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College of Arts & Sciences
  • About
    • A Message from the Dean
    • Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan
      • Introduction
      • Pillar 1 - The Christian Educational Environment
      • Appendix
      • Financial Model
      • Pillar 2 - Transformational Undergraduate Education
      • Pillar 3 - Research
      • Pillar 4 - Human Performance in the Arts
      • Pillar 5 - Fostering Diversity and Belonging
      • Signature Academic Initiatives
    • Arts & Sciences Magazine
    • History of the College
    • Arts & Sciences Committees
      • Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum Advisory Committee
      • Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee
      • Arts & Sciences Faculty Award Nominations Committee
      • Creative Arts Experience Committee
    • Arts & Sciences News
    • Board of Advocates
    • Centers and Institutes
    • Dean's Office Contacts
    • Diversity and Belonging
      • D&B in the Curriculum
      • D&B in Faculty & Staff
      • D&B in Research
      • Student Support for D&B
      • Opportunities for D&B Engagement
    • Giving to Arts & Sciences
    • Graduate Programs in A&S
    • Humanities, Fine Arts & Social Sciences
    • Majors & Minors in Arts & Sciences
    • Mission and Values
    • Sciences and Academic Programs
    • Upcoming A&S Events
  • Undergraduate Students
    • Current Students
      • Advisement in Arts & Sciences
      • Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum
      • Attendance Policy
      • Christian Identity
      • Contact Information
      • Engaged Learning Opportunities
      • Graduation and Commencement
      • Majors in Arts & Sciences
      • Registering for Classes
      • Scholarships
      • Self-Paced Online Courses
      • Special Academic Programs
      • Student Life and Activities
      • Various Additional Academic Resources
      • Wintermester
      • Writing Center
    • Prospective Students
      • Schedule a Campus Visit
      • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Graduate Students
    • A&S Graduate Programs
    • Graduate Admissions
  • Core Curriculum
  • Health Education
    • Baylor Medical Track
    • Baylor Prehealth Programs
    • Environmental Health Science
      • EHS Course Descriptions
      • EHS Faculty
    • Hillis Scholars Program
    • Medical Humanities
    • Science Research Fellows
    • Science and Health Living & Learning Center
    • Tropical Medicine
  • Faculty and Staff
    • General Information
      • Academic Centers and Institutes
      • Academic Departments and Programs
      • Arts & Sciences Committees
      • Faculty and Staff Directory
    • Academic Resources
      • Online Teaching Resources
      • Women's Faculty Writing Program
    • Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum
    • Arts & Sciences Technology
      • Technology Procurement
      • BOX - Perpetual Access
      • Data Backup
    • Faculty/Staff FAQs
    • Interdisciplinary Programs
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      • A&S Research Leaves, Summer Research and Teaching Innovation Awards, and Grants
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Baylor BU College of Arts & Sciences About
  • A Message from the Dean
  • Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan
  • Arts & Sciences Magazine
  • History of the College
  • Arts & Sciences Committees
  • Arts & Sciences News
  • Board of Advocates
  • Centers and Institutes
  • Dean's Office Contacts
  • Diversity and Belonging
  • Giving to Arts & Sciences
  • Graduate Programs in A&S
  • Humanities, Fine Arts & Social Sciences
  • Majors & Minors in Arts & Sciences
  • Mission and Values
  • Sciences and Academic Programs
  • Upcoming A&S Events

About

A Message from the Dean
Dean Lee Nordt welcomes you to the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences.
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Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan
A&Spire to Illuminate is the Arts and Sciences strategic plan –– created to allow the College to support the Baylor University plan, Illuminate.
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Arts & Sciences Magazine
Each issue of Baylor Arts & Sciences magazine includes a letter from Dean Lee Nordt, features on interesting people and programs, interviews with Baylor newsmakers, and a fond look back at Baylor Arts & Sciences history.
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History of the College
The College of Arts & Sciences, Baylor's largest academic unit, contains the fields of study which made up almost all of the University’s curriculum in its first decades. The College celebrated its Centennial in 2019.
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Arts & Sciences Committees
Baylor Arts & Sciences faculty committees are concerned with topics such as curriculum, faculty awards and the Creative Arts Experience.
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Arts & Sciences News
Regularly updated news about the College –– its departments, faculty, staff and students
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Board of Advocates
The Arts & Sciences Board of Advocates is a group of dedicated alumni and friends charged with providing strategic support for College initiatives.
