ARTICLE I. THE UNIVERSITY
SECTION 1. Unit
of University System. The
University of Georgia, chartered in 1785, is the oldest of several institutions
of higher education which compose. The University System of Georgia.
It is subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents.
SECTION 2.
Statement of Purpose.
The University's mission is to engage in instruction, research, and
service.
SECTION
3. Schools
and Colleges. The University
presently includes the following schools and colleges (each school and college
may be subdivided into divisions and departments): The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (1801), the School
of Law (1859), the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (1859),
the College of Pharmacy (1903), the Warnell School of Forest Resources (1906),
the College of Education (1908), the Graduate School (1910), the Terry College
of Business (1912), the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication (1915),
the College of Family and Consumer Sciences (1933), the College of Veterinary
Medicine (1946), the School of Social Work (1964), the College of Environment
and Design (1969), and the School of Public and International Affairs (2001).
SECTION 4. Degrees.
The faculty with academic rank shall recommend to the President of the
University the candidates for degrees which have been authorized by the Board
of Regents.[1]