Providing a Liberal Arts & Sciences Education
liber: li·ber, \ˈlī-bər, ˈlē-ber\, noun - free and unrestricted
The goal of a liberal arts education is to provide knowledge and understanding to develop intellectual capacities like reason and judgment.
A liberal arts education provides not just a specific trade, but a skill set for individuals to learn, adapt, act and thrive as individuals, as community stewards and as global citizens.
The College
16 departments
2 academic programs
2 centers
1 residential college
Quick Numbers
5,850 students
91 majors offered
451 full-time faculty
67 staff
The Facts
32% of degrees awarded in the University are from the College
Over 70% of all general education is taught in the College
48% of student credit hours produced on campus
21 out of 38 buildings on campus house CAS programs (fall 2016)
118 out of 203 general classrooms are used for CAS classes (fall 2016)
68 out of 155 designated lab classrooms are CAS teaching labs
50% of the Office of International Education and Development (OIED) competitive scholarships have gone to CAS students for the last two years
$4.2 million awarded to the college in external grants during 206-2017 academic year
Approximately 36,500 living alumni
Internships
1,318
Undergraduate internships in 30 states and Washington, D.C. 2014-2017
382
Graduate internships in 19 states and Washington, D.C. 2014-2017
28
International undergraduate internships 2016-2017 including countries such as:
Colombia, Canada, South Africa, Zambia, Germany, Kenya, Romania, Maruitius, Spain, Egypt, India, China, United Kingdom, Malawi, Japan, Australia, Peru and Honduras
International Connections
621 CAS students studied abroad from 2014-2016
19 Current international degree- seeking CAS students 2016-2017
11 CAS international teaching scholars during 2015-2017
29 CAS international internships 2016-2017
2 Fulbright Awards in 2017: Dr. Susan Lappan (Anthropology); Mr. Ryan Hellenbrand (2017 Graduate)
Student Research and Creative Endeavors
74% of student participants in the Appalachian Celebration of Student Research & Creative Endeavors
65% of University Student Research Grants are given to CAS students
67% of University Student Travel Grants are given to CAS students
Pre-Professional Preparation
- Pre-Medical School
- Pre-Dental School
- Pre-Pharmacy School
- Pre-Veterinarian School
- Pre-Law
- Pre-Engineering
- Pre-Seminary
Teacher Licensure
- Biology (9-12)
- French (K-12)
- Mathematics (9-12)
- Chemistry (9-12)
- Geology (9-12)
- Spanish (K-12)
- English (9-12)
- History (9-12)
Accelerated Master's Program
Core Facilities and Labs
Animal Facility
Microscopy Lab
Dark Sky Observatory
Rankin Observatory
Visualization Lab
Archeology Ethnography Lab