Oglethorpe University Adult Degree Program

06/18/2019

Congratulations to the Oglethorpe University class of 2019, and a special thanks to Adrian Ransom for speaking at the ceremony on behalf of Adult Degree Program students!

Congratulations to the more than 240 graduates honored at Oglethorpe’s 2019 Commencement on May 18! Check out our live feed video and social media round-up from the festivities—you just might see yourself or your own posts included! Donald Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post and chai...

03/02/2018

Things might look a little different on campus this summer; Construction for the new Cousins Center for Science and Innovation begins in May!

Oglethorpe has announced plans for the I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation, scheduled to break ground in spring 2018 and open in 2019. The building is named in honor of 1927 Oglethorpe alumnus Ike Cousins, a science major and three-sport letterman, and in recognition of a genero...

01/23/2018

We've added a bunch of lunchtime, evening, and weekend admission events to our calendar. Take a look and come for a visit when it's convenient for you!

Lunchtime Campus Tour Stop in during your lunch break to get a quick tour of campus and answers to your questions. Offered once per week. Information Session Held on weekends and evenings once per month, info sessions include a short presentation about our programs, Q&A with admission counselors and...

10/06/2017

Find us tomorrow at the Atlanta Chili Cook Off right down the street from our campus at Brookhaven Park. Use code "petrel" for $5 off admission!

General Admission will start at 1:00 p.m. (Unlimited Samples)VIP ticket only sampling will start at 12:00 p.m.(Early Admin at 12:00 pm- Open Bar - Swag Bag - Commemorative Spoon - Unlimited Samples)(Kids 12 & Under Free Admission with Adult)Unlimited Tasting of Chili & Brunswick Stew from 75+ R...

10/04/2017

Veterans! Catch us at the RecruitMilitary Veteran Job and Education Fair this Thursday at the new Mercedes Benz stadium!

RecruitMilitary has held 33 events in Atlanta, drawing 15,454 attendees and 1,401 exhibitors.

09/29/2017

Big news to share today about a gift that will bring incredible opportunities for Oglethorpe's adult students!

Oglethorpe University announced today the receipt of the largest gift in its 182-year history, valued at $50 million, from alumnus Q. William “Bill” Hammack, Jr. ’73 to establish a new School of Business, slated to open in the fall of 2019. This is the largest gift to a liberal arts and sciences uni...

09/21/2017

USA Today’s annual college rankings named Oglethorpe University one of the southeast’s best in “Top Overall Quality.”

USA Today’s annual college rankings, prepared by College Factual, named Oglethorpe University one of the southeast’s best in “Top Overall Quality.” College Factual is a college choice resource that evaluates more than 1,300 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. to create annual rankings ba...

09/14/2017

Unlimited chili samples AND free OU gear? Only at the Atlanta Chili Cook Off!

"Cook & Compete or Just Come To Eat!"

09/08/2017

Washington Monthly has once again ranked Oglethorpe University among its top U.S. liberal arts colleges and a Best Bang for the Buck in the Southeast, the “exclusive list of schools that best help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.” Washington Monthly’s annual Colle...

07/14/2017

We are taught to live our dreams and passions, but what happens when our dreams are permanently deferred? Watch this moving TEDx feature by Soniah Kamal, a Pushcart Prize nominated essayist and fiction writer who is teaching a "Writing the Global Experience" course this fall at Oglethorpe University.

We are taught to live our dreams and passions, but what happens when our dreams are permanently deferred? We often fall into the trap of living in the "land ...

07/13/2017

Join us after work on Thursday, July 20 at 5:30 PM to get your questions answered and take a campus tour. There's still time to enroll for the fall semester!

05/23/2017

ICYMI: See photos and video from the Oglethorpe University 2017 commencement ceremony!

THE CLASS OF 2017 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 13 AT 9:00 A.M. ON THE ACADEMIC QUAD.