The consolidation between Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia State University could cause some students to lose their chance at college.
To serve a large number of non-native English speakers, Georgia Perimeter has historically had lower admissions standards than other schools in Georgia’s university system. Now, the Board of Regents is into compliance with its admission rules for all schools.
That means students will have to score higher on entrance exams to get in. So, Georgia Perimeter’s Clarkston campus could start denying admission to students who may have gotten in under the old criteria.
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