2009-2010 University Catalog
New Century College
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■ New Century College
Phone: 703-993-1436
Web: ncc.gmu.edu
Faculty
Professor: O’Connor
Associate professors: Gabel, Garner, Gring-Pemble, Lucas (associate dean), Muir, Smith, Wood, Wingfield
Assistant professors: Cambridge, Freeman, Gilmore, Gorski, Owen
Term assistant professors: Fuertes, Scott, Vitazkova
Adjunct faculty: Bernard, Bruno, Grymes, Holder, Johnson, Saddler, Sweetman, Underwood, Uy-Tioco
Administration
Nance Lucas, Associate Dean
Kelly Dunne, Director of Academic Affairs
Karen Misencik, Director of Experiential Learning
Sarah Sweetman, Director of Student Services
Misty Hensley-McGaffey, Student Services Coordinator
Course Work
NCC offers all course work designated NCLC in the Courses chapter of this catalog.
About New Century College
An integral part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, New Century College (NCC) offers students a personalized, interdisciplinary education typical of a small college within the context of a large public university. Drawing on its own faculty, which is enriched regularly with others from across the university, New Century provides a learning environment that integrates interdisciplinary knowledge with workplace and lifelong learning. The programs enhance students’ technology skills, improve their writing, and provide them with challenging opportunities.
New Century College students interact closely with faculty; engage in critical thinking, problem solving, creative activity, and leadership development; and participate in experiential education in the form of internships, field studies, service learning, or study abroad. They learn to develop original ideas, engage in active and reflective learning, master competency areas, and conduct independent inquiry with high ethical standards. Both the structure and curriculum of New Century College respond to the needs of civic and corporate communities and provide instruction for a rapidly changing society.
Undergraduate Programs
New Century College offers a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science degree in integrative studies. The curriculum is based on intensive, interdisciplinary learning communities, coordinated with traditional academic programs. The result is an integrated program of study that emphasizes collaboration, experiential learning, and self reflection.
Students who enroll in this degree program in their first year at Mason take Mason Cornerstones (see below). All students complete their degree programs with an interdisciplinary concentration. See the programs of study below. Students develop mastery of nine essential competencies (communication, valuing, global understanding, problem solving, group interaction, effective citizenship, aesthetic awareness, critical thinking, and information technology) assessed through freshman and graduation portfolios.
Mason Cornerstones
New Century College offers an interdisciplinary first-year program known as Mason Cornerstones. This is open to students in any major. Cornerstones is a 24-credit program that consists of a sequence of four courses: NCLC 101, 102, 103 and 203.
Students who successfully complete Mason’s Cornerstones will have met the university general education requirements in lower-level written communication, oral communication, information technology, literature, arts, non-laboratory natural science, global understanding, and social and behavioral sciences.
Transfer Students
New Century College welcomes transfer students from other four-year institutions or community colleges, as well as from other academic units within Mason. Academic advisors work with students to best use transfer credits and provide a plan for timely completion of the bachelor’s degree. All transfer students are required to take NCLC 391 within their first two semesters and meet with an academic advisor as soon as possible.
Minors
New Century College offers minors in leadership studies and nonprofit studies. Both are available to students in any major.
The Sustainability Studies Minor is offered jointly by the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and New Century College. For details, see the Department of Environmental Science and Policy section of the College of Science chapter of this catalog.
Graduate Programs
The college sponsors the concentration in zoo and aquarium leadership in the master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (MAIS) . This concentration is prepares students for advanced careers in modern, professional zoos and acquariums. Admission to the concentration and enrollment in the courses is restricted to members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
See the MAIS section of this chapter for details.
Centers
New Century College houses the Center for Field Studies and the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement. The services of these centers are available to all students and faculty in the university.
Undergraduate Degree
Undergraduate Minor
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