The College of Arts and Sciences challenges students to meet high standards of academic excellence, develop their creativity, and increase their civic engagement as they acquire a broad knowledge base. Faculty actively involve students with discipline-specific concepts, theories, frameworks, and methods as students engage in a full range of scholarly activities and professional service. From a curriculum that emphasizes values and ethics, students develop assessable skills in critical thinking, communication, and project management that provide essential tools for dealing effectively with life in a world of accelerating change and growing diversity.
The mission of the College of Business is to provide a high quality, student-orientated, educational experience to baccalaureate and master’s degree business students primarily from the Northwest Florida region. With a focused priority on teaching excellence, supported by scholarship and service, the College of Business prepares students for successful careers in business and society and, in doing so, advances the educational and economic development of Northwest Florida.
The mission of the College of Professional Studies (COPS) is to educate and prepare competent professionals and educators to resolve 21st century problems using the most advanced theoretical, managerial, and technological knowledge, skills, and abilities available. Toward this goal, the College is synergistic, providing training for a wide range and variety of professional careers in public school leadership; engineering and computer technology; public administration; criminal justice and legal studies; teacher education; social work and aging studies; and health, leisure and exercise science. In support of this mission, College faculty and staff provide for the development of community and regional educational partnerships that assist and benefit students. Thus, a major emphasis in all professional programs is:
