A recent modification to the CORE curriculum at Georgia Southern University and what that means for students when deciding on a program, registering for classes, and even changing majors or minors. 

What’s new: The most important change was the new semitic called IMPACTS (institutional priority, math, political science, arts, communicating, technology, and social science).  

Why does it matter? Soon, major courses will be able to be added by specific programs to the Field of Study area using IMPACTS. 

• In other words, it should allow easier completion of degrees in a timely and more efficient manner; however, “it doesn’t reduce the overall number of credits required to graduate,” said Carl L. Reiber,  The Provost and Executive Vice President for academic affairs. 
• IMPACTS is also significant because the current areas can be referred to as “alphabet soup,” said Reiber. 
• The new change will now make it easier for students, parents, and employers to clearly understand what each area of the CORE is and why it is significant.

 What’s next: With changes to the CORE, Navigate will update. The only changes in Navigate will be the labeling of areas in a student’s specific program or curriculum maps. For instance, there will be no more Area F; instead, it will be a course that falls under IMPACTS. 

• A soft launch will be conducted in the spring of 2024 and should be in full effect by the fall of 2024.