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Undergraduate Studies

The College of Humanities and Sciences includes the core disciplines in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

We are also home to programs in the health sciences and for education in the liberal arts and sciences for future teachers. In the College, we have more than 450 full time faculty members, and more than 50% of VCU undergraduates have at least one major in the College. And although that may sound big, we offer a small school experience, with a very supportive atmosphere that will offer you many opportunities to build connections with our faculty, advisers, mentors and with your fellow students.

We deeply care about every single one of our students and we are committed to help each student find their passion in life, while preparing each of our students for a very successful career. We can provide you with spectacular opportunities:

  • to study abroad and work with people from a range of countries
  • to conduct research
  • to pursue starting your own business and become a successful entrepreneur
  • to pursue exciting internships to help launch your careers
  • to enroll in service learning courses that make a difference in our local community

Our vision is to inspire our students to explore their passions and dreams as individuals, and provide the context to understand their place in the world and connections with others — locally, globally and throughout time. We not only attempt to prepare students for employment, but also aspire to help them construct a foundation on which they will build rich and deeply meaningful lives and careers.

Want to know more about VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences? Have questions about our many departments and schools? Kenedy Edmonds, recruitment coordinator, has answers. You can reach her at askchs@vcu.edu.

Our Undergrads in the News

VCU student Anirudh Mepperla (seated) and Kirk Richardson, associate professor in the Department of Focused Inquiry, with one of the nap pods recently installed on the fifth floor of Grace E. Harris Hall. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Oct. 30, 2024

The bearer of good snooze: Undergrad’s research project is behind the new nap pods on campus

Anirudh Mepperla and his Focused Inquiry professor, Kirk Richardson, put classwork into action.

VCU’s Jackson Mallory was elected minority leader at the inaugural Virginia Government Simulation led by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Democracy, Pluralism and Community Empowerment.  (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Oct. 11, 2024

Led by VCU, the inaugural Virginia Government Simulation gives college students an exercise in engagement

The three-day event, put on by the Institute for Democracy, Pluralism and Community Empowerment, involved 45 students from nine campuses across the state.

Ava Beaudin, a junior at VCU, learned about platinum therapeutics for ovarian and pancreatic cancers during a recent internship. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Oct. 7, 2024

Chemistry major Ava Beaudin embraces the lab and the language

The junior and aspiring doctor sees her recent summer internship in cancer research as a lesson in communication.