USF 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog - USF Lakeland - Pages 203-204
Located 30 miles east of Tampa and 40 miles west of Orlando just off the newly developed Polk Parkway, the University of South Florida Lakeland (USF Lakeland) is located at the heart of the emerging Florida High Tech Corridor (FHTC). FHTC is attracting high tech industry in five sectors to include Information Technology, Medical Technologies, Microelectronics, Modeling, Simulation and Training, and Optics and Photonics. USF Lakeland leads the entire University in the field of Information Technology and brings to the FHTC and you, benefits including business partnerships, internships, research endeavors, and growth in economic development by providing an educated workforce attracting new companies to the area.
Beyond the FHTC initiative, USF Lakeland leads Central Florida as an innovator in education. With a focus on the needs of the community and its citizens, USF Lakeland has embraced opportunities to develop new academic and certificate programs responsive to the needs of local hospitals, businesses, and agencies. Fast track programs have been designed to fit your needs and those of employers. New full degree programs are continuously offered for your convenience. Furthermore, USF Lakeland goes beyond the walls of the Tampa campus and provides many full degree programs in a regional setting.
Our reputation for quality education is a promise - it delivers a pledge of satisfaction and accomplishment. As future leaders, our students will face challenges that haven’t been thought of. The ability to learn, communicate, think, create and innovate will determine success. Our commitment to integrity means we must prepare students for these challenges.
According to the publication, “Top American Research Universities,” the University of South Florida is ranked one of the top Universities in the entire nation. As a Doctoral/Research extensive institution, the highest educational ranking available, USF Lakeland is dedicated to serving the citizens of Central Florida, in a regional setting. The Lakeland campus is a distinctive, locally available University with premier research and instructional status.
Established in 1986, USF Lakeland serves over 2,000 students, offering over 20 complete undergraduate and graduate degrees through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, and Information Technology. The campus also supports a number of individual classes, electives, web-based courses, certificate programs and program partnerships with the main campus in Tampa.
USF Lakeland partners with the local community colleges including Polk Community College (PCC), South Florida Community College (SFCC), Valencia Community College - Osceola (VCC-Osceola), and Hillsborough Community College - Plant City (HCC-Plant City). Specifically, these partnerships provide a 2+2 educational opportunity by allowing you to obtain your first two years (A.A. or A.S.) from the local community college, then completing your baccalaureate and/or graduate degree through USF Lakeland. This collaboration allows you to obtain a 4-year degree, as well as a graduate degree, without leaving your community. In addition to the programs offered at USF Lakeland from a campus shared with PCC, USF Lakeland and SFCC have recently joined together to provide a complete undergraduate program in Elementary Education and a graduate program in Educational Leadership in a regional setting. Plans are underway for additional courses and complete degree program offerings at various off-campus sites including HCC-Plant City.
Undergraduate Degrees
Graduate Degrees
Undergraduate Academic Minor
*FEEDS = Florida Engineering Education Delivery System, televised courses
Certificate Programs
Type
Doctoral/Research Extensive, State University
Offering upper-level undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs
Enrollment
2,500 students
Student-Faculty Ratio
13:1
Average Age
28
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
33% Full-time
67% Part-time
Location
At the heart of the emerging Florida High Tech Corridor
Geographic Diversity
Students come from Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Eastern Hillsborough counties and other surrounding counties within a 100 mile radius of USF Lakeland.
USF Lakeland’s Master’s in Educational Leadership is the most innovative program in the State of Florida. It provides fast-track options and alternative course delivery to counteract the affects of the state’s Drop Retirement Program leaving districts with many Principal vacancies.
USF Lakeland’s Information Technology Department is the only department of its kind for the University of South Florida, and is housed entirely on the Lakeland campus. In the University’s history, this is a first for a regional campus to house and operate an entire department.
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Effective Date: Semester I, 2005
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