The University originated in 1906 as the Fourth District Mechanical & Agricultural
School. In 1957 the Georgia Board of Regents authorized the school to confer a B.S. in Education. In 1967 the Board of Regents authorized
the creation of a graduate-level program issuing master's degrees.
In 1996, the name was changed by the Board from
West Georgia College to
State
University of West Georgia, as part of the changes made to the entire University System of Georgia. On January 12th, 2005, the name of the institution was again
changed by the Board from
State University of West Georgia to
University of West Georgia [1] 
.
