COLLEGE
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Dean: Thomas J. Leach
The College of Arts
and Sciences is composed of 14 academic departments offering a variety of
programs leading to bachelor’s degrees, including the Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and
Bachelor of Social Work. Students interested in any of these programs
should consult the department descriptions in this section of the catalog to
obtain information about academic requirements for a specific bachelor’s degree
program.
The College of Arts and
Sciences also offers the Master of Public Administration with concentrations in
Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, and Health Administration. Other
master’s degrees, including the Master of Arts in School Counseling and Service
Agency Counseling, Art Education, English Education, Mathematics Education,
Music Education, Science Education, and Social Studies Education, are available
through the School of Graduate Studies.
Students interested in any of these programs should consult the Graduate
Studies section of the catalog to obtain information about academic
requirements for a specific master’s degree program.
DEPARTMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
Linda E. Oxendine, Chair
ART
Janette Hopper, Chair
BIOLOGY
Andrew Ash, Chair
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Paul A. Flowers, Chair
ENGLISH, THEATRE, AND LANGUAGES
Dennis H. Sigmon, Chair
HISTORY
Robert W. Brown, Chair
MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Jamie Litty, Chair
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
William Campbell, Chair
MUSIC
Janita K. Byars, Chair
NURSING
Margaret G. Opitz, Chair
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
Jeffery L. Geller, Chair
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Robert O. Schneider, Chair
PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING
Patrick A. Cabe, Chair
SOCIOLOGY,
SOCIAL WORK, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Sherry Edwards, Interim Chair