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Georgia Gwinnett College offers targeted baccalaureate degrees in areas such as biology, business administration, criminal justice, early childhood education, English, exercise science, history, information technology, mathematics, political science, psychology and special education. The College also offers teacher certification concentrations in biology, English, history, mathematics and political science.

Beginning with the fall 2011 semester, students may augment their main course of study with one of seven minor concentrations: business administration, criminal justice/criminologyleadership, English, history, information technology and political science.

GGC uses the most advanced educational technology available to deliver high-impact learning. Built-in class recorders capture lectures and allow students to review and add notes to material they find important, while smart phones allow for quizzes and class discussions via text message. Georgia Gwinnett College’s high-caliber professors use these and other advances in technology to create high-energy, high-tech learning experiences that get their students to continue talking – and thinking – long after class is over.

GGC places assessment of student learning at the center of all planning activities from the onset of each program of study and, in fact, at the center of planning for the overall educational experience of the student. See GGC's student learning outcome goals.

If you're looking to start your own business, complete your pre-med degree, or to provide support services in the community, GGC has a degree with you in mind - all on a high-tech campus where education is interactive.

Areas of Study

 

Bachelor of Science in Biology

  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology and Biotechnology
  • General Biology
  • Teacher Certification

Bachelor of Business Administration

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Minor: Business Administration
  • Minor: Leadership

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Criminology

  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminology
  • Liberal Arts
  • Minor: Criminal Justice/Criminology (spring 2012)

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Arts in English

  • English Interdisciplinary Studies
  • English Language and Literature
  • English Writing and Rhetoric
  • Teacher Certification
  • Minor: English

Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science

Bachelor of Arts in History

  • American History
  • History: Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Western Civilization
  • World History
  • Teacher Certification
  • Minor: History (spring 2012)

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

  • Business Information Technology
  • Information Technology Systems and Security
  • Software Development
  • Minor: Information Technology

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Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Teacher Certification

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

  • American Government
  • Comparative Politics
  • International Relations
  • Legal Studies
  • Teacher Certification
  • Minor: Political Science

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

  • Clinical/Personality Psychology
  • Cognitive/Neuroscience Psychology
  • Developmental/Educational Psychology
  • Social/Applied Psychology

Bachelor of Science in Special Education

Certifcates

Certificate in Latin American Studies

Other Courses

GGC offers students the opportunity to take courses in military science leadership, offered through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.  GGC also offers courses and areas of study for students interested in entering the medical field, nursing, medical technology and other related occupations. See a complete list of courses available on the Programs of Study page. Beginning in the spring of 2012, the College will offer students an opportunity to earn a certificate in Latin-American Studies.