Instead, the University Senate set minimum requirements for admission and the Admissions Office admitted all students who met those requirements. By setting enrollment targets in advance, GSU will be able to plan more effectively because we will have a much better idea of the number and characteristics of students who will arrive in a particular term. In the past, we needed every student we could get. Now there are more students who wish to come to GSU than we can serve. Thus we are in a position to choose the students we want.
Most research universities use enrollment targets to manage enrollment.
The Associate Provost for Academic Programs is on the committee because enrollment targets have implications for academic programs. The two Deans' representatives give the Deans input into the setting of University enrollment targets. The member of the Senate Committee on Diversity is on the EMC because preserving diversity is one of the goals explicitly listed in the Strategic Focus. GSU will no longer automatically admit all applicants who meet the Senate-specified minimum admission requirements set out in this motion. Achievements will be considered in the context of the opportunities the applicant has had, any hardships or unusual circumstances the applicant has faced, and the ways in which the applicant has responded to these challenges.