Overview

College of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences is located in Atlanta, GA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of African-American Studies

Department of Anthropology

Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language

Department of Biology

Department of Chemistry

Department of Communication

Department of Computer Science

Department of English

Department of Geosciences

Department of History

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Department of Philosophy

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Department of Political Science

Department of Psychology

Department of Religious Studies

Department of Sociology

Department of World Languages and Cultures

Program in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Program in Astronomy

Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Physiology

Program in Creative Writing

Program in French

Program in Geographic Information Systems

Program in Geography

Program in Geology

Program in Heritage Preservation

Program in History

Program in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry

Program in Neurobiology and Behavior

Program in Physics

Program in Spanish

Program in Translation and Interpretation

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Music (MM)
Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy (MA/PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
(Certificate)
Master of Arts in Education (MA Ed)
Master of Heritage Preservation (MHP)
Master of Arts/Juris Doctor (MA/JD)
(Graduate Certificate)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	431
Doctoral Degrees	124
Other Advanced Degrees	37

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

3,269

Applied

1,119

Accepted

498

Enrolled

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

1,475

Total Graduate Students

38%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.78%
Black or African American	21.63%
White or Caucasian	43%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.14%
Asian	7.12%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.07%
Two or more races	4.61%
Unknown	1.97%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

363

Total faculty

Full-time - 350

Part-time - 13

Male (215)

Female (148)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Immunology, diagnostics and therapeutics, brains and behavior, language and literacy, molecular basis of disease
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 4038
Atlanta, GA  30302-3083
United States

Contact Dr. Sara Rosen
Dean
Email: rosen@gsu.edu
Phone: -413-5114
Fax: 404-413-5117

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