Profile: New College of Florida

Fast Facts

Location:Sarasota
Setting:Urban
Population:450,000
Enrollment:850
On Campus:95%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/27
  • Spring 02/04

Tuition & Payments

PLAN B: UNEVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
UNEVEN - Host campus accepts a few more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals:
$4,736

More Info

Receive From Canada
PLAN B

Campus Diversity
94%Caucasian
1%African American
1%Hispanic
1%Asian American
1%Native American
1%International
1%Other


Campus Profile

New College of Florida is the state's stand alone, independent honors college. Founded in 1960 the college is nationally acclaimed and recognized for its innovative approach to learning. It is situated on Florida's gulf coast on Sarasota Bay and adjacent to the Ringling Museum of Art and historic Asolo Theatre. From campus it's a short drive to some of Florida's finest beaches: Siesta Key, Lido Beach and Anna Maria Island. Independent study, original research and experiential learning are encouraged. Grades are not awarded. Instead, students receive narrative evaluations written by a faculty sponsor, and classwork is evaluated on demonstrated mastery of material(pass/fail). Classes are small and generally no larger than 20 students. Classes recess during the entire month of January when all students are required to develop an Independent Study Project (ISP). Projects may be completed on or off-campus.

Campus Location - The college is located on Sarasota Bay, just 40 minutes south of Tampa. It sits alongside the Ringling Museum of Art and the historic Asolo Theatre. The local airport is in walking distance.

Helpful Information - The college never award grades or grade point averages. It is important to clarify in advance with the students' home campus, how the New College courses will transfer to the home school. Students will receive narrative evaluations on all classwork, but there is no formula to convert the narratives to grades or a grade point average.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: Anthropology

Area Studies: Gender, Ethnicity and Multicultural Studies, International Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Art History, Visual Arts

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Genetics

Chemistry: Chemistry

Economics: Economics

English: Comparative Literature, Language and Literacy

Environmental Studies: Environmental Sciences

Foreign Language: Classical Languages, French, German, Russian, Spanish

General Studies: Arts and Science, Classical Studies, Gender Studies, Humanities, Individualized Degree Program, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberal Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Social Studies

History: History

Marine Sciences: Marine Biology

Mathematics: Mathematics, Mathematics-Physics, Statistics

Medieval/Renaissance Studies: Medieval/Renaissance Studies

Performing Arts: Music, Music History, Music Theory and Composition

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Philosophy, Religious Studies

Physics: Physics

Political Science: Political Science

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Gender Studies, Sociology, Womens Studies



Closed Programs
None are closed, but students must be highly flexible in their choice of courses. If a student needs a particular course to graduate, New College could be a challenging fit. Enrollment in any given class is not guaranteed. Students must be comfortable with alternate choices if one of their first choice courses is capped or closed.

Limitations
Classes in psychology and biological sciences may be capped and unavailable to NSE students.

Special Options
Honors Access: Yes

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements Exchange Preferences Mid-Year Exchange Non-Native English Speakers Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students Summer Exchange International Students (Visa Students)
Tuition/Fees
Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 8/15/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Application Fee: $160 Year Plan B Mandatory
Parking Fee: $75 Year Plan B Mandatory

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $0 per semester.

Financial Aid
Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
On-Campus Housing Per Semester Meal Plans Per Semester


All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.