The University of Georgia (GU)

Georgia

Tbilish - Georgia

  

Area: 69,700 sq km (N.B. 20% of Georgia’s territory is not under Georgian Government control.)
Population: 4.4 million
Capital City: Tbilisi (population: 1.1 million)
People: 71% Georgian (including subgroups of Svanetians, Mingrelians, Ajars), 7.7% Armenian, 6.5% Russian, 6% Azeri, 3% Ossete, 1.8% Abkhaz
Languages: Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz (official in Abkhazia)

Religion(s): Orthodox 84%, Muslim 9%, Armenian Apostolic 4%,
Currency: Lari (GEL)
Major political parties: United National Movement (currently in power), New Rights, Republican Party, Free Democrats, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Christian Democratic Movement, People’s Party, Democratic Movement-United Georgia, Republican Party, National Forum.
Government: Georgia is a republic with executive, legislative and judicial branches. Unicameral Parliament consisting of 150 members (75 elected by party list and 75 by single-member districts). The President appoints the cabinet, subject to approval by the legislature. There is universal suffrage for all those aged 18 and over.

EU & Georgia:Georgia signed a Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA) with the EU in July 1999. In 2006, Georgia signed up to a five-year European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan, which aims to fulfil the conditions set out in the PCA and contribute to closer political and economic co-operation between Georgia and the EU.

The University of Georgia 
Admission
Enrollment

Admission of Bachelors program is based on the results of Unified National Exams. In order to become a student, you need to register.
Primary administrative registration is on everyday (excluding Saturday and Sunday) form August 31 to September 9, between 12:00 – 18:00 hours: Kostava str.77a, # 3 building, 7th floor, room 701.

  • Check certifying the payment of the tuition fee for the first semester or the academic year (according to the full or semester contract type)
  • High school diploma (an original and a copy)
  • An identity card (original or a copy)
  • 2 pictures 3x4
  • Electronic version of the photo on a CD
  • Pre-conscription certificate for male applicants
 Evaluation Policy

Evaluation is based on the point system. The maximum score is 100 points/100%. The lowest positive score in a course is 51 points, i. e. 51% of the maximum score.


The final exam has a prevailing significance. This means that a student will be considered to have failed a course if he/she failed the final examination, in spite of his/her achievements in all the other evaluation components.


It is not allowed to evaluate the performance of a student throughout a semester only with a final examination


A Master student will be considered to have failed a course and will have to retake it unconditionally if he/she gets less than 70% at the final exam (the 35 points of the final exam are considered 100%; 70% of 35=24,5, and if we put it in a round number - 24).


A Bachelor or higher professional program student will be considered to have failed a course and will have to retake it unconditionally if he/she gets less than 60% at the final exam (the 30 points of the final exam are considered 100%;  60% of the 30 points=18).


The UG uses a single university model for the evaluation of students. In case of a different model of course evaluation, it must be presented for approval by the council of the corresponding school to the Academic council.


UG Evaluation Model for Masters Program Students:

  1. Weekly Evaluation (written quiz, homework, oral quiz, or other activity determined by the teacher, which gives him/her an opportunity to evaluate the weekly performance of a student - 15 points / 15%
  2. Midterm Examination (written or mixed) - 25 points / 25%
  3. Written/Oral thesis, presentation or other activities pre-determined by the course lecturer - 25 points / 25%
  4. Final Examination - 35 points / 35%

UG Evaluation Model for Higher Professional and Bachelors Program Students:


Weekly Evaluation (written quiz, homework, oral quiz, or other activity determined by the teacher, which gives him/her an opportunity to evaluate the weekly performance of a student - 18  points / 18%

  1. Midterm Examination                                                         20 points / 20%
  2. Midterm Examination                                                         20 points / 20%
  3. Final Examination                                                              30 points / 30%
  4. Written Thesis – Presentation                                             6 points / 6%
  5. Attendance                                                                        6 points / 6%


GPA       
Coefficient  
Evaluation Score
   4.00
   A
95%-100%
   3.50
   A-
91%-94%   
   3.25
   B+
87%-90%
   3.00
   B
84%-86%
   2.75
   B-
81%-83%   
   2.50
   C+
77%-80%  
   2.25
   C
74%-76%
   2.00
   C-
71%-73%
   1.50
   D
66%-70%
   1.25
   D-
61%-65%
   1.00
   E
51%-60%
   FX
41%-50%
   F
<40%


Positive:


A,  A-  Excellent
B+ , B,   B-  Very good
C+, C,   C- Good
D, D- Satisfactory
E Sufficient


Negative:

FX Not-passed
F Fail


For the attention of the lecturers and students:  scores are rounded according to the following principle: four and below four – to the lower edge, while five and numbers above – to the higher edge.  e. g. 65, (4, 3, 2, 1) equals 65; 65, (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) equals 66).


In case of an “f” evaluation, the student has to re-take the course and pays the cost of the credits of the course foreseen in the contract (the cost of a credit is calculated by the dividing the annual tuition fee of the program by 60).  


If a student gets the “F”/”FX” evaluation due to his/her English language incompetence, i. e. that the instructor is confident that language was the main obstacle in understanding the course, the Master student will temporarily be detached from the Master’s program and will have to take a one-semester course in English. The student will have to pay the English language course tuition according to the prices set for such cases. After completing the one semester of English and successfully passing the final exam, the student will rejoin the Master’s studies.


