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THE MISSION OF NEW COLLEGE
New College offers an undergraduate liberal arts
education of the highest quality in the context of a small, residential
public honors college with a distinctive academic program which develops
the student's intellectual and personal potential as fully as possible;
encourages the discovery of new knowledge and values while providing
opportunities to acquire established knowledge and values; and fosters the
individual's effective relationship with society.
As a member of the State University System of
Florida, New College of Florida, the 4-year residential liberal arts
honors college of the State of Florida, preserves its distinctive mission
as a residential liberal arts honors college. To maintain this mission,
New College of Florida has the following goals:
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To
provide a quality education to students of high ability who, because of
their ability, deserve a program of study that is both demanding and
stimulating.
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To
engage in undergraduate educational reform by combining educational
innovation with educational excellence.
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To
provide programs of study that allow students to design their
educational experience as much as possible in accordance with their
individual interests, values, and abilities.
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To
challenge undergraduates not only to master existing bodies of knowledge
but also to extend the frontiers of knowledge through original research.1
New College pursues these goals through highly
selective admissions, an individualized and intensive "academic
contract" curriculum, frequent use of individual and small-group
instruction, an emphasis on student/faculty collaboration, a required
senior thesis, and innovative approaches to the modes of teaching and
learning.2
ACCREDITATION
New
College of Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the Bachelor
of Arts degree.
EQUAL EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY POLICY
New
College of Florida is committed to the principles of equal educational
and employment opportunities for, and non-discrimination towards
applicants and employees with respect to race, color, religion, age,
disability, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, and veteran status, as provided by
law and in accordance with the College's respect for personal dignity.
It is the College’s goal to create and maintain a work and study
environment that is positive and free of unlawful discrimination.
Further, the College encourages the recognition of diversity of its
population and seeks to promote delivery systems, curricula activities,
and programs that reflect this diversity in all facets of College life.
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1 As described in Florida Statutes 240.2011 & Florida
Legislature 2001 SB 1162, Section 39 and Florida Statutes 1004.32.
2 As endorsed by New College Faculty, Fall 2000.
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