Our web page is also a gateway to the many academic programs the College offers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These range from computer art and neuroscience to telecommunications and popular culture, from biology and Japanese to computer science and women’s studies and beyond. In fact, the College offers almost 100 majors, over 100 minors, 22 masters programs, and 11 doctoral programs designed to introduce you to a fascinating world of ideas. They will also help you develop skills necessary to succeed in hundreds of satisfying careers, prepare you for such professions as law, medicine, and journalism, provide you with a firm foundation for graduate work, spark your imagination, and expand your horizons.

As a student in the College of Arts & Sciences, you’ll have the opportunity to take classes with almost 500 faculty members, many of whom are nationally and internationally known experts in their fields. Arts & Sciences faculty bring the latest knowledge into their classes. In the process, they ensure that students get this generation’s knowledge, not the previous one’s. But they bring something more. The excitement of discovery in which they are engaged keeps them intellectually aware, curious, and enthused about the subjects they teach.

The College is proud to be the home of the Xi of Ohio chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, thereby offering outstanding juniors and seniors membership in the nation’s oldest and most selective honorary society - a distinction highly regarded in professional and academic worlds. Arts & Sciences students also have opportunities for membership in a wide variety of honorary societies and clubs sponsored by the College’s many departments and programs.

Outstanding programs in the natural sciences mathematics, statistics, and computer science prepare students for life and careers in today’s high tech world, while innovative majors and minors in the social sciences and humanities provide a firm foundation for understanding human behavior, social and political institutions, and our own and other cultures. Indeed, our strong international studies and language programs - including Academic Year Abroad and exchange programs in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America- open the world to you. Moreover, our interdisciplinary programs offer students rich opportunities to examine science, society, and culture from a variety of perspectives.

The College also contributes to BGSU’s dynamic arts scene. A nationally recognized School of Art, an outstanding Theater and Film Department, and a growing Film Studies program, and highly regarded Creative Writing Program offer students rich opportunities to develop their creative abilities and sponsor a wealth of plays, readings, shows, screenings, and lectures that enrich the entire campus community.

Although we’re BGSU’s largest college, we pride ourselves on the personal attention we afford students. The College advising staff is available to help undecided students determine the major that’s right for them, explore career options, schedule classes, and plan ahead so they can graduate on time. Faculty advisors in each of our departments are also available to advise their majors about internships, co-ops, courses, graduate school, and careers as well as talk to them about their long range aspirations and immediate probems.

Arts & Sciences faculty take a special interest in helping students achieve at the highest levels. Each year, hundreds of Arts & Sciences students work individually with faculty members on independent study and research projects. These experiences enable students to develop deep understanding of a discipline by familiarizing them with the methods that scholars employ to establish and test hypotheses and to create new knowledge. They also help students develop problem solving skills, experience the joy of discovery, and prepare for graduate and professional school.

The College’s outstanding academic programs and the personal attention they offer students ensure that graduates are prepared for careers and advanced study in the nation’s most prestigious graduate, law, and medical schools. But perhaps most important, the College of Arts & Sciences and its faculty prepare graduates for life in a changing world.

Please use this site to explore the wide variety of programs we offer. If you have further questions, I invite you to direct them to a department or to us in the College of Arts & Sciences. Feel free to email us at contactcas@bgnet.bgsu.edu. Of course, I also encourage you to visit campus and learn first-hand the many advantages of a Bowling Green education.

Dr. Donald G. Nieman
Dean