About FSC

Description
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern has a superb liberal arts core, as well as outstanding pre-professional programs (including business, communications, pre-medical, pre-law, nursing, education, sciences, as well as others). The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and welcomes students from all faith backgrounds and cultures.

The college is nationally acclaimed for academic excellence, exceptional student life programs, and championship athletics. Florida Southern is consistently ranked in the Top 10 colleges in its U.S. News & World Report category. It is also listed in The Princeton Review’s Best Southeastern Colleges, based on FSC students’ satisfaction votes.

Academic Programs
Florida Southern offers the following undergraduate degree programs:

Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Music Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts	Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Music	Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The college offers 36 majors and 40 minors.

Master’s programs are offered in Business, Nursing, and Education.

Four degree programs are offered at centers in Orlando and Ocala, Florida.

Distinctive Programs
Florida Southern College is nationally-known for engaged, active learning. Programs of distinction include:

Student-Faculty Collaborative Research - students have the opportunity to work in groups of 2 to 5 students with a faculty member on key research projects in a variety of disciplines. Results are often published or presented at national conferences.

Study Abroad - is one of the college’s most popular programs. Students can elect to study in 8 international locations for a semester, or take shorter courses in a variety of disciplines.

Honors Program – academically talented students who seek a highly-rigorous program of study may apply for admission to the FSC Honors Program that provides exciting exploration of interdisciplinary topics, as well as more extensive study of selected topics.

EXL – is designed for incoming first year students. Students work together in groups to explore interesting, and yes in some cases, very unusual topics such as Restaurant Nation: The Menus Tell the Tale of Our American Culture and Everything I need to Know About College, I Learned from Disney. This provides a great way to become acquainted with other students and faculty, in a dynamic discussion format.

Career Center – services include personalized career coaching; job search assistance; Career Expos; seminars; resume critiques; mock interviews; and graduate school planning.

The Festival of Fine Arts – offers world-class artists in concert, plays, ballet, opera, art exhibits, and jazz events. All full-time students receive complimentary admission.

Other such programs include internships, independent study, ROTC, as well as many more.

Students
Florida Southern is home to 1,946 undergradute and 108 graduate students from 40 states and 46 foreign countries.

Faculty
Florida Southern has an extraordinary faculty comprised of deeply committed teacher-scholars. There are 109 full-time faculty members who teach undergraduate courses. 88% hold the highest degree in their area of expertise.

Student-Faculty Ratio
The student-faculty ratio is 13 to 1, with an average class size of 20.

Costs for the 2007-2008 Year

Full-Time Residential	Full-Time Commuting
Tuition, Room/Board, and Fees	Tuition and Fees
$28,690.00	$21,190.00

Financial Aid
Approximately 90% of students receive some form of financial assistance. $14 million in college-funded aid is offered in 2005-2006. Contact Stephanie Fenner at 863.680.3864 for a financial aid consultation.

Honor Societies
Florida Southern College is proud to have the following honor societies:

Alpha Gamma Rho	Phi Eta Sigma
Association of Honor Students	Phi Kappa Phi
Beta Beta Beta	Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Delta Omicron	Phi Sigma Tau
Delta Sigma Pi	Pi Gamma Mu
Gamma Sigma Epsilon	Psi Chi
Kappa Delta Pi	Sigma Beta Delta
Kappa Mu Epsilon	Sigma Delta Pi
Kappa Pi	Sigma Rho Epsilon
Omicron Delta Kappa	Sigma Tau Delta
Order of Omega	Theta Chi Beta
Phi Epsilon Kappa

Campus
Florida Southern is located on a 100-acre campus, with 60 structures including a recently renovated science building, modern auditorium that seats 1,800, student-recital auditorium that seats 200, 11 computer labs, communication building with computer labs and television studio, modern residence halls, state-of-the-art wellness center, world-class Olympic swimming pool, traditional dining hall, gymnasium, tennis courts, softball, soccer stadium venues, and intramural facilities for soccer, basketball, tennis, and a wide variety of other activities.

Athletics
The Florida Southern College Moccasins are Division II and include student athletes on 15 varsity sports. The Mocs are proud of 25 NCAA Division II national championship titles and more than 350 All-American athletes. There are 12 intramural sports, which include almost 50% of all students at FSC.

Activities
Florida Southern students are actively engaged in more than 80 clubs and organizations, including special interests clubs, Student Government Association, Young Republicans, Young Democrats, sororities and fraternities, and many more! Students are nationally known for outstanding leadership skills, which result from these outstanding activity opportunities. Students are also very involved in student service projects and volunteer more than 4,000 hours each month to benefit local agencies.

Residence Halls
Florida Southern College believes that an important part of a student's education is achieved within the group living atmosphere maintained in its residence halls. Single and double room choices are available. The FSC Resident Advisors are outstanding campus leaders and coordinate great hall activities.

Alumni
Florida Southern has approximately 25,000 alumni living all over the world.

Location in Lakeland, Florida
The campus is located in Lakeland, Florida, one of Florida’s most beautiful cities in the heart of Florida’s high-tech corridor. The campus is situated on Lake Hollingsworth, which is home to the FSC water ski team. The 3-mile lake perimeter walking trail is a favorite gathering place for students. The city has wonderful restaurants, theatres, golf courses, shopping options, and museums. It is a short drive to some of the nation’s most popular beaches.