TheUniversitySystem of Georgia
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UNIVERSITYSYSTEMOFGEORGIA
Thirty-one public colleges and universities of the University System of
Georgia offer almost unlimited opportunities for citizens of the state to attend
college. Programs of study and degrees are offered in almost every field
available anywhere in the world. Students can choose programs to fit their
talents and interests, ranging from one-year certificate programs to doctoral
programs.
Thirteen two-year state colleges offer the first two years of studies leading to
bachelor degrees and professional degrees, as well as one- and two-year career
programs designed to prepare students for immediate employment. Career
programs are available in fields such as accounting, computer science,
agricultural equipment technology, electronics, drafting, dental hygiene, nursing,
secretarial studies, andover fiftyother fields.
The 13 state colleges and 10 state universities offer bachelor degrees and,
inmany cases, some graduate degrees. Degree programs include hundreds of
fields of interest including business administration, teacher education,
mathematics, sciences, history and other social sciences, engineering, art, and
music.
Some of these institutions also offer many of the two-year career programs
offered by community colleges.
The 4 comprehensive and 4 research universities offer graduate programs
leading tomaster’s and doctor’s degrees, four-year programs leading to bachelor
degrees, and some two-year programs. Offerings includeprograms ranging from
aerospace and nuclear engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology;
economics and health administration at Georgia State University; medicine and
dentistry at the Medical College of Georgia; to forestry, law, pharmacy, and
veterinary medicine at the University of Georgia. Students may begin their
freshman year of studies leading to these graduate and professional degrees at
any of the31 colleges and universities of theUniversitySystem of Georgia.
One or more of these public colleges and universities is located in every
section of the state, from Brunswick in the Southeast and Bainbridge in the
Southwest, toDalton andRome in theNorthwest andDahlonega andGainesville
in theNortheast. In fact, most Georgians livewithin commuting distance of one
ormore colleges.
All colleges and universities are accredited and offer quality courses.
Freshman and sophomore credits toward bachelor degrees which are earned
with satisfactory grades at any of these colleges are accepted by all other
University System institutions. Fees charged residents of Georgia for attending
college, exclusiveof living expenses, are lowbymost standards.
In addition to college courses and programs, non-credit offerings aremade
available in almost every area of human interest. Many courses and programs
are designed to improve job skills, while others provide opportunities for self-
improvement in areas unrelated to work. The four universities also conduct
extensive programs of research directed primarily toward improving the
economic and humanwelfareof thepeopleofGeorgia.
The thirty-one institutions of theUniversitySystem of Georgia stand ready to
encourageandassist citizens interested in college studies.
A 19-member constitutional Board of Regents governs the University
System, which has been in operation since 1932. Appointments of Board
