Florida residents age 60 and over are eligible to enroll in New College courses tuition-free on an audit basis. Keep in mind that classes at New College are small and classroom space is limited.
No grades are given for course auditors and no credit is earned. Attendance is restricted 到 meetings of the approved course. Auditors do not participate in other aspects of College life and do not qualify for other student services. Auditing privileges may be denied or revoked at any time. The College reserves the right to limit the number of courses audited by any one person.
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Florida residency for course auditing purposes is attained when you have lived in the state of Florida for twelve (12) consecutive months immediately prior 到 first day of classes. Three forms of identification, which must be dated/issued at least twelve (12) months prior 到 first day of classes of the semester in which enrollment is intended are required to verify Florida residency:
- Florida driver’s license or state identification card
- Florida voter registration
- Florida vehicle registration
Please contact the 办公室 of the Registrar for other forms of acceptable legal documents.
- Fill out and submit the Request to Audit a Course Form 到 办公室 of the Registrar.*
- Fill out and submit a New College of Florida Immunization Form.
- Complete a satisfactory background check through the 办公室 of Environmental 健康 and 安全.*
- Upon receipt of your request form, the 办公室 of the Registrar will share it with the Provost’s 办公室 for review and approval.
- The 办公室 of the Registrar will inform you of the Provost’s 办公室 decision.
*If you previously audited a course at New College, please fill out and submit the Returning Community Auditor Form 到 办公室 of the Registrar.
Community Auditors are required to purchase a parking permit from the New College Parking Services 办公室 to park on campus. A vehicle registration form must be filled out online to obtain a parking permit. Permits may be picked up at the Parking Services 办公室 located at the START Center, Jane Bancroft Cook Library, 101房间.
START Center hours, Monday – Friday, from 8 AM to 5 PM, p磨练 (941) 487-4635 or by email: [email protected].
Community auditors are not issued New College student identification cards.
College students are expected to adhere to certain standards of classroom etiquette. That is, the manner in which students should act when class is in session. The extent of participation in classroom discussion, reading assignments, and homework/papers will be established by the individual instructor. To that end:
- Please be courteous and considerate of the students who are taking the class for credit.
- Do not bring guests to attend classes with you.
- Be Respectful: be on time and stay the entire class. It is disruptive to be late.
- Address the professor correctly: learn the professor’s name so that you can ask a question or address them when needed.
- Turn off your cell p磨练: or set it to silent/vibrate so that it does not make any sound during the class. Also, never answer a p磨练 call during class.
- Do not pack up before class ends: this can be distracting 到 professor and students trying to listen 到 end of the lecture.
- Raise your hand to ask a question or make a comment.
- Ask the instructor before using technology such as cell p磨练s, laptops, and recording devices.
If you are not sure what is acceptable in the classroom, ask the instructor what their preference is.