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University
of Georgia offering three
undergraduate programs in Gwinnett
By Bob Boehmer
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
University of Georgia at Gwinnett
Special to GwinnettForum.com
JUNE 14, 2002 -- Starting this fall, one of the nation's top 20
public universities is offering undergraduate degree programs in
Gwinnett. The University of Georgia will launch three undergraduate
degree programs at the Gwinnett University Center in Lawrenceville.
The programs are open to new transfer students (not currently enrolled
at UGA), as well as students who already hold a bachelor's degree
and are seeking a second degree.
The degree offerings include:
- BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on General
Science, offered by UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
- BSED in Instructional Psychology, Training and Technology,
offered by UGA's College of Education.
- BBA in General Business, offered by UGA's Terry College
of Business.
UGA has been providing graduate degree programs and continuing
education in Gwinnett since 1984, when the University System Board
of Regents first established the Gwinnett University Center as a
locus for such activity. The College of Education has offered graduate
programs in a variety of fields, ranging from early childhood education
to occupational studies.
Other graduate degree programs are offered in social work, food
science and technology, public administration, and non-profit organizations.
Among the most recent graduate offerings is an evening MBA program
for working professionals established in 2000.
Classes have previously been held in temporary space leased by
the Gwinnett University Center. But in January of this year, the
GUC moved to a new 177-acre campus at Collins Hill Road and Highway
316. One classroom building is now open, with a second to follow
in the fall. With these new facilities, we're able to add a new
dimension to UGA's involvement in Gwinnett.
As is already true of the graduate program offerings, the standards
for admission to UGA's undergraduate degree programs at the GUC
will be on par with the standards at the main campus in Athens.
Transfer students must have completed 60 hours of transferable course
work and earned at least a 2.5 GPA.
Prospective students also must meet the criteria for admission
into the specific degree program they wish to pursue. The degree
earned will be a UGA degree, though the course work is delivered
in a setting other than Athens.
For more information on UGA at Gwinnett, visit www.uga.edu/gwinnett.
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