Florida Southern College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, other

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 66% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 35% of housing units are Singles.
• 64% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 18 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 89% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 65% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Festival of Fines Arts, Melvin Gallery Art Shows, Florida Lecture Series
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 87 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Gamma Rho, Association of Honor Students, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Omicron, Delta Sigma Pi, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Kappa Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Gamma Mu, Psi Chi, Sigma Beta Delta, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Rho Epsilon, Sigma Tau Delta, Theta Chi Beta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Gospel Choir, Antioch II Student Ministry, Beyond Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Newman Club, Reformed University Fellowhip, Upper Room Ministries, Wesley Fellowship
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Student Association, Multicultural Student Council
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) A. C. E. , American Chemical Society, Cantilevers, Chess Club, College Democrats, College Republicans, Commuter Student Association, Consilience, FSC Forensic Society, History Club, Lambda Epsilon, Latin American Club, Literary Magazine, Mathtematic Association, Non Traditonal, Phi Alpha Delta, Physical Education Majors, Political Discussion Club, Residence Hall Association, Spanish Club, The Mechanicals, Toastmasters International, Gospel Choir, Antioch II Student Ministry, Beyond Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Newman Club, Reformed University Fellowhip, International Student Association, Multicultural Student Council, Upper Room Ministries, Wesley Fellowship, Vagabonds, Advertising Federation, Association of Computer Machinery, Citrus and Horticulture Club, Institute of Management Acc. , Pro Motion, Sigma Alpha Club, Sport Medicine Society, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Best Buddies, Circle K International, Habitat for Humanity, Southern Sertoma, Dance Team, Hocky Club, Ludacris, Student Athletic Advisory Com, Student Government Association
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Southern, bi-weekly

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Tampa (42), Orlando (57)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Lakeland (4)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Lakeland (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 86% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 34% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,200

Greek Life

• There are 5 fraternities
• 5 fraternity houses
• 5% of students are fraternity members
• There are 5 sororities
• 5 sorority houses
• 10% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (USF Tampa)

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited