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The Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is the founding liberal arts college of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1871, it is the oldest and largest college at Syracuse University by enrollment. It offers programs in the natural sciences, mathematics, and the humanities, as well as the social sciences in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
The College of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1871 as the College of Liberal Arts and offered courses in algebra, geometry, Latin, Greek, history, physiology, education, and rhetoric. John Raymond French, a professor of mathematics, served as the first dean of the college.
Prior to the completion of 
The College of Liberal Arts was renamed the College of Arts and Sciences in 1970 to reflect the breadth of its curriculum.
In 2008, the University’s largest academic construction project — the $107 million, 200,000-square-foot Life Sciences Complex — was completed and, for the first time, combined the departments of biology and chemistry under the same roof.
Karin Ruhlandt, chair of the department of chemistry, was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in January 2015. Having served more than 7 years as dean, she stepped down in June 2022. Lois Agnew, associate dean of curriculum, innovation and pedagogy, was named interim dean while a national search for Ruhlandt’s permanent replacement commenced.
College website
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History
The College of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1871 as the College of Liberal Arts and offered courses in algebra, geometry, Latin, Greek, history, physiology, education, and rhetoric. John Raymond French, a professor of mathematics, served as the first dean of the college.
Prior to the completion of Hall of Languages
The Hall of Languages is a Syracuse University building designed by Horatio Nelson White in the Second Empire architectural style, and built in 1871–73. It was the first building constructed on the Syracuse University campus and the building ori ...
in 1873, classes were held in a rental property in downtown Syracuse. The college's curriculum steadily expanded over the years, such as the establishment of biology and geology department in 1891, the predecessor of today's department of biology and department of earth and environmental sciences. Construction of the Physics Building, which was partially funded by a $1.58 million National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National ...
grant, was completed in 1967 to house the growing physics department.
The College of Liberal Arts was renamed the College of Arts and Sciences in 1970 to reflect the breadth of its curriculum.
In 2008, the University’s largest academic construction project — the $107 million, 200,000-square-foot Life Sciences Complex — was completed and, for the first time, combined the departments of biology and chemistry under the same roof.
Karin Ruhlandt, chair of the department of chemistry, was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in January 2015. Having served more than 7 years as dean, she stepped down in June 2022. Lois Agnew, associate dean of curriculum, innovation and pedagogy, was named interim dean while a national search for Ruhlandt’s permanent replacement commenced.
Academics
The College of Arts and Sciences is a selective liberal arts college. It is home to research centers and institutes such as the Syracuse University Humanities Center, the BioInspired Institute, and the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI). It offers over 50 bachelor's,master's
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
, and doctoral degree programs in the natural sciences, mathematics, and the humanities, as well as the social sciences in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Academic departments
The college is organized into the following majoracademic departments
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in the natural sciences, mathematics, and the humanities. Departments in the social sciences are housed within the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
* African American Studies
*Art and Music Histories
*Biology
*Biotechnology
*Chemistry
*Communication Sciences and Disorders
*Earth and Environmental Sciences
*English
*Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
*Mathematics
*Neuroscience
*Philosophy
*Physics
*Psychology
*Religion
*Science Teaching
*Women's and Gender Studies
*Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
Majors & Minors
The following are majors and minors offered at the college. *African American Studies *Anthropology *Arabic *Art and Music Histories *Asian/Asian American Studies *Biology *Biotechnology *Chemistry *Chinese *Citizenship and Civic Engagement *Classics and Classical Civilization *Communication Sciences and Disorders *Digital Humanities *Earth and Environmental Sciences *Economics *Energy and Its Impacts *English *Environment, Sustainability, and Policy *Forensic Science *French *Geography and the Environment *German *Health Humanities *History *International Relations *Italian *Japanese *Jewish Studies *Latino-Latin American Studies *Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies *Linguistics *Mathematics *Medieval and Renaissance Studies *Middle Eastern Studies *Modern Foreign Languages *Native American and Indigenous Studies *Neuroscience *Philosophy *Physics *Policy Studies *Political Science *Psychology *Religion *Russian *Science Teaching *Selected Studies *Sociology *South Asian Studies *Spanish *Statistics *Women's and Gender Studies *Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and CompositionReferences
External links
College website
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