The primary mission of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Governors State University is to provide quality instruction for a diverse student population in disciplines that are at the heart of the university – the liberal arts and sciences.

The College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff, and students achieve this missing through excellence in teaching and learning processes, scholarship while both creates and applies new knowledge, and engagement through service and exchange.

In all these endeavors emanating from the university’s mission, the college seeks to:

·         Prepare its graduates to succeed as lifelong learners, professionals, informed consumers, and responsible citizens;

·         Admit to its programs an academically proficient population of students pursuing post-secondary education;

·         Reach out to an expanded audience of learners through utilization of a variety of print, electronic, and other distance learning technologies;

·         Play a leadership role in the region and state’s economic and social development;

·         Promote human and intellectual diversity by providing equal access and opportunity to representatives of a rich variety of populations and cultures; and

·         Contribute to the welfare and advancement of human societies throughout the region, the state, and the world.

The College of Arts and Sciences assumes a leading presence both in the region and the State of Illinois by reinforcing the strengths of its arts, humanities, sciences, and interdisciplinary programs.

To this end, CAS sponsors educational events and provides extracurricular activities for students and residents of the region. The calendar of events includes the CAS Distinguished Lecture Series, art exhibits, workshops, and symposia on a wide range of subjects related to the humanities and the social, natural, and physical sciences. Throughout the year, the intellectual life of the university community is enriched by the College of Arts and Sciences.

The college is committed to creative exploration of important issues and developments, addressing diverse topics such as language and culture, the environment, new communications/information technologies, and local, national and global structures and processes discovering the interconnections. Through sponsored activities and the individual actions of students and faculty, the College of Arts and Sciences continues to play a leadership role in the university’s process of addressing the concerns of our time, their identification, their investigation, and their ultimate solutions.

Undergraduate Programs 

Art (B.A.)

Biology (B.S.)

Biology (B.S.) Teacher Certification

Chemistry (B.S.)

Chemistry (B.S.) Teacher Certification

Communications (B.A.)

Advertising and Public Relations

Digital Film-Making

Journalism

Multimedia Communications

Speech Communications

Computer Science (B.S.)

Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Corrections and Punishment (CPN)

Law Enforcement and Security (LFS)

          Restorative and Community Justice (RCJ)

English (B.A.)

English (B.A.) Teacher Certification

Integrative Studies (B.A.) (Admission Suspended)

Mathematics (B.A.)

Mathematics (B.A.) Teacher Certification

Social Sciences (B.A.)

Minors

Art

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Criminal Justice

English

Integrative Studies

Mathematics

Speech-Communications

Social Sciences - American Studies

Social Sciences - Global Studies

Certificate

Information Security

Teacher Certifications

The college offers programs approved by the Illinois State Board of Education for teacher certification in the areas of biology, chemistry, English, and mathematics (pending). Also the B.S. in Chemistry has American Chemical Society certification for those students who complete the approved degree program.

Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences

Division of Liberal Arts

James Howley, Chairperson and Acting Director of the School of Interdisciplinary Learning

Professor

Emmanuel Alozie

Arthur Bourgeois

          Frances Kostarelos

          Larry Levinson

Jagan Lingamneni

Rashidah Jaami’ Muhammad

Associate Professor

James “Chip” R. Coldren, Jr.

Donald Culverson

Thomas Kelly

Mary Lanigan

          Dan Nearing

Bruce Wilson

          Assistant Professor

Javier Chavira

Bastien Desfriches Doria

Chelsea Haring

Caron Jacobson

Rosemary Johnsen

Elizabeth Johnson

William Kelley

Sang Hoon Lee

Connie Mietlicki

Beth Parin

David Rhea

Jason Zingsheim

Lecturer

Cheryl Hague

Michael Hart

Michele McMaster

Carrie Ohm

Heather Page

Milan Panic

Robin Thompson

Marilyn Yirku

Division of Science

Karen D’Arcy, Chairperson

 Professor

Joseph Addison

Peter Gunther

Phyllis Klingensmith

Shailendra Kumar

Joyce Mohberg

Soon-Ok Park

Winfried Rudloff

Yun-Yau (Steve) Shih

John Yunger

Associate Professor

Mary Carrington

Xiaoyong Chen

Timothy Gsell

Reino Hakala

Gary Lyon

Xueqing (Clare) Tang

Kong-Cheng Wong

Shensheng Zhao

Assistant Professor

Patricia Fu-Giles

Dianna Galante

Pamela Guimond

Andrius Tamulis

Dingbang Xu

Lecturer

Richard Baisa

Michael Blomarz

Robert Kaufmann

Cynthia Kersey

Kevin Riley

George Sweiss

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

The university degree requirements for undergraduate programs are listed in the Bachelor’s Degree Requirements section of this catalog.