Goddard College
Work 123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, VT 05667
Work(800) 906-8312
Admissions E-mail: admissions@goddard.edu
Web site: http://www.goddard.edu
Unranked School
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North), unranked
Universities-Master's (North), unranked
Overview : Goddard College
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1863 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 252 |
| Setting: | rural |
| Endowment: | N/A |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | rolling |
| Application fee: | $40 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | N/A |
| Selectivity: | N/A |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $12,426 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Now in our 146th year, Goddard College operates exclusively on a low-residency model. Students stay on campus for just eight days at the start of each semester. There are two semesters a year, Spring and Fall. The rest of the semester, students are working from home or elsewhere, and sending in packets documenting their studies every three weeks. This approach allows for tremendous flexibility, since a student could engage in internships or apprenticeships throughout her/his time at Goddard. For instance, a student could spend a semester learning about sustainable agriculture by working on a farm in New Zealand, and sending her/his packets from there. Semester plans are designed by the students themselves in collaboration with their respective faculty advisors. There are no courses in a conventional sense, and no standardized test scores are necessary to apply for admission. The philosophy is to respect our students as adults who are capable of designing their own programs of study with some guidance and oversight. The objective is to optimize learning by putting the student at the center of the process, instead of being the terminal recipient of an externally imposed curriculum. We exist to provide a democratic and holistic learning alternative to conventional institutions. Goddard established the first low-residency degree program in the country in 1963, and adopted the low-residency model exclusively in 2002. In addition to our beautiful campus on the former site of a working farm in Vermont, our MFA programs are also offered at our West Coast location in Washington state, overlooking Puget Sound. Goddard is fully accredited by NEASC. |
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