A student is considered to have passed the course if he gets a higher evaluation in a course than  the “F”/”FX”, while an academic year is considered to be completed if the GPA of Bachelors and higher professional program freshmen equals: 1. 25; for the sophomores – 1.5; for Juniors, seniors and Masters students -  2.


Even in case of not having the “F”/”FX” evaluation in any course, the student may still face the danger of being expelled from the University. the University of Georgia practises the modern GPA system of coefficient evaluation implying that for higher professional and Bachelors program students the sum of accumulated points divided by the quantity of courses during an academic year (except for the summer semester) should not be less than 61 (for freshmen) 66 (sophomores), 71 (juniors, seniors), 71 (Masters). E. g. If a freshmen passed ten courses, the sum of the points that he/she accumulated must not be less than 610 (610:10=61). For such students GPA equals 1.25 and so he/she can continue studying in the University for the next year.


If a student got 41-50 points out of the maximum, he/she gets a one-time advantage of re-taking the final exam. The retaking is not free and is determined by the special decree of the Rector at the beginning of every academic year. Repetitive exams are organized during the first week after the final exams are over. A student wishing to retake an exam has to pass a written request to the Curriculum office in three-days’ time after the results of the exams have been published.


If a student accumulated 50 or more points before the final examination, but failed to pass the final exam, he/she gets the chance of re-taking the exam.


It should be taken into consideration that “FX” and “F” evaluation=0 and is not counted. (Also, if a student accumulated 50, 49 or less, the GPA calculation presents 0 (zero). In this case, he/she will be given a chance to register for the summer semester and to retake the failed courses.


If a student fails to accumulate the sufficient GPA coefficient even through the summer semester, he/she will be expelled from the University for low academic performance. 
Duration of programs
The duration of study differs according to the levels (bachelor, master, doctor). The duration of study for high professional education program is determined 2 – 2.5 years, consequently 4 – 5 semesters.
  • The duration of bachelor educational program is determined 4 years, consequently 8 semesters;
  • The duration of master educational program is determined 2 years, consequently 4 semesters;
  • The duration of doctoral educational program is determined 3 years, consequently 6 semesters.
The duration of study for high professional, bachelor and master educational programs might be prolonged if: student has failed and had to retake the course, if due to the various reasons master/doctoral had to take fewer subjects than determined and if student had to take academic leave of absence.
Even the prolonged duration is limited:
  • Bachelor educational program – 6 years;
  • Master educational program – 5 years;
  • Doctoral educational program – 6 years.
Credit system
Credit shows us with what intensity this or that course has been passed, how many hours has been spent in lectures, seminars or independent work. The University of Georgia employs a modern credit-based evaluation policy which is based on the experience of American and European universities.
The credit calculation is based on the European Credit System (ECTs)
  • 1 ECT= 25 hours
  • Out of 25 hours:
  • 5 – lecture hours
  • 14/16 hours - individual and practical work of a student, presentation, preparation of a thesis;
  • 4/6 hour – exams: midterm exams (one or two), final exams.
  • Majority of subjects consist 6 credits, but there are subjects with 1,2,3,4 and 5 credits.
Bachelor's program consist 240 ECTs.
Duration: 4 years, consequently 8 semesters
  • General courses: 120 ECTs;
  • Basically – I – IV semesters;
  • Special courses: 102, 108, 114 ECTs, (depending on the type of the program, i.e. whether it finishes with courses, a bachelor's thesis or presentation) basically – V- VIII semesters;
  • Internship/ practice – 6 credits;
  • Bachelor's thesis 12 ECTs
  • Presentation 6 ECTs
The practical programs, such as public administration, business management and administration, media, information technologies and others generally finish with subjects and/or presentation.
Mater's program consist 120 ECTs
Duration: 2 years, consequently 4 semesters
  • General courses: 30 ECTs;
  • Special courses: 60 ECTs,
  • Master's thesis 30 ECTs
      • Out of these 30 ECTs:
    • 6 ECTs individual lecture/seminars with supervisor
    • 24 ECTs research and presentation
Doctoral program consist 180 ECTs
Duration: 3 years;
  • Lecture/ seminars – 30 ECTs (10 ECTs per each year)
  • Pedagogical practice – 18 ECTs (6 ECTS per year)
  • Conferences/projects 12 ECTs (4 ECTs per year)
  • Publications - 12 ECTs (4 ECTs per year)
  • Research - 108 ECTs (36 ECTs per year)

Double-degree programs
Students enrolled in the business management, tourism, economics and public administration faculty, based on their own wish have an opportunity to get additional diploma of Academy of Management ''UniMan'' (Grenoble; France); the additional conditions for double-degree programs are set at the beginning of third academic year. At the end, students will get Georgian and France diplomas.
Students enrolled in the humanitarian school, according to their wish, will study one semester either in the University of Munster (Germany) or the university ''la Sapianza'' (Italy); the additional conditions for double-degree programs are set at the beginning of third academic year.
Every UG student can participate in exchange programs of the University. This program enables students to send several months abroad, study from the best lecturers, share the cultural peculiarities of different countries, improve their foreign language skills and establish important contacts that will serve them in the future.
Students can choose one of our partner Universities:
USA :
Scranton University;
University of Central Florida;
Lincoln Collage;
Metropolitan State University;

64 Universities from New York Academy of Management ''UniMan'' (France) University Association;
Europe:
University of Munster (Germany);
University of Rome ''la Sapienza'' (Italy);
The London Collage (Great Britain);
University of New York in Prague (Czech);
Academy of Management ''UniMan'' (France);
Fill Study Application On-line for this University Now!!
Labels: , , ,