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Hi. I'm Dlynn Armstrong-Williams,
Department Head of Political Science
& International Affairs,
and I'm here to tell you about
a  really exciting opportunity.
Are you contemplating pursuing
a political science degree
at the University of North Georgia,
but circumstances are 
right now keeping you
from physically attending at one
of our five campuses?
Well, here's your chance.
For the first time ever in our department,
we are offering a
Bachelor of Science degree
in Political Science
completely online!
So, starting this
upcoming Fall 2020
you will be able to complete
our entire program virtually.
This is an exciting development for us
and a great opportunity for you.
But don't take my word for it.
I want you to hear from 
the program's pioneer,
Apollonia Johnson,
who just completed the entire program,
and is our very first fully-online graduate.
It was a wonderful, 
it was a great experience.
Everybody was incredibly responsive.
And the faculty was great.
The classes and courses online
were  great.
Communication was very easy,
as I was already used
to doing a lot of it
online and via
email anyways.
Definitely the flexibility.
Without the flexibility
I wouldn't be sitting here today.
Being able to
access my courses online,
and the times when I had,
that I had available
after nap times...
when I got off work...
or grocery shopping,
was certainly integral to,
to me receiving this diploma.
As a single mother and
a full-time working adult
school was always kind of
the thing on the side that I did,
but it was very important
for me to finish that.
The structure really allows
for someone with a 
very busy schedule
to plan around,
around their daily life.
So, since the syllabi and faculty
and staff communicate very
comprehensively, I have to say
the only surprise was how,
how easy it was to
navigate the  whole process.
The community is certainly an aspect.
Previously, I enjoyed going
to the math and
engineering clubs and I
was part of the
Spectrum Alliances.
So,  that is certainly something,
walking through campus, that
cannot be recreated at home.
However, in the past,
especially the most recent years,
I have seen a lot of clubs
take their meetings online
and have been able to
see and visit some
of the different clubs,
allowing me to kind of be
there as they were
meeting in-person,
which was relatively cool.
I would certainly say,
the online route is for the
motivated individual.
It's exciting.
If you have good
organizational skills,
and you love learning,
then this is certainly an
option for you.
I would definitely do it again
if I could,
and can only recommend
the Political Science program.
Thank you Apollonia, and thank you
for helping us develop and roll out
this really exciting program.
If you want or need
to obtain your degree in
political science in
such a format, that's
very different than the norm,
and you're ready to join us,
please send us an
email and we'll be
glad to send you further information.
We hope to see you soon.
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