Information for New J-1 Exchange Students
You've been nominated for an exchange program at Kennesaw State University and have completed your application for a DS-2019. Now what?
The information below provides resources for those initial logistics surrounding your stay at KSU.
Courses
KSU offers a wide range of courses that you can register for. The KSU Course Catalog provides a short description of each course offered. When it is time for you to register for courses, you can conduct a search of available courses in Owl Express. Here are some tips to help you with course selection:
- In the search engine, be sure to select "Kennesaw" and/or "Marietta" in the "Campus" field. Courses for dance, music, theatre, education, business, humanities and social sciences, science and mathematics majors are generally on the Kennesaw campus. Courses for architecture, construction, apparel and textiles, computer game design and development, computer science, information technology, engineering and physics are generally on the Marietta campus. An approximately 30-minute bus ride separates the campuses. You can find the bus schedule here.
- Classes that are open will be marked "Open" in green to the left of the title. If the class is closed this means you cannot take this course, “Closed” classes are marked in red.
- Some courses require pre-requisites that may prevent you from registering. You can view any pre-requisites by clicking on the course title. If a course has a pre-requisite, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to take it, as special permission may be required.
- 1000-level courses are introductory courses, while 4000-level courses are advanced courses. We generally do not recommend that exchange students take the 3000- and 4000-level courses, as they may expect the student to have specific prior knowledge built on the lower-level courses.
- Pay attention to the time that your classes meet. You cannot enroll in classes that meet at the same time.
- Some classes have extra fees, which are your responsibility to pay.
- Undergraduates must select at least 12 credits and may select as many as 15 credits. Graduate students must select at least 9 credits. However, we recommend that you take no more than 12 credits in order to allow yourself to adjust to a new academic environment and to have time to enjoy your experience as well. If you take more credits than your exchange permits, you will need to pay for them.