Mission & Goals

Suffolk University's College of Arts & Sciences emphasizes critical and analytical thinking through a rigorous undergraduate core program in written and oral communication, computing, analyzing and integrating.

The College of Arts & Sciences has as its credo that liberal learning prepares students of all ages and backgrounds to live more fulfilling lives, to appreciate and contribute to the communities of which they are members, and to reach their ethical, personal, intellectual and financial goals. To help its students maximize their potential, the college emphasizes critical and analytical thinking through a rigorous “success skills” undergraduate core program in written and oral communication, computing, analyzing and integrating. Faculty scholarship supports diversified liberal arts concentrations available in the humanities, the natural sciences and the social sciences, along with graduate programs in several fields, most offering career-related professional program tracks and practical experience on or off campus.

Each department in the College of Arts & Sciences maintains measurable educational objectives for students in order to assess their progress and outcomes.