New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL

New College says that "an undergraduate education includes, at the very least, a concentration or 'major' field of study in which a student acquires in-depth knowledge of a rather focused academic area, and a program of general education through which the student achieves academic breadth and acquires important intellectual skills." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO
  • 2. Literature

    NO
  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because students may test out of the "Mathematics Proficiency" requirement through SAT or ACT scores.

  • 7. Science

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Natural or Physical Science because the "Natural Sciences" requirement may be satisfied by courses with little science content.

  • General Education Assessment

    New College of Florida uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.

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