From the Dean
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences website
Welcome to the heart of Marquette University.
The Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse academic unit on campus. Here you will experience the rich heritage of a Catholic, Jesuit education grounded in academic excellence, social justice, faith and service. You will meet talented teacher-scholars who are dedicated to student success, innovative research and partnerships across Milwaukee and beyond. Our excellent advisors will help you explore the wide variety of majors and minors we offer as well as accelerated degree programs that enable you to earn both an undergraduate and a master’s degree in five years.
Thanks to national data, employer surveys and alumni feedback, we know that study of the humanities, social sciences, computational sciences and natural sciences at Marquette will prepare you for a successful career, robust community engagement and a meaningful life.
The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences will help you discern your path and make good decisions. You will experience and learn to foster a sense of belonging. You will have the opportunity to participate in faculty-mentored research projects, internships, study abroad, service learning and community engagement opportunities. You will graduate well prepared to face unscripted challenges and to work beyond boundaries.
I encourage you to explore all that the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences has to offer. Thank you for choosing Marquette and the College of Arts and Sciences. I look forward to working with you!
Sincerely,
Heidi Bostic, Ph.D.
Dean, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
College Mission Statement
As the heart and soul of Marquette University, the College of Arts and Sciences explores and advances understandings of human meaning and value, the structures and dynamics of human societies, and the composition and function of the natural world.
College Vision Statement
The College aspires to recruit and retain outstanding students and faculty and to equip them to accomplish significant research and scholarship, transformative teaching and learning, and committed and compassionate leadership in their professional fields and larger communities. In this way, we seek the serious intellectual engagement of faith and reason, and the education of the whole person – the rigorous, holistic exploration of the intellectual, moral and spiritual dimension of human life.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
As the heart and soul of Marquette University and in the pursuit of social justice, the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences values the diversity of all people in regard to their race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexuality, religious tradition, socioeconomic status, ability, age, language, and nationality. As a college we are committed to the recruitment and retention of students, staff and faculty from diverse backgrounds by creating and sustaining an environment that is welcoming, supportive and inclusive. Members of the college demonstrate our active commitment to diversity in teaching, advising, research and all other college activities that engage issues of import to local, national, and global communities. We promote diversity through interdisciplinary work that supports a culture of learning, social justice, and respect for human dignity. We encourage action based on these ideals. This commitment contributes to the promotion of excellence and the development of future leaders dedicated to the service of others.
College of Arts and Science Policies
Students in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences are expected to comply with the academic requirements and regulations listed in the university section of this bulletin and must fulfill the graduation requirements stated in the bulletin in effect the year they entered Marquette.
Students who interrupt their enrollment from the university, normally follow the degree requirements listed in the bulletin in effect during the academic year of their readmission. Policies and regulations that are in effect at the time of return apply to all students, regardless of the term of initial enrollment.
It is the responsibility of students to know and fulfill all university, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and major department requirements.
While the principal policies and procedures of the college are contained in this section of the bulletin, questions concerning other regulations are directed to the college or relevant department office.
College of Arts and Sciences Resources
The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences is, by its very nature, the heart of Marquette University. We challenge students to explore many ways of understanding, doing and succeeding – regardless of the major they decide to pursue.
We recognize that our students are faced with both challenges and opportunities. To assist in the transition from high school to college, as well as along college and career paths, the college offers numerous resources ranging from individualized advising to academic support services to career exploration and development. These resources are designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, as well as to introduce them to the faculty, advisers and staff throughout the college who are available to guide them pursue excellence through a liberal arts education.
Advising Center
Overview
The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center is run by a team of professional academic advisers committed to serving students and helping them achieve success. This center offers comprehensive assistance for students' development and is open five days a week, all year long. Students are assigned an adviser and receive service and support in a wide variety of ways. The advisers can assist students in choosing a major, determining career and academic goals, developing study skills, selecting courses and creating a class schedule, preparing for graduate and professional school, and connecting them with other campus resources.
Norman H. Ott Memorial Writing Center
Overview
The Ott Writing Center offers one-to-one tutoring to all Marquette students, staff and faculty on all kinds of writing projects from first year English papers to graduate theses, from history papers to personal statements for law school. The center is staffed with a mix of graduate students from a variety of departments, as well as undergraduate peer tutors. Graduate students from English also usually teach a section of ENGL 1001 Foundations in Rhetoric.
Student Organizations and Honors Societies
Overview
The Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences offers students a wide array of co-curricular opportunities to extend the value of their education. Student organizations and honor societies affiliated with the college and/or advised by one of our faculty members include:
Student Organizations
- Air Force Power Booster Club
- African Students Association
- Anthropology Club
- Arabic Club
- Arnold Air Society (Professional Air Force ROTC Service Organization)
- Arts and Sciences Student Council
- Association for Computing Machinery Student Chapter
- Association of Social Welfare and Justice Students
- Black Student Council
- CheMU
- Chinese Culture and Charity Club
- Classical Fencing Society
- Criminology & Law Society
- Economics Association
- Empowerment
- Gender Sexuality Alliance
- German Club
- Hillel Milwaukee
- Jeannette Kapus Silver Wings Chapter (Professional Organization Supporting the U.S. Air Force)
- Knights of Columbus
- Kuk Sool Won of Marquette
- Le Cercle Francais (French Club)
- Muslim Student Association
- Native American Student Association
- Navy Nurse Corps
- Philosophy Club
- Physics Club
- Pre-law Society
- Step Up!
- Students for Justice in Palestine
Honor Societies
- Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-health Professions Honor Society)
- Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor Society)
- Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society)
- Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Honor Society)
- Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)
- Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy Honor Society)
- Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society)
- Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences Honor Society)
- Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honor Society)
- Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)
- Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)
- Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society)
- Sigma Iota Rho (International Affairs Honor Society)
- Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society)
- Theta Alpha Kappa (Theology Honor Society)
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon (International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines)