University of Georgia Graduate School

University of Georgia Graduate School
TypePublic
Established1910
DeanRon Walcott
Location
Athens
,
Georgia
,
United States
Websitehttp://grad.uga.edu/

The University of Georgia Graduate School coordinates the graduate programs of all schools and colleges at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. Established in 1910, the University of Georgia Graduate School administers and confers all professional, master's and doctoral degrees. The departments under which instruction and research take place are housed in the other schools and colleges at the university.[1]

The University of Georgia Graduate School is responsible for administering and conferring all professional and research master's and doctoral degrees and has conferred 72,664 degrees to date. The school offers advanced degrees in over 130 areas of discipline and has 6,766 students and approximately 1,600 graduate faculty.[2][3] Many of its academic programs rank among the highest in the nation.

In addition to its administrative functions, the Graduate School provides professional development opportunities for students, including the Dean's Awards, the Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grants for doctoral students, Summer Doctoral Research Fellowships, the Emerging Leaders Program, the Three-Minute Thesis Competition, and the Interdisciplinary Certificate in University Teaching.

In recent years, the school has received both regional and national awards for excellence in graduate admissions, and has won competitive grants for research initiatives on doctoral completion and minority attrition at the university. Suzanne Barbour currently serves as dean of the graduate school.[4]

  1. ^ "About the Graduate School". UGA Grad Studies. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  2. ^ "UGA Fact Book 2011" (PDF). University of Georgia. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  3. ^ "Recent Rankings". UGA Grad Studies. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  4. ^ "Suzanne Barbour named dean of UGA's Graduate School". 22 April 2015.