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Disabled Students: 80% of the campus is accessible. Wheelchair ramps, elevators, special parking, specially equipped rest rooms, low¬ered drinking fountains, and lowered telephones are available. Services: Counseling and information services are available, as is tu¬toring in most subjects. There is a reader service for the blind. Remedial work must be taken at the community college level.
Campus Safety: and Security: Measures include 24-hour foot and vehicle patrol, escort service, shuttle buses, and informal discussions. There are pamphlets/posters/films, emergency telephones, and lighted pathways/sidewalks.
Programs of Study: FAU confers B.A., B.S., B.A.E., B.B.A., B.F.A., B.H.S., B.P.A., B.S.E.E., B.S.M.E., B.S.N., B.S.O.E., and B.S.W. de¬grees. Associate, master’s, and doctoral degrees are also awarded. Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (biology/ biological science, botany, marine biology, and microbiology), BUSI¬NESS (accounting, banking and finance, business administration and management, international business management, marketing/retailing/ merchandising, personnel management, real estate, and small business management), COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS (art, communi¬cations, dramatic arts, English, fine arts, French, German, journalism, linguistics, music, and Spanish), COMPUTER AND PHYSICAL SCI¬ENCE (chemistry, computer science, geology, information sciences and systems, mathematics, and physics), EDUCATION (early childhood, ele¬mentary, English, foreign languages, music, science, and special), ENGI¬NEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (computer engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, and ocean engineering), HEALTH PROFESSIONS (health care administration, health science, medical lab¬oratory technology, and nursing), SOCIAL SCIENCE (anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography, history, Latin American studies, philosophy, political science/government, prelaw, psychology, public administration, social science, sociology, and urban studies). Engineer¬ing, education, and business are the strongest academically. Business, social sciences, and education are the largest.
Required: All students must take the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) required by the state. To graduate, students must com¬plete a total of 120 credit hours, with the last 30 in residence. A mini¬mum GPA of 2.0 is required. All students must take the required courses in the core curriculum, including 12 credits of civilization, 7 of science, 6 each of English composition and math, 3 each of art, the individual and society, social institutions, and a foreign language, plus 8 credits of electives.
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Miami, FL 33054
(305) 526-3750 (800) 822-1362; FAX: (305) 626-3769
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Student Life: All students are from public schools. 38% do not contin¬ue beyond their first year; 25% remain to graduate.
Housing: 835 students can be accommodated University of West Florida
PensaC0la, FL 32514-5750
(904)! 474-2230 263-1079; FAX: (904)-31 474-3360
The University of West Florida, founded in 1963, is a public, liberal arts institution that is part of the State University system of Florida. There are 4 undergraduate and 4 graduate schools. In addition to regional ac¬creditation, UWF has baccalaureate program accreditation with AAC-SB, ABET, CSWE, NCATE. and NLN. The library contains 570,769 volumes, 1,061,599 microform items, and 382 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 3333 periodicals. Computerised library services in¬clude the card catalog and interlibrary loans. Special learning facilities include an art gallery, radio station, and TV station. The 1600-acre Florida Instutie of Technology
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
(407) 674-8030 (800) 888-4348; FAX: (407) 723-9468
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Tallahassee, FL 32307-3200
(850) 599-3796 FAX: (850) 561-2428
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West Palm Beach, Ft 33416-4708
1561)805-2100
(800) 238-3998; FAX: 1561) 803-2115
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