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Academic
Information
The Advanced Academy is administratively housed in the
University's Honors College, and Academy students
are automatically qualified for and encouraged
to enroll in Honors courses. Benefits of the Honors
College include:
- smaller
classes taught seminar style
- specialized
instruction
- exceptional
undergraduate research opportunities
- mentoring
relationships with faculty
- another
peer group of academically-oriented students
- leadership
opportunities with the Honors Council
How Credit
Transfers Between the Academy and High Schools
The coursework Academy students complete at the University of West
Georgia serves to complete high school graduation requirements.
Classes are taken exclusively at the college level, and the high
school diploma is issued by the high school.
Academy students
must meet graduation requirements established by the Georgia
Board of Education and their own local Boards of Education.
This means that Academy students must complete the same number
of English, science, mathematics, social science, foreign language,
physical education and health, and elective credits (Carnegie
Units) as their counterparts in high school. Academy staff members
maintain close contact with students' home high schools to ensure
that requirements are met. University
semester credit hours are converted to Carnegie Units in a 5
to 1 ratio: five semester hours equal one Carnegie Unit.
Suggested University of West Georgia Course/ High School
Course Equivalents
(Students are advised individually to create the best schedule
for their individual needs.)
| High School Course
(1
unit each) |
University of West Georgia Course (unless
noted, all courses below carry 3 semester hours) |
Comments |
| Junior English |
English
Composition: ENGL 1101 AND ENGL 1102 |
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| Senior English
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One
semester of American Literature:
ENGL 2130
One semester
of British Literature:
ENGL 2120
With permission
of the sending school system, World Literature, ENGL 2110,
or any other higher level English course, could be substituted
for one of the above. |
A
student missing only Senior English would be required
to take the English Composition sequence ENGL 1101 and
1102. If a student has a 610 or better SATV score,
he/she may skip ENGL 1101/1102 and move on to an Honors
American, British, and/or World Literature. Once
the student has completed an Honors Literature course
with a “B” or better, he/she may be eligible
to enroll in virtually any upper level English course
at UWG. |
| Algebra II |
Mathematical
Modeling: MATH 1101
College
Algebra: MATH 1111
Trigonometry
and Analytical Geometry: MATH 1112
Pre-calculus:
MATH 1113 (4 hours)
Survey
of Calculus: MATH 1413
Calculus
I: MATH 1634
Introductory
Statistics: MATH 2063
Calculus
II: MATH 2644 (4 hours)
Calculus
III: MATH 2654 (4 hours)
Foundations
of Number Systems: MATH 2703
Linear
Algebra: MATH 2853
Ordinary
Differential Equations: MATH 3303 |
Given
the varying proficiencies in mathematics of many of the
Academy students, it is possible that a student missing
Algebra II would test into placement higher than College
Algebra. Such a student would still be required
to complete enough course work above College Algebra in
order to meet high school graduation requirements. |
| Geometry
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With
permission of the sending high school, the requirement
of a second unit of math would also be met with the courses
listed above. |
For
each Carnegie Unit a student has remaining in high school,
the student would take a minimum of 5 semester hours of
math at UWG. Courses actually taken will depend
on student’s proficiencies, remaining high school
requirements, and career aspirations. |
| Chemistry
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Survey
of Chemistry I: CHEM 1151 (4 hrs.) AND EITHER
Survey
of Chemistry II: CHEM 1152 (4 hrs.) OR
Principles
of Chemistry I: CHEM 1211K (4 hrs.), OR
Principles
of Chemistry I: CHEM 1211K (4 hrs.) AND
Principles
of Chemistry II: CHEM 1212K (4 hrs.) |
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| Physical Science/Physics |
Introductory
Physics I: PHYS 1111 (4 hrs.) AND
Introductory
Physics II: PHYS 1112 (4 hrs.) |
Engineering
and other science majors should use the following sequence
instead:
Principles
of Physics I: PHYS 2211 (4 hrs.) AND
Principles
of Physics II: PHYS 2212 (4 hrs.) |
| American History |
U.S. History to 1865: HIST 2111 AND
U.S. History Since 1865: HIST 2112 |
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| World History
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Survey
of World History/Civil I: HIST 1111 AND
Survey
of World History/Civil II: HIST 1112 |
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| Government/Civics
(½ unit) |
American
Government: POLS 1101 |
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| Economics
(½ unit) |
Principles
of Macroeconomics: ECON 2105 OR
Economics
For Everyone: ECON 2100 |
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| Foreign Language
(1 unit = 2 classes, 2 units = 4 classes) |
French:
FREN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002 OR
Spanish:
SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002 OR
German:
GRMN 1001, 1002, 2001, and 2002 |
Students
entering with ½ or more units of high school foreign
language credit will be placed after consultation with
the Foreign Language Department. Students who have
started a language sequence not offered by UWG will be
allowed, with the permission of the sending high school,
to pursue completion of that sequence through the University
System of Georgia Independent Study Program. |
| Health (½
unit) |
Personal
Wellness: PWLA 1600 (2 hrs.) AND
Health
Issues: PWLA 2611 (1 hr.) |
Offered
in Fall semester only |
| Personal Fitness
(½ unit) |
Personal
Fitness: PWLA 2685 (3 hrs.) |
Offered
in Spring semester only |
Available
Classes
Academy students are free to enroll in any course at the University
of West Georgia. In the middle of each semester, the University
of West Georgia publishes a schedule of classes to be offered the
following semester. To view this schedule of classes, click here.
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