The College of Arts & Sciences at Appalachian State University is home to 16 academic departments, two academic programs, two centers and one residential college spanning the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. The college is dedicated to providing instruction and research essential to the University's mission and seeks to cultivate the habits of inquiry, learning and service among all its constituents.
Education in Action
Learning in the College of Arts and Sciences is an active experience in and out of the classroom.
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Departments
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Cultural, Gender, and Global Studies
- English
- Geography and Planning
- Geological and Environmental Sciences
- Government and Justice Studies
- History
- Languages, Literatures and Cultures
- Mathematical Sciences
- Philosophy and Religion
- Physics and Astronomy
- Psychology
- Sociology
Academic Programs
- Appalachian Studies
- Fermentation Sciences
- Environmental Science -(Joining the Geological and Environmental Sciences Department fall 2017)
Residential College
College News
Aug 16, 2017
Since 1869 there have been three total solar eclipses in North Carolina: Aug. 7, 1869, May 28, 1900, and March 7, 1970. There will be three more before the end of the century: Aug. 21, 2017, May 11, 2078 and Sept. 14, 2099.
Aug 15, 2017
The Chancellor’s Scholarship is Appalachian State University’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship.
Aug 14, 2017
Dr. Davis Hankins of Appalachian State University is one of 10 winners of the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise this year.
Aug 11, 2017
An Appalachian State University student is coming to the end of a nine-week internship program with the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FLa).