College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry

Pauline Gagnon, Dean
http://www.westga.edu/academics/art-culture-science/index.php

The College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry (CACSI) houses four uniquely engaging departments that cater to our students’ varying academic interests. Our students have the opportunity to experience the college curriculum not only in the classroom but in studios, laboratories, and the community. Students in CACSI cultivate valuable skills as artists, performers, researchers, scientists, writers, and thinkers, and graduate ready to shape and contribute to our rapidly changing 21st-century world.

The College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry

The Bachelor of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science degrees, some with concentrations in teacher preparation
Majors, minors, and certificates associated with each of its departments: (DAPS, AHP, MSAT, and EFLPA)

Graduation Requirement for Discipline-Specific Writing

All students majoring in disciplines in the College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry must satisfy the requirements for Discipline Specific Writing (DSW) in order to graduate.

DSW Requirements

ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 (or the equivalent of) are prerequisite to all “W” (writing-intensive) courses.
W-courses will require a minimum of 4000 words of original, formal, graded writing, including one major assignment entailing instructor feedback and revision.
Students must take at least two 3000/4000-level W-courses (courses approved as writing-intensive courses and marked in the course bulletin with a W) for a total of at least 6 hours. Both courses must satisfy requirements or electives in the student’s major, and at least one must be specific to the major. Programs may also elect to designate specific courses in allied disciplines that would fulfill the DSW requirement for the major.

DSW requirements vary from program to program: students should consult the catalog and program DSW website for requirements specific to their major.

Certificate Option

A DSW certificate option is available for students who wish to gain additional experience in writing as well as to demonstrate a commitment to developing exemplary communication skills. A student may elect to double the basic DSW requirements, passing 12 hours of writing-intensive courses. These additional courses need not be in the student’s major, unless the program specifies otherwise. Students who elect this option (apply online on the Registrar’s webpage) and earn a grade of C or above in each of their writing-intensive classes will receive:

a Discipline-Specific Writing certificate, and
transcript notation of this accomplishment.

CACSI also helps support Interdisciplinary Minors and the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S). CACSI supports B.I.S. degrees in Film and Religion Pathways. For more information, see University College

Regents Engineering Pathways (REPP) program (formerly RETP)

The Regents’ Engineering Pathways (REPP) program was originally established in 1986 as the Regents Engineering Transfer Program (RETP). As of September 1, 2016, students in REPP complete two or more years of engineering pathway courses at the University of West Georgia before transferring to Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University or the University of Georgia to complete a B.S. degree in Engineering.

For more information, please see your adviser and visit the USG webpage here: https://www.usg.edu/academic_affairs_handbook/section2/C774

Departments and Disciplinary Areas

Department of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology

Anthropology
Psychology
Social and Behavioral Health
Sociology

Department of Art, History, and Philosophy

Art
History
Philosophy

Department of English, Film, Languages, and Performing Arts

English
International Languages and Cultures
Music
Theatre

Department of Mathematics, Sciences, and Technology

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geography
Geology
Mathematics
Physics