Consistent with the overall mission of the University, the major goal of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies is to provide students with the requisite academic ski lls, knowledge, and a sense of competence which will allow them to assume leadership roles in their respective fields of study. This College is organized into five divisions: Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Division of Fine Arts; Division of Literature, Languages, and Phi losophy; and W hitney Young School of Honors and Liberal Studies. Academic majors leading to the Associate of Arts are offered in:

Liberal Studies (General Core)

Liberal Studies (General Core with emphasis in Early Childhood Education)

Liberal Studies (Honors)

Academic majors, leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in the following areas:

Art Music English Political Science Liberal Studies Psychology Social Sciences

The College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies of Fers minors in the following a reas: African-American Studies, Art, Communications, English, French, History, Journ alism, Liberal Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, and Speech and Theater. Students interested in earning credit for Teacher Certification at the elementary or secondary level may take courses offered by the appropriate divisions in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies in cooperation with the faculty of the School of Education and Humanservices in the College of Professional Studies. Details of these programs may be found in the College of Professional Studies section elsewhere in this Catalogue.

Students interes ted in earnin g credit for Teacher Certification at the elementary or secondary level may take courses offered by the appropriate divisions in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies in cooperation with the faculty of the School of Education and Hum an Services in the College of Professional Studies. Details of these programs may be found in the College of Professional Studies section elsewhere in this Catalogue.

Students should refer to the appropriate degree program section in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies for coursework requirements applicable to their particular programs. To earn a degree through the College in four years, students must satisfy both academic program and University courses requirements. Summary of the session course work and possible additional academic year may be required in some cases. Every student is encouraged to work closely with his or her mentor or advisor.

Any student in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Inte rdisciplinary St udies who has completed the Liberal Studies requirements of the University through the Whitney Young School of Honors and Liberal Studies will not be required to satisfy the number of semester credit hours of a suggested curriculum. However, the student will be required to complete a minimum of 128 semester credit hours and the required coursework in the major.