About the University of West Florida

The University of West Florida offers more than 50 online programs that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as credit-earning certificates. Enrolling in one of 600+ online courses offered each semester ensures you get a quality education and you have a smooth path to your degree no matter where you are located. There are more choices than ever. To learn more about the University of West Florida, visit uwf.edu/about.

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Our Mission

Our mission at UWF is to:

Provide high-quality undergraduate and graduate education,
Conduct teaching and research that services the body of knowledge, and
Contribute to the needs of professions and society

Our Vision

A spirited community of learners, launching the next generation of big thinkers who will change the world.

Our Values

Our institutional values—shared by students, faculty and staff—make UWF a great place to learn and to work. UWF maintains policies and practices and pursues initiatives congruent with our values.

UWF Operates with Integrity in all Matters: Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason.

Caring

Maintaining a safe, dynamic learning and working environment that fosters the development of individual potential.

Collaboration

Promoting a culture of supportive and cooperative interactions and communication to advance and achieve shared expectations and goals.

Creativity

Providing opportunities to imagine, innovate, inspire, and express different approaches and solutions to existing and anticipated needs and challenges.

Entrepreneurship

Encouraging a culture that identifies opportunities to initiate change.

Inclusiveness

Welcoming, respecting, and celebrating the differences and the similarities among people and ideas.

Innovation

Exploring, expanding, and enhancing learning as well as knowledge through transformational experiences.