Undergraduate students in Arts & Sciences will study academic disciplines from one of our 22 academic departments in four academic classifications of knowledge: fine arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. Our faculty members are award winning researchers and instructors with a strong commitment to serving New Mexico. Arts & Sciences also extends the benefits of our research and collaborative endeavors throughout the world. For complete information in regards to our degree programs, see NMSU Undergraduate Catalog – College of Arts and Sciences .

Undecided About Your Program of Study?

If you are have not yet chosen a major and are exploring your options, please refer to our ‘meta-majors’ guidelines for exploratory students. Meta-majors are two-semester academic maps with courses that lay a foundation for degree programs from eight various disciplines across the University, including:

• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Applied and Clinical Health Sciences
• Applied Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Communications, Media, Creative arts
• Humanities and Social Sciences

These exploratory maps help ensure that courses taken early will count toward a degree and lessen academic wandering that may delay degree completion.

Academic Advising

Undergraduate academic advising for College of Arts & Sciences takes place in the Center for Academic and Student Support (CAASS). For more information on academic advising or to make an appointment, please visit the CAASS website.

NMSU Pre-Health Professions advising seeks to empower and support students interested in healthcare professions as they prepare for and eventually apply to healthcare professional programs. Pre-Health students are those seeking admission to professional graduate programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapies, veterinary medicine, physician assistant, optometry, chiropractic medicine, podiatry among others. For more information on pre-health profession advising, please visit their website.

Academic Resources

NMSU and the College of Arts & Sciences are committed to ensuring all students have the academic support they need to be successful and expand their educational horizons.

• The Math Success Center, housed in the Department of Mathematical Sciences provides students continuing support with math supplemental instruction, tutoring and testing.
• The Writing Center, housed in the Department of English provides free tutoring for all NMSU undergraduate and graduate writers at any level of experience and can help with understanding assignment directions to revising final drafts. The Writing Center is staffed by graduate assistants who teach undergraduate writing courses in the English Department and offers online consultations for distant learners.
• The NMSU Student Success Center offers a variety of programs and services, including Freshman Year Experience, Campus Tutoring Service, Learning & Study Skills Workshops, Peer and TRIO Student Support Services. The Student Success Center also serves students through Career Services and Financial Literacy.

The Path to Graduation

The staff in the A&S Student Records Services are here to ensure that degree requirements under your catalog year are met according to NMSU’s academic regulations. Student Records Services staff work with students whose majors, supplemental majors or minors are in the College of Arts & Sciences. They facilitate accuracy in evaluating transfer credits; in reporting your academic standing to financial aid, veteran’s programs and other agencies; provide forms, inquiry requests and application links; and when you are close to graduation, will verify your progress towards degree completion.