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2025-2026 Catalog

College of Arts, Sciences & Education (CASE)

Office of the Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
516/517 David M. French Hall
(810) 762-3234
Fax:  (810) 762-3006
https://www.umflint.edu/case/

Mission of the College

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Education transforms lives through the power of a comprehensive education rooted in theory and practice. Centered in Flint, we are an inclusive community of teachers, scholars, artists, and practitioners across a diverse array of disciplines. Our students, staff, and faculty empower each other to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and empathy to effect positive change locally and globally. Above all, we are committed to the core values of the University of Michigan-Flint: academic excellence, student-centeredness, and engaged citizenship. 

Together, we transform minds, lives, communities, and the world.

The College will:

  • Foster excellence in teaching and learning  

  • Engage students in learning partnerships with faculty  

  • Develop mastery of disciplines and confidence in their application for a future of meaningful and productive work  

  • Support students and faculty in traditional and applied research and creative endeavors  

  • Engage faculty and students in professionally related service to the university and society  

  • Promote and defend academic freedom, diversity, equality and justice

CASE Degree Programs

At the heart of the educational program at the University of Michigan-Flint is the College of Arts, Sciences and Education (CASE), offering over 40 majors in the arts and sciences, as well as programs for State of Michigan certification in secondary teaching.

The CASE faculty offers all students an educational program that combines the traditional disciplines of the humanities, fine and applied arts, social sciences, and social and behavioral sciences with several career and professional areas. Studying in the liberal arts and sciences develops the student’s ability to think, respond to ideas, and test hypotheses, and provides the skills, knowledge, and competencies that prepare graduates to be effective professionals and informed citizens.

To achieve a fuller understanding of one branch of learning, every student must complete the requirements of a major. See the CASE website for a complete list of Undergraduate and Graduate programs. 

Academic Departments

https://www.umflint.edu/case/academic-departments/

Academic Policies and Regulations

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All Academic Policies and Regulations of the University of Michigan-Flint apply to students in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education. Specific rules and regulations adopted by the faculty of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education are presented below:

  • All CASE bachelor degrees require a minimum of 33 upper division courses. (Courses numbered 300 or above)

  • All CASE Bachelor of Science degrees require a minimum of 124

  • All CASE Bachelor of Arts degrees require 

    • ARB 112, ASL 112, CHN 112, FRN 112, GER 112, SPN 112, or successful transfer of the second semester of a foreign language. Students who wish to meet the requirement in a foreign language with courses taken in high school, or those who have attained fluency in a foreign language without formal coursework, must demonstrate such equivalent proficiency by examination.

    • A course in US Diversity (US) or Global Studies (GS) .

    • Not more than 50 credits in any subject may be counted in the total credits required for graduation. 

Appeal to the Committee on Academic Standards

Students who believe that they are unreasonably affected by a policy of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education may appeal to the Committee on Academic Standards. Petition forms are used to request exceptions in individual cases; information can be obtained from advisors or the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Dean’s Office.

Student Grievance Procedures

  1. The general procedure for resolving student grievances in matters of dispute between student(s) and instructor(s) regarding classroom instruction, arbitrary and/or inconsistent application of classroom policies and procedures including assignment of grade(s).  

    1. The instructor(s) shall be consulted directly in an effort to resolve the dispute.

    2. Should the dispute not be resolved, the student may refer the problem to the instructor’s department or program chair within 30 days of the start of the next regular academic semester (excluding spring or summer term).

    3. If a resolution is not reached through discussion with the department or program chair, a written complaint shall be submitted within five school days to the chair, who shall, within five school days, return to the student(s) a written confirmation of receipt of the grievance.

    4. Within 30 days of receiving the grievance, the department or program chair shall return to the student(s) a written decision. This decision shall represent the conclusion of at least a majority of the full-time, regular teaching faculty of that department or program. The student may appeal decisions of the department or program faculty to the Committee on Academic Standards of the College. The Committee shall then consider all evidence and testimony and shall render its decision not later than one month after submission of the appeal. Its decision shall be binding on both the student and the instructor and shall be final.

  2. Decisions on matters that involve department or University policies, where the Academic Standards Committee’s decision is the original decision, may be appealed to the Dean and the Executive Committee, whose majority decision is final.

Experimental Courses

A faculty member and 12 or more students may develop and offer a one-semester course for no more than three credits on an experimental basis, subject to the approval of the appropriate department. The course should not be a minor variation of an existing course.

Written notice of intent to offer such a course should be given to the Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at least six weeks before the registration period for the semester in which the course is to be offered. Normally, the course carries a departmental course number, but if it is essentially interdisciplinary the Dean designates it “Interdisciplinary Study.”

Credit to fulfill requirements of a major is permitted only by approval of the appropriate department; general education credit only by approval of the Curriculum Committee and the General Education Curriculum Committee.

Business Credit Restrictions in CASE Degree Programs

For all undergraduate degree programs in CASE, no more than 30 credits in business courses (BUS in the Catalog and course schedule) may be counted in the total credits required for graduation. This 30-credit maximum includes both credits transferred in and credits taken at the University of Michigan-Flint.