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• Single Subject Teaching Credential
• Minor Programs
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• Special Programs
• Academic Decathalon Credit Program
• Honors Program
• College Connection Program
• Study Abroad

  Departments & Programs

At the heart of California State University Fresno, the College of Arts and Humanities is the largest academic unit of the university.  It is a stimulating center of intellectual and cultural activity, dedicated to academic excellence, integrity, intellectual freedom, and civic and cultural engagement with the San Joaquin Valley. The College includes the departments of Art and Design, Communication, English, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Mass Communication and Journalism, Music, Philosophy, and Theatre Arts and Dance.  Armenian Studies, Classical Studies, Interdisciplinary Humanities, Summer Arts, College Honors Program, and the London Semester are integral programs of the College. 

A number of special programs are also supported, including the American English Institute, the newly-created Middle East Studies Project, the Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation, and Theatre for Young Audiences.

The College also supports four art galleries including the Phebe Conley Art Gallery, 16 discipline-specific computer labs, a tutorial Writing Center, the American English Institute, the University Press, a concert hall and the Wahlberg Recital Hall, a fully-equipped John Wright Theatre and the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Arena Theatre; dance, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics studios, a foundry, television and film production studios, KFSR, and smart classrooms.  Under the Dean and Associate Dean, the College employs approximately 150 full-time faculty members and over 160 additional employees that include part-time faculty, graduate assistants and graduate teaching associates, and clerical and technical staff.