State University of West Georgia
Web Site(s): http://www.westga.edu/-distance
E-mail: distance@westga.edu
Certificate Programs: Distance Education
Class Titles: Graduate courses in Research , Media,
Technology, English to Speakers of Other Languages,
Public Administration , Business Administration , Nursing,
Counseling/Educational Psychology.
Teaching Methods: Computers: Internet, real-time chat, electronic classroom, e-mail.CD-ROM.L1STSERV.TV. videotape.
Other: videoconferencing.
Credits Granted for: examination (CLEP, ACT-PEP, DANTES,
GRE).
Admission Requirements: Undergraduate: SAT or ACT, high
school GPA, college preparatory curriculum. Graduate: bachelor's degree, appropriate admission test, 3 letters of recommendation. Certificate: see master's degree; see graduate.
On-Campus Requirements: varies among courses.
Tuition and Fees: Undergraduate: $840/12 hours or more if
resident; if nonresident, add tuition of $2,231. Graduate:
$617/12 hours or more if resident; if nonresident, add tuition
of $1,640. Doctoral: see graduate. Application Fee: $1 5.
Other Costs: $60 undergraduate, $40 graduate health fee ;
$1 35 undergraduate, $90 graduate athletic fee; $9 undergraduate,
$6 graduate transportation fee. Credit by: semester.
Financial Aid: Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan,
Federal PLUS Loan , Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study,
VA, Georgia resident programs
Accreditation: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
Business, National League for Nursing, National Association
of Schools of Music, National Association of Schools of
Public Affairs and Administration, American Chemical Society
Consortium for Diversified Psychology Programs.
Description: The State University of West Georgia (1933)
originated as the 4th District Agricultural and Mechanical
School. In 1956, the institution was authorized to confer the
BS degree in Education, making it a 4-year, senior college in
the University System of Georgia. During the following years,
the college became one of the fastest-growing institutions of
higher learning in the South, maturing into a university in
1996. The Distance Learning program began in 1995 following
the passing of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Act of 1992 by the Georgia legislature.
Honors House, 1600 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118
Phone: (770) 836-4647
Fax: (770) 836-4666
