist and retain. 

1. Students accepted under PATHS must attend a PATHS orientation during regular New Student Orientation. During this time, students will meet their PATHS coaches and schedule their weekly appointment times.
2. Students accepted under PATHS have the following requirements of two hours per week for one academic year (September–May):
   • Students must attend one scheduled hour per week with a professional PATHS coach.
   • Students must choose one hour each week from the following:
     1. Writing Center,
     2. Peer tutoring/Supplemental instruction,
     3. TRIO–SSS counseling, 
     4. EOF counseling, or
     5. Graduate Student Mentoring Program.
   • Students must attend supplemental workshops and events, as required.
     Attendance at sessions will be tracked by PATHS coaches, the peer tutor coordinator, and directors of other support services. 
3. Students with an overall GPA below 2.0 will be evaluated by the Academic Standards Committee at the end of each semester. Compliance with PATHS contractual requirements will be one of the factors considered in probation and dismissal decisions.