College of Arts and Sciences

Dean
William Heidcamp

Associate Dean
Ibrahim El-Sadek

Mission Statement

The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences is to provide students with the intellectual, cultural and scientific foundation for academic and professional education and training. Its programs, including the general education programs, are designed to inspire and

invigorate the intellectual and creative potential of students and to encourage them to conceptualize, reflectandact. Through the university’s graduation requirements, including the general education program that is provided by the college, students learn to examine the varied aspects of Arab, Islamic, Western and non-Western cultures. They also master written and oral expression in English, learn to appreciate quantitative reasoning, scientific inquiry and method, andtodevelop the critical ability to analyze and synthesize data and information. Finally, they build an understanding of moral and ethical dimensions that create a foundation for individual and collective lifelong decision making.

Graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences will be prepared to achieve their personal and professional aspirations in the short term. They will also be well qualified to pursue their studies and professional training toward graduate degrees in their chosen fields.

General Education Requirements (42 to 44 credits)

• English language competency requirement (four courses): WRI 101, WRI 102, ENG 203 or ENG 204, and ENG 2XX or MCM 209. Students who have advanced placement in the English language competency sequence must replace the exempted course(s) by a course(s) in ENG or MCM 209.
  
• Arabic heritage requirement (one course): ARA 101, ARA 302, ARA 310, ARA 312, ARA 405, CSC 303, CSC 402, THM 301 or THM 302 or another approved course in Arabic literature
  
• Mathematics and/or statistics requirement (two courses):
  - For BS degree: MTH 103 and STA 201
  - For BA degree: MTH 100 or MTH 101 and STA 202
  
• Science requirement (two courses):
  - For BS degree: two from CHM 101, CHM 102, PHY 101, PHY 102, BIO 101, BIO 102
  - For BA degree: two from BIO 103, CHM 103, CHM 105, ENV 100, PHY 100, PHY 103
  
• Humanities and social sciences requirement (five courses):15creditsto be selected from the courses listed in the humanities and social sciences requirements with at least six credit hours taken from the humanities area and at least six from the social sciences area
  
• Computer literacy requirement: satisfiedthrough one of the courses listed in the computer literacy requirement
  
• Information literacy requirement: satisfied through WRI 102, ENG 203 or ENG 204
  For information about designated requirements, please refer to the General University Degree Requirements section.

For information about designated requirements, please refer to University Degree Requirements

Links to departments within the College of Arts and Sciences