The college also offers graduate courses in the visual and performing arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. Career-oriented courses for teachers are provided in teacher certification areas. Graduate programs offered by the College of Arts and Humanities are designed to provide opportunities for students to engage in academic study at advanced levels.
Emphasis is placed both on the acquisition and on the generation of knowledge.
Pending approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Program Governance for Master of Arts in English, History, Interdisciplinary Study, and Psychology. The Graduate Studies Committee is composed of a chairperson elected by the faculty, and of members selected by the college Coordinating Committee from among the faculty qualified to teach graduate courses. In carrying out its adjudicative function, the Committee may recommend specific stipulations in connection with an appeal, and will clearly communicate its findings and recommendations to concerned faculty and students. Further appeal may be made to the college faculty.