Alcorn
Dr. Reginald Lindsey, Dean

1000 ASU Drive 960
Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Math and Science Building,
Room 216
601-877-6120
fax 601-877-3989
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Alcorn State's curriculum will challenge you to work harder, dig deeper, and reach higher than you ever thought possible. Every degree program is based on a core set of courses in the liberal arts and sciences. Based on the idea that every truly educated person should have a common body of knowledge, our core curriculum is designed to bring out your best.

The School of Arts and Sciences offers instruction leading to the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in the following fields: The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees are offered with the following majors.

The following programs of study are offered but do not lead to a degree at Alcorn. After completing one of these programs the student must apply to another institution or department within Alcorn for completion of their training.

The curriculum of the Department of Military Science is designed to prepare students for commissioning as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army, the Army National Guard, and the United States Army Reserves.

The primary objectives of the School of Arts and Sciences are:

  • to offer a broad program of general education for all students,
  • to create in the minds of students a curiosity which is conducive to constructive thinking in their search for facts pertaining to the laws of the physical and biological phenomena of life,
  • to aid in the development of the ability to think critically with regard to the complex problems of social living,
  • to lay a rigid foundation for students who expect to take other technical courses, and to stress the ever increasing importance of mathematics in our modern society,
  • to provide the student with a basic philosophy of the principles of the creative arts and a genuine and abiding appreciation for the cultural heritage of our civilization,
  • to develop selected college-educated men and women for positions of responsibility as officers in the active army and its reserve components,
  • to attain the above objectives, particular stress is placed upon precision of observation and measurement and upon the application of the scientific method.