Georgia Southwestern College
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1906 |
| Endowment | $30 Million |
| President | Neal Weaver |
| Students | 2,568 |
| Undergraduates | 2,427 |
| Postgraduates | 141 |
| Location | Americus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Campus | 325 acres |
| Colors | Navy blue and Gold |
| Athletics | Peach Belt Conference |
| Nickname | Hurricanes |
| Affiliations |
University System of Georgia Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Mascot | "Surge" |
| Website | www |
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Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), located in Americus, Georgia, is a state university within the University System of Georgia that offers bachelor's degree programs, along with selected master’s and specialist degree programs.
Georgia Southwestern State University, originally the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical School, was founded in 1906. In 1926, the Georgia General Assembly granted the school a charter that authorized it to become a two-year college and to change its name to the Third District Agricultural and Normal College. The new charter also allowed the school to offer teacher training courses. The State Department of Education granted teacher certification to all students who completed the teacher training program.
The college joined the University System of Georgia (USG) in 1932 along with other state-supported institutions of higher learning in Georgia due to a legislative enactment. The newly formed USG was also placed under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents. Now a member of the USG, the college changed its name to Georgia Southwestern College and continued to offer its two-year curriculum.
The Board of Regents approved Georgia Southwestern College to transition to a four-year institution in 1964. The first bachelor's degrees were conferred in June 1968.
The name of the institution was changed to Georgia Southwestern State University in July 1996.
Since becoming a four-year institution, Georgia Southwestern has developed several master’s programs over the years. A Master of Education degree was approved by the Board of Regents in 1973 followed by a Specialist in Education in 1982. The Master of Science in Administration was made part of the curriculum in 1983. The Master of Science in Computer Science was added in the Spring of 1986, and the Master of Business Administration was added to the curriculum in 2003. Most recently, the Master of Arts in English was added in the fall of 2011, and the Master Science in Nursing (online) was added in the fall of 2012.
A historic portion of the campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as the "Third District A & M School-Georgia Southwestern College Historic District".
Georgia Southwestern's academic degrees are offered through five schools, which include the following schools:
The College of Arts and Sciences at GSW offers undergraduate degrees in art (both the B.A. and the B.F.A), biology, chemistry, dramatic arts, English, geology, history, music, political science, psychology, and sociology. It has the only undergraduate art program in the Georgia State University System with a concentration in glass blowing. Also, the school offers a Master of Art degree in English with Critical Literacy & Communication focus.
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