Founded in 1834, Green Mountain College is a four-year, coeducational, private college, accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. As an environmental liberal arts college, Green Mountain offers students a special opportunity to integrate modern environmental thought into a traditional liberal arts or pre-professional course of study, regardless of major. At the heart of the College’s environmental mission is the 37-credit Environmental Liberal Arts (ELA) General Education Program, which all GMC students complete. ELA combines the skills and content of a strong liberal arts course of study with a focus on the environment. This program is rooted in the idea that a thorough understanding of natural and social environments, and our relationships with them, coupled with the skills, knowledge, and courage necessary to act as responsible citizens in a globally interdependent world, are central to the development of a person’s intellect and character.