University of West Georgia College of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Cheryl Thomas Hill
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $30

University of West Georgia College of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 91
Acceptance rate 72.5%
Enrollment 57 full-time
135 part-time
Test requirements Neither GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for any of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 275
Acceptance rate 54.2%
Enrollment 222 full-time
416 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 59
Acceptance rate 52.5%
Enrollment 37 full-time
163 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 13
Acceptance rate 46.2%
Enrollment 1 full-time
84 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ed.D.
(10)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
100.0 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 4%
student counseling and personnel services 16%
elementary teacher education 11%
junior high/intermediate/middle school teacher education 2%
secondary teacher education 3%
special education 15%
educational/instructional media design 16%
other 34%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 249
Master’s program graduates 266
Education specialist program graduates 237
Doctoral program graduates 7

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 61
Part-time faculty 60
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 97%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 0.0%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions)
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 9.2%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score N/A
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 2.1
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.3
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students N/A
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students N/A
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 46.2% – Medium
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.1:1 – Low
Student-faculty ratio 0.5:1 – Low
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands)
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions)

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Kimberly Jordan
Financial aid phone (678) 839-6421

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $4,130 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $16,524 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $173 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $689 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees $1,586 per year
Room and board $6,856
Books and supplies $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses N/A

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships N/A
Teaching assistants N/A
Research assistants N/A
Other appointments N/A
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships N/A