Spring 2026 Open House
Open House is your opportunity to learn more about App State. Meet faculty and current students, tour campus, and learn more about financial aid, scholarships, the admissions process, and what student life at App State is really like. For details and registration, visit appstate.edu/openhouse.
- Boone Open House: April 11, 2026
- Hickory Open House: April 25, 2026
Boone Open House: Academic Exploration
The Academic Exploration portion of Boone Open House provides prospective students with the opportunity to meet faculty from academic colleges and departments and gather first-hand information about our majors and programs.
The College of Arts and Sciences will be centrally located on the 1st floor of the Plemmons Student Union (PSU), in the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom (137ABC), from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Want to learn more about a specific department or program? See the list below for their location(s) during Open House. To view the campus map, visit maps.appstate.edu.
| Department | Location(s) | Details |
| Anthropology | PSU | |
| Biology | PSU, Rankin Science South | Representatives available 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Rankin South Atrium. |
| Chemistry & Fermentation Sciences | PSU, Garwood Hall, Mountain Laurel Hall | Department tours offered 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. from Garwood 301 and Q&A session offered 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Garwood 421. Fermentation Sciences tours offered 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. from Mountain Laurel 37. |
| Computer Science | PSU, Anne Belk Hall | Representatives available 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Anne Belk 312. |
| English | PSU | |
| Geography & Planning | PSU | |
| Geological & Environmental Sciences | PSU, Rankin Science South/West, Webb Rock Garden | Representatives available 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Rankin South Atrium, Rankin West Lobby, and Webb Rock Garden. |
| Government & Justice Studies | PSU | |
| History | PSU | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | PSU | |
| Languages, Literatures, & Cultures | PSU, LS Dougherty | Representatives available 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in front of LS Dougherty. |
| Mathematical Sciences | PSU | |
| Philosophy & Religion | PSU | |
| Physics & Astronomy | PSU, Garwood Hall, Rankin Science West | Representatives available 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Garwood 201. Observatory tours offered 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. from Rankin West 306. |
| Psychology | PSU, Smith-Wright Hall | Representatives available 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Smith-Wright Lobby. |
| Sociology | PSU |
The Health Professions Advising Office will also be available in the PSU.
Questions
For general Open House questions, please contact the Admissions Office by email at admissions@appstate.edu or phone at (828) 262-2120.
For Open House questions relating to the College of Arts and Sciences, please contact us by email at cas@appstate.edu or phone at (828) 262-3078.