About New College
New College expresses the goals of the St. Edward's
University mission by serving adult students whose access
to higher education is often limited by family, work,
and community demands. New College is committed
to teaching excellence with an emphasis on the liberal
arts, critical thinking, values analysis, and multicultural
perspectives. Applying the principles
of adult learning, New College offers students the
opportunity to earn credit through recognition of
prior learning and various other options, including
seminar, individualized/directed study, and online
courses.
New College responds to emerging directions
in higher education, reviewing and revising programs
in light of new technologies. Offering quality
degree programming for adults within the context of
the larger university, New College is committed to
helping students achieve their potential as lifelong
learners.
The goals of the New College programs
are to provide adults with: a high quality undergraduate
program designed for the particular needs of adults;
an academic program and support services that enable
adults to graduate within reasonable time; a cost-effective
program; an educational program that emphasizes learning
outcomes; learning opportunities that emphasize the
development and application of personal value system,
as well as an understanding of the values of others;
a liberal arts education that develops critical reasoning
skills; and an academic program which stresses that
learning is a continuous, lifelong process. |