College of Graduate Studies : Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Science

The College of Arts and Sciences has 17 departments that offer graduate programs, over 600 graduate students, over 300 full-time faculty. The College of Arts and Sciences graduate programs feature Ph.D.s in six areas and numerous Masters degrees and certificate programs.

• Biological Sciences*
• Biological Sciences/Ecology Track*
• Chemistry*
• Economics
• English Literature
  English as a Second Language
• Foreign Languages  - French - German -Spanish
• Geography
• Geology
• History*
• Liberal Arts
• Mathematics*
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics*
• Political Science
• Psychology - Clinical/Experimental*
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Communication Studies (Certificate)
• Geographic Information Systems and Applied Geographics (Certificate)
• Health-Care Policy and Adminstration (Certificate)
• Municipal Adminstration (Certificate)

• Teaching of Writing (Certificate)

College of Arts and Sciences Admission Information

The College of Arts and Sciences offers admission decision processing on a rolling, first come first served basis for both Fall and Spring semesters, with the best consideration for graduate assistantships in the Fall semester.  The College of Graduate Studies has set a priority deadline of January 15th for Fall admissions for first round consideration in application processing, admission decisions, and financial awards. 

Key

*denotes PHD offering