At the graduate level, too, the contributions of the college have been integral to the growth of the university. Distinguished Scholar awards.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most academically comprehensive at Florida State, encompassing 200-plus major programs of study and approximately 11,000 students. The oldest college at Florida State University, the College of Arts and Sciences has provided generations of undergraduate students instruction in the liberal arts disciplines that are essential for intellectual devel
opment and personal growth: English and mathematics, history, the humanities, and the physical, biological, and behavioral sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences awarded its first recorded master's degree in 1908, the year before the Florida Female College was renamed the Florida State College for Women. It also awarded the first Florida State College for Women's master's degree in 1909. The first doctorate at Florida State University was awarded in chemistry in 1952. In addition to awarding bachelor of science (BS), bachelor of arts (BA), master of science (MS), master of arts (MA), and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees, and heavily supporting the Liberal Studies Program, the College of Arts and Sciences offers an extensive array of foundation courses for preprofessional and professional programs. College of Arts and Sciences faculty members have earned national and international recognition for research, teaching, and distinguished service to the profession. The faculty of the college has included seven members of the National Academy of Sciences, three Nobel laureates, a Pulitzer Prize winner, directors of national commissions, university presidents, and numerous winners of other national or international honors. Locally, university committees have named several arts and sciences faculty Eppes Professors, and more than two dozen of the college's faculty have been selected University Distinguished Professors. More than 125 arts and sciences faculty members have won University Teaching and Advising awards, Developing Scholar awards, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been recipients of a variety of honors, including Rhodes, Truman, and Goldwater scholarships; Rotary awards; Fulbright, McKnight, and Patricia Roberts Harris fellowships; professional society scholarships; and other nationally recognized awards. Among the graduates of the college are scientists; writers; doctors; chief executive officers of major corporations; lawyers; school and college teachers; and university administrators.
06/26/2026
Caleb Joseph is part of the inaugural cohort of the Florida State University DC Study Away Program!
Joseph โ a senior in the FSU Department of Computer Science at the FSU College of Arts & Sciences โ is presently in Washington, D.C. for Capital One's Analyst Intern Program.
"At Capital One, I drive data-informed business decisions by conducting analysis and model refinement on credit line increase program data, and fine-tuning machine learning policies to improve second-order risk evaluation. I would like to share the importance of being involved outside the classroom, as the majority of my opportunities have come from putting myself out there and getting involved."
Directed by FSU Career Center, the DC Study Away Program allows full-time enrolled degree seeking FSU students completing internships to live in a supportive community with their peers, where they can focus on their internships while benefiting from shared support and connection.
To learn more, visit career.fsu.edu/dc-study-away-program.
"My work examines how humans perceive the world and how they share that experience with others to build a common understanding."
๐ Meet Meegan Kennedy, a professor and associate chair of undergraduate studies in the Florida State University English Department!
Kennedy's newest book, โWriting Embodiment in Victorian Microscopy: Beautiful Mechanism,โ examines how Victorians approached the use of microscopes to observe objects and organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye as an embodied practice that required both wonder and skepticism.
To check out the full Q&A, visit: fla.st/W8E97I55.
Florida State University, FSU Faculty Development
06/25/2026
Today marks the 175th day of FSUโs 175th anniversary! Stop by the FSU Student Union at 3:30 p.m., June 24, to help celebrate with some popsicles and fun! ๐
06/24/2026
Our Biology in London Program students recently had the opportunity to make their own centrifuges!
If the term "centrifuge" sounds familiar, you may have seen the technology featured in "Project Hail Mary," where Ryan Gosling's character uses centrifugal force to create gravity within his space ship.
For more info on Florida State University's Biology in London Program, visit bio.fsu.edu/london.
FSU Department of Biological Science, FSU International Programs, FSU Global
06/24/2026
Join us in giving an to Pranav Prakash, who recently joined the FSU Department of Religion as an assistant professor!
Prakash specializes in the comparative study of religions, literatures, and book arts in Persian and South Asian societies.
To learn more about our faculty and programs of study in the Florida State University Department of Religion, visit religion.fsu.edu.
FSU Faculty Development
06/24/2026
Bryan Quaife (FSU - Department of Scientific Computing) is part of an interdisciplinary team conducting foundational research essential to the design of a drug-delivery system that could reduce medication side effects while increasing treatment efficacy.
To learn more about this research โ which expands upon work proposing the use of magnetic particles to guide cell-like drug carriers toward a specific target, like a tumor โ visit: fla.st/SFRZKUVL.
Florida State University, Florida State University Division of Research
06/24/2026
06/23/2026
To our newest Florida State University Noles, we've loved getting to know you! For more info on this summer's New Nole Orientation sessions, visit nsfp.fsu.edu/orientation.
FSU New Student & Family Programs, FSU Division of Student Affairs, FSU Department of Physics, FSU Department of Biological Science
06/22/2026
Let's give an to Peter Satterthwaite, who specializes in ancient Greek history and will join the FSU Department of Classics as an assistant professor this fall!
To learn more about our faculty and programs of study in the Florida State University Department of Classics, visit classics.fsu.edu.