The College of Arts & Sciences at Appalachian State University is home to 16 academic departments, one academic program, 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.
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Departments
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences
- 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 Program
Residential College
College News
December 2018 Commencement
Dec 14, 2018
Saturday, Dec. 15, 201810 a.m. and 2 p.m.Holmes Convocation CenterStudent PresenterCollege of Arts and SciencesRazan Farhan AlaqilRazan Farhan Alaqil ...
With App State Police, Madison Cook follows in family footsteps of service
Dec 13, 2018
Junior Madison Cook — a part-time police officer with Appalachian State University Police — has a deep-seated desire to serve and help others, a f...
2019 New River Symposium – Call for Presentations
Dec 12, 2018
The biannual New River Symposium celebrates the ecological and social values of the New River bringing together the river’s diverse constituents, wh...
Where can an Appalachian degree take you?
Dec 11, 2018
Anywhere you want to go! Appalachian State University generates passionate and engaged alumni, who become leaders in their communities and chosen prof...
The Explorers Club of Atlanta grants Appalachian Undergraduate Students and Faculty “Expedition of the Year” Award
Dec 10, 2018
“Looking for mass extinctions in all the ‘wrong’ places: the Late Devonian of Mongolia,” a research expedition featuring Appalachian State Uni...
Appalachian alumna is Honolulu’s first female police chief
Dec 7, 2018
In 1982, Susan Ballard ’79 shelled out $89 for a one-way ticket to Honolulu, Hawaii, with no firm career plans or living arrangements. Today, this A...