The University of North Georgia is all but official after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approved the institution’s plans to consolidate two area schools: Gainesville State College and North Georgia College & State University. The approval came at the accrediting organization’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, this week. “Many individuals have worked countless hours to bring us to this point in our consolidation effort,” said University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby in a press release.