Georgia Tech-Savannah Campus Undergraduate Programs

General Information

The Savannah campus of Georgia Tech offers courses leading to the degrees Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Students may enter into these undergraduate degree programs via a number of different paths including as a direct admit transfer student from any institution to Georgia Tech, through a dual degree program offered with Armstrong Atlantic State University, or through the Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program (GTREP). Details of these options by which students can enter into the academic programs are outlined below.

The curricula for the undergraduate programs are the same as those in their corresponding academic units in Atlanta and are presented elsewhere in the Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering sections of this catalog.

The cornerstone of campus activities is the use of technology-enhanced classrooms and studios that allow seamless collaboration between the campuses of Georgia Tech — from classroom instruction and research projects to guest lectures and student organizations. Students are also offered many opportunities for hands-on learning while they complete their degree programs, ranging from undergraduate research projects and internships to Georgia Tech’s world-renowned Cooperative Program.

The Regional Engineering Program designation is used for all undergraduate degree programs offered through the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus, irrespective of the path by which a student is admitted. In order to receive the Cooperative Plan designation, a student must be admitted to the Division of Professional Practice and complete a minimum of three work sessions, at least two of which must be undertaken during the fall or spring semesters. The Cooperative Plan normally requires an additional year for completion.

Georgia Tech-Savannah Campus Undergraduate Programs – Transfer Program

Students who have completed sixty semester hours of college coursework may apply for transfer admission into the undergraduate degree programs offered on the Savannah campus of Georgia Tech. Students in the transfer program are taught by Savannah-based Georgia Tech faculty, complemented by distance instruction from the Georgia Tech Atlanta campus.

Georgia Tech-Savannah Campus Undergraduate Programs – Dual Degree Program with AASU

The Georgia Tech-Savannah / Armstrong Atlantic State University Partnership Program has been created to provide a unique dual degree opportunity for students applying to Georgia Tech to take courses at Armstrong Atlantic State University for the first two years of their engineering degree program in conjunction with Georgia Tech’s Savannah campus. This partnership provides the best of both campuses for students seeking the finest in engineering education, but looking for a smaller community and more personalized, hands-on instruction.

This program is distinct from the statewide Regents’ Engineering Transfer Program and the Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program. These programs both require participants to enroll at a partner institution for approximately two years before enrolling as a Tech student in the junior year. This new dual degree partnership program offers admission to both Armstrong Atlantic State University and Georgia Tech-Savannah as freshmen.

During the first two years, students will take courses from both AASU and Georgia Tech-Savannah faculty and have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular activities such as the Georgia Tech cooperative engineering program. Campus housing and financial aid will be available through AASU. At the end of the sophomore year, and upon successful completion of the degree requirements, students will receive an Associate of Science degree from AASU (final approval of this degree is pending at the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia). The remainder of the program will be focused on completing the degree requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech-Savannah Campus Undergraduate Programs – Regional Engineering Program

The Regional Engineering Program (GTREP) is operated under a formal academic collaboration between Georgia Tech and three partner institutions: Armstrong Atlantic State University and Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia and Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.

During the freshman and sophomore years of the undergraduate degree program, students are enrolled at one of the three partner institutions. These universities offer all of the humanities, mathematics, and science courses and some of the engineering courses required in the first two years of the Georgia Tech engineering curricula. Prior to their junior year, students apply for transfer admission to Georgia Tech and complete their degree program as a Georgia Tech-Savannah student. Students are taught by Savannah-based Georgia Tech faculty, complemented by distance instruction from the other Georgia Tech campuses.