The College of Arts and Sciences represents a range of academic
disciplines and contributes to the general and professional education
of all undergraduate students at the University. The College offers
major programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and
Bachelor of Music, as well as Associate (two-year) degrees.
Undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Arts and
Sciences may choose from a number of degree programs and options
designed to permit flexibility in the pursuit of their educational goals,
within guidelines or requirements established by the faculty. These
formal requirements ensure that all students in the college complete
courses representative of each of the major disciplinary groupings in
the College: Arts and Humanities, Culture and Institutions Through
Time, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and
Mathematics.
The intent of these requirements is to provide students
appreciation of the materials and methodologies of each area and to
foster awareness that the works of an artist, historian, novelist,
sociologist, and physicist may all be equally valid representations of
reality. In the process, students develop a heightened understanding
of all aspects of human environment, intellectual curiosity, respect for
fact, perception of the complexity of truth, skill in reasoning, and
concern for integrity and logical consistency, and acquire perceptions,
skills, and attitudes to assist them in achieving a full and satisfying
life.
In addition to the requirements listed for the various degrees,
students must fulfill the general University requirements for
baccalaureate degrees listed in the all-campus Academic Regulations
for Undergraduates section of this catalog.
For more information about the College of Arts and Sciences,
please visit the college web site at www.art-sci.udel.edu
