Admission

Part One: Admission to Georgia Southern University

In order to apply for admission to the Center for Addiction Recovery, students must already be accepted into Georgia Southern University or East Georgia College. The Center for Addiction Recovery cannot grant special status to students who do not meet minimum academic undergraduate or graduate requirements for Georgia Southern. However, our staff can work with students who have encountered some types of legal consequences as a result of their addiction, but who meet minimum academic standards for admission. Please see the Georgia Southern Admissions website for Georgia Southern Admissions-specific questions. There are different processes for transfer, freshmen, transient, non-traditional, joint-enrolled, post-baccalaureate, and graduate admissions, and the website addresses each. If the website does not answer specific questions, please email cfar@georgiasouthern.edu and we can connect you to admissions staff who have helped our students through the admission process.

Prospective students who cannot meet minimum requirements for Georgia Southern University admission are encouraged to apply for admission into East Georgia College. Students who attend East Georgia can take a number of courses until they feel ready to apply for transfer admission to Georgia Southern University to complete their education. East Georgia students often take their courses on Georgia Southern’s campus and can fully participate in the Center for Addiction Recovery.

Part Two: Admission to the Center for Addiction Recovery

Prospective students are encouraged to let the staff at the Center for Addiction Recovery know that they will be applying to Georgia Southern or East Georgia with the intent of applying to the program. Before applying to the Center, make sure the minimum requirements are met:

• Admission into Georgia Southern or East Georgia
• In recovery from an alcohol or drug addiction. Due to current budgetary restraints, the Center for Addiction Recovery only serves students whose primary diagnosis was a substance use disorder upon entry into recovery (students can simultaneously be in recovery from other addictive orders). We do not discriminate against any students based on sex, race, gender, sexuality, religion, beliefs, etc., and admit students who identify as being in addiction recovery and have a commitment to their recovery.

Applying to the Center for Addiction Recovery will require filling out an application and meeting with a staff member. Please reach out to cfar@georgiasouthern.edu for more information.

We expect students at the Center for Addiction Recovery to maintain an institutional GPA or 2.5 or higher.

Last updated: 4/1/2024