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Centers and Institutes
The College of Arts & Sciences is home to eight academic centers and four academic institutes.
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Dean's Office Contacts
Need to meet with a dean or contact someone else in the College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office? Here's everything you need to know.
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Diversity and Belonging
The College of Arts & Sciences is deeply committed to advancing diversity and belonging within our classrooms, our research spaces, our campus, and the wider community.
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Giving to Arts & Sciences
Learn about ways to financially support the students, faculty and programs within Arts & Sciences.
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Graduate Programs in A&S
Baylor offers 16 doctoral and 20 master's degree programs in disciplines within the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Humanities, Fine Arts & Social Sciences
The College of Arts & Sciences is home to 25 academic departments and two academic programs.
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Majors & Minors in Arts & Sciences
The College of Arts & Sciences offers more than 60 majors in fields of study ranging from the natural sciences and social sciences to the arts and humanities.
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Mission and Values
The Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences exists to nourish students' individual lives, fostering their development as imaginative, engaged leaders who will use their skills and character to address the needs and challenges of the larger world.
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Sciences and Academic Programs
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Upcoming A&S Events
Information on special events and lectures sponsored by the College and its academic departments and programs
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Baylor BU College of Arts & Sciences About
  • About
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    • A Message from the Dean
    • Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan
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      • Introduction
      • Pillar 1 - The Christian Educational Environment
      • Appendix
      • Financial Model
      • Pillar 2 - Transformational Undergraduate Education
      • Pillar 3 - Research
      • Pillar 4 - Human Performance in the Arts
      • Pillar 5 - Fostering Diversity and Belonging
      • Signature Academic Initiatives
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        • Health
        • Materials Science
        • Human Flourishing, Leadership and Ethics
        • Baylor in Latin America
        • Data Sciences
    • Arts & Sciences Magazine
    • History of the College
    • Arts & Sciences Committees
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      • Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum Advisory Committee
      • Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee
      • Arts & Sciences Faculty Award Nominations Committee
      • Creative Arts Experience Committee
    • Arts & Sciences News
    • Board of Advocates
    • Centers and Institutes
    • Dean's Office Contacts
    • Diversity and Belonging
      Back
      • D&B in the Curriculum
      • D&B in Faculty & Staff
      • D&B in Research
      • Student Support for D&B
      • Opportunities for D&B Engagement
    • Giving to Arts & Sciences
    • Graduate Programs in A&S
    • Humanities, Fine Arts & Social Sciences
    • Majors & Minors in Arts & Sciences
    • Mission and Values
    • Sciences and Academic Programs
    • Upcoming A&S Events
  • Undergraduate Students
    Back
    • Current Students
      Back
      • Advisement in Arts & Sciences
      • Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum
      • Attendance Policy
      • Christian Identity
      • Contact Information
      • Engaged Learning Opportunities
      • Graduation and Commencement
        Back
        • Graduation FAQs
      • Majors in Arts & Sciences
      • Registering for Classes
      • Scholarships
      • Self-Paced Online Courses
      • Special Academic Programs
      • Student Life and Activities
      • Various Additional Academic Resources
      • Wintermester
      • Writing Center
    • Prospective Students
      Back
      • Schedule a Campus Visit
      • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Graduate Students
    Back
    • A&S Graduate Programs
    • Graduate Admissions
  • Core Curriculum
  • Health Education
    Back
    • Baylor Medical Track
    • Baylor Prehealth Programs
    • Environmental Health Science
      Back
      • EHS Course Descriptions
      • EHS Faculty
    • Hillis Scholars Program
    • Medical Humanities
    • Science Research Fellows
    • Science and Health Living & Learning Center
    • Tropical Medicine
  • Faculty and Staff
    Back
    • General Information
      Back
      • Academic Centers and Institutes
      • Academic Departments and Programs
      • Arts & Sciences Committees
      • Faculty and Staff Directory
    • Academic Resources
      Back
      • Online Teaching Resources
      • Women's Faculty Writing Program
    • Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum
    • Arts & Sciences Technology
      Back
      • Technology Procurement
      • BOX - Perpetual Access
      • Data Backup
    • Faculty/Staff FAQs
    • Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Research
    Back
    • A&S Research News
    • Research Resources
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      • A&S Research Leaves, Summer Research and Teaching Innovation Awards, and Grants
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