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The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the University of Florida's college for the liberal arts and sciences. and the largest of the university's 16 colleges. Most core curriculum classes and 42 majors and minors are part of the college.[1] The university reports that more than 700 faculty members teach at least 35,000 students each year, with more than 12,000 undergraduates pursuing a degree from the college and 2,000 graduate students are also attaining graduate degrees in the college.[2]
The college faculty rank among the best in the nation and have received a variety of national and international awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, Guggenheim Fellowships, Senior Fulbright Awards, National Science Foundation Fellowships, Presidential Young Investigator Awards and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. They hold memberships in the National Academy of Science, the Nobel Prize Committee, the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh.[3]
CLAS students also are among the top at UF, receiving numerous scholarships and awards for their academic performance. During the past several years, CLAS has a Rhodes Scholar, as well as several Barry Goldwater Scholars, Harry Truman Scholars and James Madison Scholars.[4]
[edit] National Rankings according to US News (2008 edition)
| Department |
Ranking |
| Physics |
35th overall |
| Computer Science |
47th overall |
| Chemistry |
34th overall |
| Biological Sciences |
48th overall |
| Mathematics |
56th overall |
| Earth Science |
60th overall |
| Criminology |
11th overall |
| Economics |
44th overall |
| English |
46th overall |
| History |
46th overall |
| Political Science |
48th overall |
| Sociology |
46th overall |
| Statistics |
9th overall |
[edit] Departments
[edit] Centers and institutes
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- Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra)
- Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere
- Center for Jewish Studies
- Land Use and Environmental Change Institute (LUECI)
- Language Learning Center
- Center for Latin-American Studies
- Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering
- Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
- Paris Research Center
- Reubin O'D. Askew Center on Politics and Society
- Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts (IPSA)
- UF Marine Laboratory at Seahorse Key
- Center for Women's Studies & Gender Research
- William and Grace Dial Center for Written & Oral Communication
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- ^ "About the College." University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences [1]
- ^ "About the College." University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences [2]
[edit] External links
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