UGA Online connects students with online master’s degrees, graduate certificates, and other educational opportunities at the University of Georgia, the state’s flagship university. Designed with flexibility in mind, these programs allow students to advance their education, build specialized skills, and pursue their professional goals while balancing work, family, and other commitments.

Online students earn the same University of Georgia degrees as their on-campus counterparts, with courses taught by the same UGA faculty and with the same academic standards that have always defined a UGA education. Programs span a variety of fields, including education, business, engineering, social work, and more, giving working professionals opportunities to further their education without putting their careers on hold.

UGA Online programs are intentionally crafted by instructional designers and media producers working in close collaboration with UGA faculty. Through engaging content, rich media, and interactive learning experiences, these programs are designed to support student learning while connecting learners to a community of scholars, professionals, and fellow Bulldogs. Whether students are advancing in their current field, preparing for a career change, or pursuing a personal goal, they are part of the University of Georgia community, no matter where or how they learn.

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The Office of Online Learning

UGA Online’s mission is to expand access to the University of Georgia and advance student success through high-quality online programs and courses that respond to student and workforce needs. We accomplish this by partnering with academic units and combining faculty subject-matter expertise with our specialized, integrated capabilities in strategic planning and operations, instructional design, media production, marketing, enrollment, student services, analytics, and technology.

Through these partnerships and capabilities, we:

• Build and grow new online graduate programs.
• Expand online undergraduate summer opportunities.
• Design effective online learning.
• Reach, enroll, and support students.
• Evaluate and improve existing programs and courses.
• Advance technology and innovation.
• Enable nationwide access to UGA.

Learn more about the UGA Online Team.

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State Authorizations

States require that institutions be authorized to deliver university-level distance and online education to their residents.

The University of Georgia has been approved to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA).

NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education, aimed at making the effort to obtain state authorizations more efficient for institutions and increasing student access to distance education courses and programs. Institutions participating in NC-SARA are able to offer educational opportunities in all 49 NC-SARA member states, as well as the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

The University of Georgia does not offer distance and online education to residents in American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.

The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education does not regulate out-of-state public institutions. Therefore, no action is required, and the University of Georgia is in compliance with California regulations.

For more information about the SARA initiative and the progress of state and institutional membership, please visit www.nc-sara.org/sara-states-institutions.

For information about professional licensure and certification, please visit UGA’s Office of Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness – Licensure & Certification page.