Department website: http://www.msubillings.edu/class/index.htm

Ms. Tami Haaland, Dean
LA 427, (406) 657-2177

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is a comprehensive college comprising eight departments and  twenty different academic disciplines.  The College offers both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in a variety of majors and supports a wide range of minors.  Additionally, the College maintains a close relationship with other colleges, supports the bulk of general education, collaborates with the College of Education in supporting teacher education, and provides the Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, an interdisciplinary degree completion program.

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is comprised of the following academic departments:

• Department of Art
• Department of Communication
• Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages
• Department of History
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Music
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies

Mission

The mission of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is to serve the educational needs of the people of Montana through:

• a General Education program providing a foundation of liberal education to all students;
• selected undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences;
• selected pre-professional programs; and
• various graduate, continuing education, and non-conventional learning opportunities consistent with the mission of the University.

The College seeks to provide knowledge and cultivate skills to help students select realistic future directions for study and/or employment.  With its inherent diversity, the College serves as an intellectual and cultural resource for our University students, faculty, and staff; for the community; and for region.

Advising

When students are fully or provisionally admitted to graduate programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, they are assigned an advisor in the department that administers the degree program they have chosen.  Students are informed by letter from the Office of Graduate Studies on the status of their admission (provisional or regular) and the name and phone number of their advisor. Students then work with the assigned advisor to develop their program of study. Those who are provisionally admitted will determine any further academic requirements they must meet for full admission.