2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

ocean engineering and software engineering. The undergraduate
computer science program is accredited by ABET’s Computing
Accreditation Commission.
The undergraduate programs in education approved by the State
of Florida Department of Education are biology education, chemistry
education, computer science education, earth/space science
education, mathematics education, middle grades general science
education and physics education.
The undergraduate program in chemistry is accredited by the
Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical
Society. Students may obtain ACS-certified degrees by following
a prescribed curriculum.
The aeronautical science, aviation computer science and aviation
management programs are accredited by the Council on Aviation
Accreditation.
The Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Specialization, is accredited
by the American Psychological Association.
Operation and Control
Florida Institute of Technology was granted a charter as a nonprofit
corporation by the State of Florida in December 1958.
The corporate charter established the school as an independent
institution of higher learning with academic programs leading to
undergraduate and graduate degrees. The charter ensures that
the university will be coeducational in character and that admission
will be open to all qualified applicants regardless of race,
creed, age, sex, color or disability. Under the corporate charter,
control of the university is vested in a self-perpetuating board of
trustees. Members of the board are selected based on outstanding
ability, integrity and personal interest in the development and
preservation of the university.
The university is in compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Florida Tech provides access to higher education
for persons with disabilities through the office of Academic
Support Services. Individuals are encouraged to contact the
office at (321) 674-7110 to obtain information about the process
of registering for accommodation and services.
Financial Support
The university is supported by tuition and fees, research grants
and contracts, and assistance from foundations, industry and the
local community. Careful attention to sound business policies has
placed the institution on a sound financial basis year after year.
Florida Institute of Technology was ruled tax-exempt under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of the
U.S. Treasury Department in January 1960. The university was
classified in October 1970 as an organization that is not a private
foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the IRC. Gifts to the
university are thus tax deductible.
Campus Environment
Florida Tech’s campus is located in Melbourne, a residential
community on Florida’s Space Coast. The area offers a delightful
year-round subtropical climate and inviting ocean beaches. The
Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World in Orlando are
within an hour’s drive from Melbourne.
The university’s location gives it a unique place in the academic
world. Corporations whose scientists and engineers are making
tomorrow’s technological breakthroughs for the U.S. space
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program surround the Kennedy Space Center. The space center’s
proximity allows easy interaction between space center personnel
and the university community. Moreover, the growing number of
high-tech, innovative businesses and industries in the Melbourne
area help to make Florida’s business environment one of the
most promising and exciting in the nation, and enables university
professors to stay abreast of the latest challenges and developments
in the scientific, technical and business worlds. With both
the Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean nearby, students
in the oceanography, aquaculture, environmental science and
marine biology programs have ready access to the beaches and
waters for a variety of field experiments and research projects.
Overall, Florida Tech’s location is ideal for keeping pace with
developments in science, technology and business.
Facilities
The Homer R. Denius Student Center houses the SUB Café
and Deli, the bookstore and the campus post office. Located on
the second floor is the Office of Student Life, which includes the
dean of students’ office, student activities, orientation and residence
life. The John T. and Martha Hartley Room and offices for
Student Government (SG), Campus Activities Board (CAB) and
other campus organizations are also on the second floor.
Located on the first floor of the Denius Student Center, the
bookstore offers new and used textbooks, office supplies, study
guides, magazines, postcards and imprinted giftware. Clothing
for all seasons, hats, umbrellas and an extensive collection of gift
items are also featured. Students may sell their used textbooks
year-round with a Florida Tech Student ID card. Order online at
www.fit.bkstore.com or use the order-by-phone service. Bookstore
hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with
extended hours at the beginning of each semester.
University residence halls provide a variety of accommodations
including single-sex and coed halls, with both community
and private or shared bathrooms. Each residence hall room and
apartment is equipped with two Ethernet connections to the
university’s fiber-optic network. Southgate Apartments offer
studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment options for
upper-division students. Located on the edge of the Botanical
Garden, Columbia Village offers fully furnished four-bedroom
suite-style living with efficiency kitchens. The Columbia Village
commons building features a meeting room, laundry facilities,
resident assistant office and a resident director’s apartment.
Priority for all housing is given to undergraduate students.
The Botanical Garden, a lush Florida forest of palm, water oak
and tropical vegetation, comprises one-fifth of 130 acres of partially
wooded, beautifully landscaped campus. Visitors can enjoy
leisurely walks on the pathways through this garden. One path,
the Dent Smith Trail, is named in honor of the man who founded
the Palm Society and contributed significantly to the university’s
palm collection. More than 200 species of palm, some quite rare,
are found on the campus.
The Charles and Ruth Clemente Center for Sports and
Recreation is a $6.8-million sports complex that opened in fall
2001. The 57,250-sq.-ft. facility houses varsity and intramural
basketball courts, a racquetball court, a complete fitness center,
group fitness room, volleyball and badminton courts, the Center
Court food services area, men’s and women’s locker rooms, an
equipment checkout area and two multipurpose meeting rooms.
A complete outdoor recreation rental program offers canoes,