The academic departments of the college and the courses of instruction are grouped into the Social Sciences and Education division, the Humanities and Arts division, the Basic Sciences and Mathematics division, General Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies.

DIVISION I: Social Sciences and Education, including the departments of Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and Sport Studies, Recreation and Athletics as well as courses in the Library. William C. Bogard, Chair.

DIVISION II: Humanities and Arts, including the departments of Art, Art History and Visual Culture Studies, Classics, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Rhetoric and Film Studies, and Theatre as well as courses in Dance and World Literature. Jonathan S. Walters, Chair.

DIVISION III: Basic Sciences and Mathematics, including the departments of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics as well as courses in Science and the program in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology. Kendra J. Golden, Chair.

GENERAL STUDIES: The First-Year Experience: Encounters, Critical and Alternative Voices, and Distribution Requirements.

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Latin American Studies, and Race and Ethnic Studies.