Georgia Southern University is a public co-educational regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. It is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia. Georgia Southern is also classified as a Doctoral and Research University (2006) by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university is one of the largest Universities in the University System of Georgia with a fall 2009 enrollment of 19,086 students (Fall 2009).
Academics
Academic standards at the university have increased dramatically in the last decade - in 1999 the average SAT score was 987. For the 2009 fall semester, the average SAT score for incoming freshman was more than 1,106, an increase of 119 points. The 2008 freshman SAT average (1111) was the fourth-highest in the University System of Georgia.
In the 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges, published by U.S. News and World Report, Georgia Southern was once again recognized as a National University. Georgia Southern was reclassified as a doctoral/research institution in April 2006 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The university offers more than 115 bachelor's degree, masters degree, and Doctorate programs in eight colleges.
In addition to becoming a National University, Georgia Southern has significantly expanded its online degree offerings (). The online expansion has centered around offering several online degree options for teachers who want to advance their educational level. Teachers who already have an undergraduate degree may now apply for a Master of Education degree with one of several different concentrations. These concentrations include Instructional Technology, Accomplished Teaching, Instructional Improvement, Higher Education Administration and Educational Leadership. Georgia Southern launched its online degree expansion efforts on January 9, 2008. The Georgia Department of Education, the Board of Education, the Board of Regents, and the Professional Standards Commission agreed on three levels of standards for teachers in Georgia: initial teaching, accomplished teaching and exemplary teaching. Additional online degree offerings include the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Web MBA, Master of Science in Kinesiology (Coaching), Master of Science in Applied Economics, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, and Registered Nurse-Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. The university also offers blended programs for the Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Kinesiology and the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) in Teaching and Learning degrees. The DNP was introduced online in Fall 2008 through the University’s School of Nursing.. It is one of only two such degree programs in the state of Georgia. It becomes the fifth doctorate degree program offered by the university, joining the doctoral degree programs in psychology (PsyD), public health (DrPH), and two education degree programs (EdD).
The university currently offers a variety of Honors options, the Honors Program, President's Scholars and the 1906 Scholars.
Georgia Southern is home to the Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology. An integral part of this program is the U.S. National Tick Collection, the largest collection of ticks in the world with more than one million specimens representing most of the world's 850 species.
The College of Business Administration houses the only School of Economic Development in the southeastern United States. The School of Accountancy in the College of Business Administration is the only AACSB certified school in the United States to offer forensic accounting courses to both undergraduate and graduate students.
In 2009, the University was approved to offer its first ever Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. in Logistics/Supply Chain Management is the first of its kind to be offered in the state of Georgia through the University's College of Business Administration. Classes will begin in Fall 2010.
Enrollment
Enrollment at the university has increased in the last ten years from 13,904 in the 1998-99 school year to 19,086 students in the fall of 2009.
Rankings
- 2010 U.S. News & World Report' s America's Best Colleges
- 2010 Kiplinger's Personal Finance' Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges
- 2010 Princeton Review 301 Best Business Schools
- 2008 Forbes' America's Best Colleges
- 2009 The Princeton Review - 296 Best Business Schools
- The top ranked Nursing School in the Southeast.
Location
Georgia Southern is located in the city of Statesboro, Georgia and is accessible by Interstate 16 from the cities of Macon and Savannah. By car Statesboro is approximately one hour from Savannah and three hours from Atlanta. In addition, the university is approximately one and a half hours, by car, from the beaches and resort town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
History
When First District Agricultural & Mechanical School’s inaugural academic year began in 1908, few could have foreseen a major American university growing out of four faculty members and 15 students in just a little more than one lifetime.
More than 100 years later, Georgia Southern boasts more than 19,000 students, 2,000 faculty and staff, and more than 115 programs of study at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.
Founded as a school for teaching modern agricultural production techniques and homemaking skills to rural school children, First District A&M began within two decades to shift its emphasis to meet the growing need for teachers within the state. Its name and mission were changed in 1924 to Georgia Normal School as a training ground for educators. Five years later in 1929, full-fledged senior college status was granted and the school was renamed South Georgia Teachers College.
Ensuing decades found more name and mission changes: to Georgia Teachers College in 1939 and Georgia Southern College in 1959. Continued program and physical expansion, including one stretch, 1984-91 in which enrollment doubled from just more than 6,000 to 12,000 students. The institution would experience probably its biggest change in identity in 1990 when it became known as Georgia Southern University.
Since then, the University has embarked on a massive upgrade of facilities, adding more than $300 million in new construction. While meeting the needs for an expanded physical campus, key indicators of academic quality have also soared in the past 10 years seeing not only an increase in enrollment, but in the quality of students. Georgia Southern was named a Doctoral/Research University by Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2006. The University is recognized in leading publications including U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools, Forbes’ America’s Best Colleges and most recently by Kiplinger for being one of the Top 100 Best Values among Public Colleges and Universities. Additionally, Georgia Southern’s MBA program was named one of the Best 301 in the country by Princeton Review.
Since 1999, two new colleges have been founded: the College of Information Technology in 2001, the only one of its kind in the Southeast, and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health in 2004. Additional undergraduate and graduate programs were formed including doctorate degrees in psychology, public health and nursing.
Equally exciting have been the initiation of new offerings to meet the growing demand for online learning. Online bachelor’s degrees are available in nursing and information technology. Master’s programs are offered in kinesiology, instructional technology, accomplished teaching, instructional improvement, higher education administration and educational leadership.
Intercollegiate athletic success – including six NCAA National Championships in football - has had a powerfully positive effect on the University’s public persona and pride of faculty, staff and students.
With a “students first” approach that as the guiding principal, Georgia Southern’s athletics program has a long and storied history, rich with tradition born of success. The University has not only produced conference and national champions, but has renovated or built numerous athletic facilities – crucial to the recruitment and retention of top athletes.
The past 10 years have represented the most significant period of growth in the University’s more than 100-year history. Not only has the University grown in enrollment, but it has also grown in quality and physical size. With a Campus Master Plan in place, the University has continued to expand most recently with the addition of the 1,001-bed residence hall - Centennial Place. In addition, the University completely renovated and significantly expanded the Zach S. Henderson Library making it one of the finest University libraries in the Southeast. The institution also recently completed the construction of the Eugene M. Bishop Alumni Center that will serve as a gathering place for alumni and friends of the University. Along with expansions of the Center for Wildlife Education, the Botanical Garden and numerous others, the University campus is continually recognized for its design and beauty.
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