Introduction
Over twenty years ago, the Georgia legislature founded a special Academy for a select number of elite scholars – students with a proven track record of academic excellence, community service, and social responsibility. Students who are creative, motivated, analytical, engaged, and aware of the world around them. Students like you.
The Georgia Academy of Arts, Mathematics, Engineering and Science is a residential component of the Dual Enrollment (previously Move On When Ready) program for top-performing high school juniors and seniors. (A sophomore may be considered based on curriculum and maturity.) Established in fall 1997, The Georgia Academy allows students who meet the strenuous admission requirements to obtain high school and university credit simultaneously while enrolled full-time in university courses. In the past two decades, The Georgia Academy at Middle Georgia State University has provided the opportunity for hundreds of diligent, focused, and committed students to discover and pursue their greatness in a setting dedicated to learning.
Some of our Academy students have gone on to complete their higher education with us at Middle Georgia State University. Some have left us to complete degrees at other top universities across the nation. Regardless of their ultimate academic achievements, Georgia Academy graduates have benefited greatly from the wealth of experiences and the strong academic foundation they gained while studying with us.
Whatever your interests, The Georgia Academy is dedicated to helping you pursue your academic dreams in a special place where you will be exposed to a diversity of ideas, learn from the University’s top-flight faculty, and sit in classes not only with fellow Academy students, but also with members of the Middle Georgia State student body.
The Georgia Academy is not an easy path. Expectations for our students are high, and these expectations will have to be met against a backdrop of greater independence. Most Academy students face the highest standards they’ve ever encountered while learning to be self-sufficient in time management, socialization, and community service. This level of academic rigor is not something all students are ready for at this stage of their lives. Of course, we recognize that our Academy students are a unique population, and our staff and advisors are focused on helping guide you towards academic success, and providing you with the support needed to achieve this success in a university setting. Our students are encouraged to participate in the collegiate lifestyle and to interact with their collegiate peers, with boundaries in place appropriate to our students’ age and position.