Its offerings are designed to help meet the challenges of an increasingly technical and specialized society that requires continuous personal growth. University College shares the traditions of Tulane and extends the commitments and resources of the University beyond customary academic boundaries.
Special programs are also available for students of pre-college age and for senior citizens.
From its inception Tulane has accepted a basic responsibility for the continuing education of adults. Beginning in 1887 the University offered public lectures, free courses in drawing, and late afternoon and Saturday classes for the convenience of teachers. The School of Business offered evening courses when it opened its doors in 1914, and during its first fifteen years the school drew its largest enrollment from evening students. In 1942, a new degree-granting college was established within the University, largely through the efforts of the late Roger P. McCutcheon, the dean of the Graduate School. This new division was named University College, because its offerings cut across university academic fields.