| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in mid-August, early January, mid-May, and early June. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held prior to each semester. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Five summer sessions, one of 15 days, one of 39 days, one of 11 weeks, and two of 19 days each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, biology, finance |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
95% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
18:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1355 men, 882 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
1187 men, 731 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
168 men, 151 women |
| Graduation rate: |
85% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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agriculture, business, engineering, natural science, forestry, natural resources, family/consumer sciences |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 B.B.A./M.A.C.C., B.S.F.R./M.F.R., A.B./M.A., B.S., M.S., B.B.A./M.B.A., B.S.A./D.V.M., B.S.B.E./B.S.E.H., B.S./B.S.Ed., A.B./B.S.Ed., B.S.F.C.S/M.S.F.C.S., J.D./M.B.A., D.V.M./M.P.H., Pharm.D./M.P.H., and M.S.W./M.P.H. programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester Program (UGA's own program). |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Member of National Student Exchange. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, the Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Multiple country programs. UGA Interdisciplinary Field Program. Summer Research Fellows. Research Apprentice Program. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Doctorates
- Adult Education
- Agricultural/Applied Economics
- Animal Nutrition
- Animal/Dairy Sciences
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art Education
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological/Agricultural Engineering
- Business Administration
- Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication Sciences/Disorders
- Communication Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Counseling Psychology
- Counseling/Student Personnel Services
- Crop/Soil Sciences
- Early Childhood Education
- Ecology
- Economics
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Policy/Administration
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Theory/Practice
- Engineering
- English
- Entomology
- Environmental Health Science
- Epidemiology
- Food Science
- Food/Nutrition
- Forest Resources
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Health Promotion/Behavior
- Higher Education
- History
- Horticulture
- Housing/Consumer Economics
- Human Development/Family Science
- Integrated Physiology/Pharmacology
- Integrative Conservation/Anthropology
- Integrative Conservation/Ecology
- Integrative Conservation/Forestry/Natural Resources
- Integrative Conservation/Geography
- Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
- Kinesiology
- Language/Literacy Education
- Law
- Learning/Design/Technology
- Life-Span Developmental Psychology
- Linguistics
- Marine Science
- Mass Communications
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Microbiology
- Middle School Education
- Music
- Music Education
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Plant Biology
- Plant Breeding/Genetics/Genomics
- Plant Pathology
- Political Science/International Affairs
- Poultry Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Romance Languages
- School Psychology
- Science Education
- Social Studies Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Statistics
- Textile Sciences
- Theatre
- Toxicology
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary/Biomedical Science
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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acceptable scores vary by test. |
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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Institutional placement testing program. |
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