As admission decisions are finalized, incoming students will more than likely struggle with the University’s vast campus. No worries — there’s an app for that.

Potential and current students can now download a free UGA application featuring both maps and news. Photo Illustration by Katherine Poss

Earlier this month, the University’s undergraduate admissions office created a free iPhone and iPod application to help incoming students, and already-enrolled students, with the ins and outs of campus.

David Crouch, IT manager with the Office of Admissions, is one of many faculty members who have worked on the application.

“Our iPhone app includes several utilities specific to the admissions process, such as the application status check,” Crouch said. “Other features provide applicants and parents with a window into the UGA experience and help both new and current students to get to know the campus, people and events here at UGA.”

Crouch, using input from other University offices such as Public Affairs, Enterprise IT Services, University Information Security, and University Architects for Facilities Planning, has been working on the application project for the past year, and the application was last updated March 18.

A red and black icon wrapped around the Georgia “G” opens the application on any iPod touch or iPhone with the required operating system of 3.1.3 or later.

Once running, the application offers students the opportunity to check their application status or transfer equivalency, view an interactive campus map and search for people registered in the University’s directory.

Users of the application can also use it to watch for news about admissions, the University and sports.

The application is found through the iTunes store by performing an application search. 

The program is free, and it can be found in the education category.

Crouch said the popularity of mobile devices, and iPhones in particular, among potential students makes this medium an ideal way to facilitate the application process and spread the word about the University.