College of Arts and Sciences

With 13 departments and programs in eight buildings, the College of Arts and Sciences is the largest academic unit at N.C. A&T, and is at the heart of any well-rounded course of study. This is where you will find the educational building blocks for careers in the arts, humanities, communications, mathematics, the social, behavioral and natural sciences and more.

Through excellent instruction and service-learning opportunities from the College of Arts and Sciences, our students hone their critical thinking skills, engage in contemporary research and develop creative problem-solving abilities in a variety of programs:

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Criminal Justice
• English
• History
• Journalism and Mass Communication
• Liberal Studies
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Physics, Music, Art)
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Speech
• Visual & Performing Arts/Theater & Dance (Professional Theatre; Visual Arts, Design; Music)

Graduate Programs

• Biology – Master of Science
• Chemistry – Master of Science
• Physics – Master of Science
• Energy and Environmental Systems – Ph.D.
• Applied Mathematics – Master of Science
• Social Work – Master of Social Work (Joint program with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
• English and African American Literature – Master of Arts
• Teaching – Master of Arts (Concentrations in Biology, Chemistry, English, History, & Mathematics)

Our graduates continue their studies at some of the most prestigious graduate schools in the nation, such as the late NASA astronaut Ron McNair, who followed up his N.C. A&T degree in physics with a distinguished academic career at MIT. Or they may immediately begin professional careers with the many research institutions, businesses, and government agencies that recruit and hire  N.C. A&T students.