2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

Two swimming pools, soccer fields, baseball and softball diamonds,
four regulation tennis courts and two four-wall racquetball
courts are located on campus. Nearby are two 18-hole golf
courses. Students are welcome to use these facilities and to take
advantage of many other recreational opportunities afforded by
the warm, sunny climate, the Atlantic Ocean and the natural
waterways in Brevard County. Surfing, water skiing, swimming,
boating and fishing are popular activities throughout the area.
The All Faiths Center and the United Campus Ministry
office are located at the southern end of the campus on Babcock
Street (adjacent to the Psychology building). The center is open
to all students as a place to pray, meet friends and consult with
volunteer campus ministers who serve in an educational consortium.
The United Campus Ministry serves as a clearinghouse for
all religious activities.
Study Abroad
Several types of study-abroad opportunities are available at
Florida Tech, including programs with European partner institutions.
One of these programs permits Florida Tech students to
take Florida Tech courses—essentially the same courses they
would take in Melbourne—at CERAM EAI Tech, located in
Sophia Antipolis, a high-tech community on the Côte d’Azur
near Nice, France. This institute prepares students from France
and other countries for entry into the junior year of nearly all
Florida Tech programs by offering them the same curricula they
would take during the first two years in Melbourne. As a result,
students who start their programs in Melbourne have an opportunity
to study in Sophia Antipolis for a semester or full year to
take second-year (and certain third-year) Florida Tech courses,
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in English, while at the same time gaining knowledge and
experience of a different culture and preparing for full participation
in the global business and technology community of the
21st century.
Study abroad opportunities also exist at other Florida Tech
partner schools, including the Norwegian School of Management
(NSM) in Oslo, Norway, the École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile
(ENAC) in Toulouse, France, the Berner Fachhochschule in
Switzerland (UASc Berne) and the International University of
Monaco (IUM). English is the language of instruction for all
courses at NSM, and for certain master’s programs at ENAC.
Other study-abroad programs have been designed to enable
Florida Tech students to earn European diplomas. In France,
programs at ENAC allow students to earn a French engineering
diploma along with a Florida Tech degree. Through an agreement
with the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama (UTP),
students may earn a Florida Tech Bachelor of Science in Aviation
Administration including flight option. See “International
Programs” in the College of Aeronautics section of this catalog.
Short-term study abroad programs are offered each summer,
including to such places as Oxford, England. The Oxford program,
which offers numerous core curriculum courses, is open
to all grade levels and all majors. Students earn six credit hours
while studying at Oxford University. Reduced tuition and financial
aid are available.
Additional information on these programs and others may
be obtained from the Office of Graduate and International
Programs.
The Charles and Ruth Clemente Center for Sports and Recreation houses varsity and intramural basketball courts, a racquetball court,
a complete fitness center, volleyball and badminton courts, and the athletic department offices.