Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Writer: Sharron Hannon, 706/583-0728, shannon@uga.edu
Contacts: Bob Boehmer, 706/542-2558 or 678/407-5188, bboehmer@uga.edu; Cheryl Dozier, 678/407-5189, cdozier@uga.edu

Last chance to apply to UGA bachelor’s degree programs offered in Gwinnett

Athens, Ga. – Time is running out for prospective students to apply to the bachelor’s degree programs currently offered by the University of Georgia at the Gwinnett University Center in Lawrenceville.

The admissions office will accept completed UGA at Gwinnett undergraduate applications only through Friday, July 15, 2005. A completed application means that all application materials, including the application form, $50 application processing fee and transcripts from all previously attended colleges, must be received by that date.

No additional students will be admitted to UGA’s undergraduate degree programs in Gwinnett after fall semester 2005.

“Acting on a recommendation from the Board of Regents, the Georgia General Assembly passed a resolution approving the creation of a new stand-alone, four-year state college to be located at the Gwinnett University Center,” said Bob Boehmer, UGA’s senior administrator in Gwinnett. “This means that UGA will discontinue its undergraduate programs offered at the center in spring 2008. To allow students to complete their degrees within that time frame, we determined that fall 2005 would be the last opportunity to enroll.”

UGA has been offering bachelor’s degree-completion programs at the Gwinnett University Center since 2002 and has offered graduate degree programs and noncredit continuing education programs in Gwinnett since the mid 1980s.

“UGA remains committed to providing educational opportunities in the Gwinnett area,” Boehmer said. “We anticipate significantly expanding our graduate degree programs in Gwinnett in the coming years.”

Students can currently pursue one of seven UGA bachelor’s degree programs at the Gwinnett University Center:

• a bachelor of business administration offered by UGA’s Terry College of Business;
•  two bachelor’s degrees offered by UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences: a B.S. in biology and an A.B. in interdisciplinary studies emphasizing the social sciences;
• three bachelor of science in education degrees offered by UGA’s College of Education, including teacher certification programs in science education and special education and a unique interdisciplinary program in instructional psychology, training and technology;
• a bachelor of social work offered by UGA’s School of Social Work.

These degree-completion programs are open to transfer students with at least a 2.5 grade point average who have earned at least 60 hours of transferable course work at other institutions, as well as students who already hold a bachelor’s degree and are seeking a second degree.

The standards for admission to UGA’s undergraduate degree programs in Gwinnett are on par with the standards at the main campus in Athens. In addition to the minimum credit-hour and GPA requirements, transfer students applying for the undergraduate degree programs must meet the criteria for admission into the specific program they wish to pursue. “The degree earned is a UGA degree, though the course work is delivered in a setting other than Athens,” Boehmer noted.

For more information about UGA undergraduate degree programs in Gwinnett, visit the UGA at Gwinnett web site or call 678/407-5364.