College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) was formed in 2004 with the merger of the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science. CLAS has a number of distinctions as the result of the merger, including being the provider of:
- most of the university’s total undergraduate credit hours
- the core learning experience throughout the university
- the requisite math and science for pre-professional undergraduates
- strong graduate education at master’s and doctoral levels
- nearly half of the Ph.D. degrees awarded by the university
- approximately $20 million per year in external grants and contracts
- several nationally ranked departments
The 2011 fall enrollment in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is 13,521. Total enrollment includes 8,701 full-time and 4,820 part-time students.
Degrees/certificates granted 2010-11
|
Degrees/awards |
Minority |
White |
International |
Unknown |
Total |
|
Baccalaureate degree |
409 |
676 |
53 |
69 |
1,207 |
|
Postbaccalaureate certificate |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Master’s degree |
53 |
124 |
36 |
23 |
236 |
|
Post-master’s certificate |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Doctoral degrees |
23 |
56 |
34 |
1 |
114 |
|
Total |
487 |
864 |
123 |
94 |
1,568 |
