College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The three departments housed in this College are the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences; the Department of History, Social Sciences, and Mathematics; and the Department of Humanities.

Foundational study in the liberal arts forms the core and basis of every degree offered at University of Holy Cross. The philosophy of a liberal arts education is that a broad, well-founded education is the key to developing an active and adaptive mind. A person with such a mind naturally stands ready to set out on any of various paths, career or otherwise. Indeed, a literate, logical, motivated person who has facility with oral and written communication, connection of ideas, and quantitative and critical thinking is well prepared for any endeavor or occupation.

Within the College, the disciplines we offer cover a wide variety of topics, which together promote the basic aims of the liberal arts education and the development of faithful, dutiful, and capable citizens of the world. We currently offer Master’s degrees in Biomedical Sciences, Catholic Theology, and Humanities; Bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Culinology®, English, Food Business, Food Science, General Studies, History, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Theology; and Associate’s degrees in Liberal Arts and Biology.

In this supportive learning community that is University of Holy Cross, our students are taught by an exceptional and dedicated faculty.

I encourage you to consider the degree programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The whole faculty stands ready to assist and guide you.

Michael F. Labranche, Ph.D.

Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences