- Advanced Academy of Georgia
Infobox_University
name = Advanced Academy of Georgia
established = 1995
type = Public
city = Carrollton
state = Georgia
country = USA
faculty =
undergrad = 104
postgrad =
dean = Donald R. Wagner
head_label = Director
head = Susan Colgate
colors = Blue and Red color box|#003F8Dcolor box|#FF0014
website = [http://www.advancedacademy.org/ http://www.advancedacademy.org/]The Advanced Academy of Georgia is a residential
early college entrance program at theUniversity of West Georgia inCarrollton, Georgia . It was established by Dr.Beheruz Sethna in the 1995–1996 academic year.Academics
The Advanced Academy does not focus on a specific discipline, and therefore requires a minimum GPA, minimum
SAT and ACT scores, and that its applicants be on the College Preparatory track. The program traditionally accepts students during theirhigh school junior andhigh school senior years, though younger students considered to be exceptionally gifted have been accepted in the past.While enrolled, students are free to pursue whatever discipline they want, provided they meet the credit requirements for graduation at their high-school. This often means that in-state students must take two classes to fulfill each required high-school credit, as the Georgia State Board of Education regards 3 credit hours as being worth .6 Carnegie Units. However, most students are able to not only meet these requirements, but often earn additional credit hours, if not graduate from high-school a year earlier than their peers.
tudent Life
Students are housed in Gunn Hall, a dorm on the south-eastern corner of campus designated for Academy and honors students. The first floor is designated for honors students who choose to live there, and the second and third floors are designated for Academy students.
Since the students are housed together, they often form strong relationships during their time in the program. The administration of the program encourages this sense of community, providing (and enforcing) activities such as Thursday Night Dinner, at which guests come and speak to the students of the Academy on a variety of subjects, and regular events in Gunn Hall and around the campus specifically for the Academy students.
The
Decathlon is a very significant event in the academic year of the Advanced Academy for many students, in which the second and third floors of Gunn Hall compete against each other in many different events, including sports,board games , ascavenger hunt , and anengineering contest, known as the "Challenge." The Decathlon tends to inspire a great deal of camaraderie among the residents of a floor, while creating a great deal of competition between the floors as a whole. The Decathlon generally takes place on the weekend precedingMartin Luther King, Jr. Day in January.References
*Advanced Academy General Information and FAQ, (2006). [http://www.advancedacademy.org/geninfo.htm Academy Info and FAQ] Retrieved
August 28 ,2006
*Advanced Academy Introduction, (2006). [http://www.advancedacademy.org/index.htm Introduction to the Academy] RetrievedAugust 28 ,2006 External links
* [http://www.advancedacademy.org/ The Advanced Academy of Georgia]
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