2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
College of Liberal Arts
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About the College
Dr. James Matthews, Interim Dean
303B Jaynes Hall/ (304) 367-4780
james.matthews@fairmontstate.edu
The College of Liberal Arts houses three departments that offer 11 bachelor programs, five teaching specializations, 18 minors, and two master degree programs.
Vision and Mission of the College
By providing rigorous programs of study in the Behavioral Sciences, Language and Literature, and Social Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts fulfills its mission to engage students in pursuit of intellectual excellence and global awareness, bringing them to join with faculty mentors in the discoveries, both personal and professional, to be realized through scholarship, opportunity, achievement, and responsibility, Fairmont State’s core values.
Academic Departments
Department of Humanities
Dr. Donna Long, Department Chair
309 Jaynes Hall
(304) 367-4180
dlong@fairmontstate.edu
Department of Behavioral Science
Dr. Michael Ransom, Department Chair
101 Hardway Hall
(304) 367-4675
mransom@fairmontstate.edu
Department of Social Science
Dr. Todd Clark, Department Chair
110B Hardway Hall
(304) 333-3618
tclark12@fairmontstate.edu
Degree Programs
Majors
Community Health Promotion, B.S.
Criminal Justice, B.S.
English Grades 5-Adult Teaching Specialization, B.A.
English, Creative Writing Concentration, B.A.
English, Literature Concentration, B.A.
English, Writing for the Workplace Concentration, B.A.
History, B.A.
National Security and Intelligence, B.A.
Political Science, B.A.
Psychology, B.S.
Social Studies Grades 5-Adult Teaching Specialization, B.A.
Sociology, B.S.
Spanish (Pre-K-Adult), Teaching Endorsement
Spanish Pre-K - Adult, Teaching Specialization, B.A.
Spanish, B.A.
Minors
Communication Arts Minor
Community Health Minor
Criminal Justice Minor
English Minor
Folklore Studies Minor
French Minor
History Minor
International Studies Minor
Museum Studies Minor
National Security and Intelligence Minor
Philosophy Minor
Political Science Minor
Professional Writing, Business and Technical Writing Minor
Professional Writing, Journalism: Technical Writing Option Minor
Professional Writing, Multimedia or Journalism, Minor
Psychology Minor
Sociology Minor
Spanish Minor
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Minor
Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
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