Kenneth D. Jones, Dean

Office of the Dean of the Graduate School & Research Services
Georgia College & State University Campus Box 73
Milledgeville, Georgia 31061

[ Graduate Programs ]

The mission of the Graduate School & Research Services is to educate our students at the highest level in their academic discipline and to provide them with a foundation for continuous learning as future scholars, teachers, and professionals. This is accomplished by providing high quality programs in several specialties of arts and sciences, and in business, education, and health sciences. Admission is based on criteria specific to each program. The programs of study emphasize independent and advanced applied research skills, professional development, cultural breadth beyond the baccalaureate degree, and sophisticated techniques that are applicable to many paths taken by students with superior academic qualifications who are judged capable of performing acceptably in advanced studies. The mission of the Graduate School & Research Services is supportive of the stated purpose of the university and emphasizes continuous quality improvement in all programs.

Graduate study is much more than a continuation of undergraduate work and should be contemplated only by students who have demonstrated in earlier studies an exceptional intellectual ability and capacity for independent thought and investigation. Admission requirements serve to maintain the high standards that are characteristic of graduate study and serve to benefit the students in helping them decide early whether they should undertake such a course of action. By means of an admission classification system, Georgia College & State University provides for the maintenance of high standards in its degree programs. It also provides for, and makes its facilities available to, a wide variety of students who are not eligible for advanced degrees, or who do not wish to become applicants for degrees.

All graduate programs are administered through the office of the Dean of the Graduate School. The dean chairs the Graduate Council, which includes representative faculty from throughout the university. The Graduate Council advises the dean on all matters appropriate to the Graduate School including program development, admission standards and program evaluation. Program coordinators monitor graduate programs, provide assistance to students, make admission decisions, and perform other operational functions for their particular program areas.

Graduate programs at Georgia College & State University are designed to provide advanced training in professional studies including business, education, logistics systems, management information systems, health services, and public administration as well as disciplinary areas including biology, history, English, and psychology. The programs award the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Management Information Systems, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science, Master of Science in Administration, Master of Science in Logistics Systems, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Public Affairs, Joint MSN/MBA, and Specialist in Education.

Programs in teacher education at the Masters level (M.Ed.) are provided in administration and supervision, early childhood education, middle grades education, health promotion, health and physical education, special education, instructional technology, and the following secondary fields: English, mathematics, natural science (biology), and social science. Masters of Arts in Teaching programs (MAT) are offered in health, French, Spanish and the following secondary fields: English, mathematics, history, political science, biology, chemistry, physics and broad field science and social science. Programs at the Specialist level include: administration and supervision, early childhood education, health and physical education, middle grades education, natural science education (biology), and social science education.

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