early childhood education, middle grades education, and liberal studies, with plans to develop consortium programs with Savannah State University in the years post-consolidation.
== Academics ==
Georgia Southern is classified as a comprehensive university by the University System of Georgia. Georgia Southern University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents.
The university is composed of 10 colleges and 5 schools (although those divisions use "college", "school", or "institute", those titles do not indicate any distinction between them):
=== Schools and Colleges ===
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering & Computing
College of Arts & Humanities
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
College of Education
College of Science & Mathematics
Fred & Dinah Gretsch School of Music
Honors College
Institute for Innovative & Integrated Studies
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Parker College of Business
School of Accountancy
School of Earth …
