Academics
The university offers bachelor's degrees in more than 50 majors, as well as master's degrees in education and counseling. FVSU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate, baccalaureate, master's and specialist degrees.
Accredited degree programs include:
- Teacher Education degree programs which are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
- The Veterinary Technology Program, accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA).
- The Family and Consumer Sciences Program, accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
- The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association.
- The Child Development programs, accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Development Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
- Rehabilitation Counseling and Case Management accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
The university also offers the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP).
Outreach services include Fort Valley State's Cooperative Extension Service Program, where extension service specialists operate in 42 Georgia counties, and the Pettigrew Conference Center, which hosts more than 500 courses and events for 51,000 patrons each year. In an effort to accommodate graduate and non-traditional students, external degree program courses are also being offered at off-campus sites in Macon, Cochran, Warner Robins and Dublin.
A growing list of online courses, offered via WebCT are being offered allowing students to pursue a number of majors, including the English Department's, Technical and Professional Writing Degree Program, in the comfort of their own home.
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