Students attending the University of Georgia will see smaller class sizes over the coming year as the institution hires more faculty and adds more than 300 new course sections.
UGA is using $4.4 million toward the initiative.
Reducing class sizes highlights UGA’s commitment to putting students first, President Jere Morehead said in a statement. “Reducing the number of large class sections in critical instruction areas will improve student learning and success and further enhance our world-class learning environment.”
The first of the new faculty members begin teaching this fall, and 56 will be hired in the coming year. By next fall, 319 news course sections in 81 majors will be added, most with fewer than 20 students. The state’s flagship institution, which enrolls more than 35,000 students, currently has a student/faculty ratio of 18 to 1.
The class size reduction is the latest initiative undertaken by UGA. In the spring, the university approved a new graduation stipulation for undergraduate students requiring them to participate in some type of experiential learning, such as internships, research and study abroad. Last fall the university hired 10 new faculty members to teach in 80 high-demand course sections.
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