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Middle Georgia State set to offer first doctoral degree. ***Corrected December 10***
By Dave Whitaker
Dec 9, 2020, 11:51

Middle Georgia State University will soon get to offer its first doctoral degree, a Doctor of Science in Information Technology. That’s because the university had its level changed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents had previously approved the doctoral degree, the first offered by Middle Georgia State, last January. With the SACSCOC approval, it will be offered staring June 2021.

According to a release, the SACSCOC approved MGA as a Level V institution December 8, Previously, the university had been accredited as a Level III institution, which allowed the University to offer master’s degrees in addition to undergraduate programs.

The level designation by SACSCOC refers to the kind of degrees institutions are approved to offer. Level I refers to institutions in which associate degrees are the highest level offered. Level II refers to institutions where bachelor’s degrees are the highest level offered, etc.

University President Dr. Christopher Blake was proud of what it meant to be able to offer a doctoral degree saying, A doctoral degree is almost universally the terminal academic qualification in a discipline or field. It represents the gold-standard of academic qualifications. As a public university, we could not be more proud or motivated to join those institutions that have been publicly granted the responsibility for providing the doctoral academic qualification.”


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