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You鈥檙e probably familiar with the concept of gen eds鈥攆oundational courses you take before diving into your major鈥攁s a long-standing component of secondary education. But we鈥檙e willing to bet you鈥檝e never seen a general education program like Rollins Foundations in the Liberal Arts (RFLA). That鈥檚 because at Rollins, we believe that everything is connected. It鈥檚 part of our interdisciplinary approach to education and the driving force behind our mission to prepare our students to be responsible leaders and global citizens. When you choose Rollins, you鈥檙e choosing holistic foundational courses that apply to every major. Along the way, you鈥檒l develop critical thinking, research, analysis, and problem-solving skills that will serve you well beyond your college years. We鈥檙e not just preparing future leaders鈥攚e鈥檙e future-proofing education.

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Classes That Grow Along with You

RFLA courses are developmental and integrated, which means each class builds on skills developed in prior courses. Progressing through your foundational courses in a meaningful order means you won鈥檛 be stuck trying to meet a requirement right before graduation. You鈥檒l build essential skills before progressing onto your major, where you can put what you learned into action toward the thing that drives you.

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Everything You Need to Excel

As you move through RFLA, you鈥檒l hone skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and analysis. You鈥檒l gain a broader perspective that will help you develop a global point of view. And you鈥檒l develop vital soft skills, like how to work with a group of professional peers and how to be an effective communicator. All of these things will benefit you as you transition into your major courses, and later, into your career.

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鈥淩ollins鈥 curriculum allowed me to explore a great variety of academic fields that made my learning experience much more enriching. I took an art history class just for fun, but I ended up loving the subject so much that I decided to minor in it. People don鈥檛 usually connect art history with business or marketing, but taking these classes significantly improved my critical thinking, presentation, and writing skills.鈥

Rollins student Francisco Wang 鈥22 portrait
Francsico Wang Yu '22

Master鈥檚 of Philosophy Student
Cambridge University

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See for Yourself

Get a feel for Rollins鈥 unique brand of engaged learning and personalized attention through one of our virtual or in-person visit experiences.

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Not your average gen eds

How would you like to study the principles of macroeconomics by picking apart the way pirates divy up shares of treasure? Or perhaps you鈥檇 like to explore the fundamentals of physics by studying superheroes? Our faculty takes pride in introducing core concepts through creative, contemporary approaches that are anything but dull. Check out a few of the classes we鈥檝e offered in the past to get a feel for what it鈥檚 like to take an RFLA course.

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October 28, 2022

Spooky Studies

From madmen to witches, we鈥檙e taking a look at some of the spookiest courses on offer at Rollins and how they鈥檙e challenging students to look beyond the surface of cultural ideas that have shaped societies for generations.

Spooky Studies
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September 26, 2022

Cool Class: Data Visualization & Business Analytics

A trio of business students team up with community partners to provide key insights on the City of Winter Park.

Cool Class: Data Visualization & Business Analytics
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May 03, 2022

Cool Class: Industrial Mathematics

Students in this independent study course experienced firsthand one of the many practical career applications of a math degree: working together to analyze data and find innovative solutions for real problems.

Cool Class: Industrial Mathematics
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What You Will Learn

The mission of the Rollins Foundations in the Liberal Arts program is to empower students to make connections across multiple perspectives and to anticipate an increasingly global future.

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Competencies

A liberal arts education comprises two equal pillars鈥攆ocused study in a major and exploration through Foundations coursework. In our integrative, developmental Foundations program, students will acquire content knowledge and learn how multiple disciplinary perspectives come together to examine and solve complex, real-world problems.

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