North Carolina State University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences was formerly known as the School of Liberal Arts and grew out of the School of General Studies and the Basic Division.

The Humanities Extension/Publications Program is a North Carolina Educational Partnership. It engages faculty members in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with the general public as well as the state's K-12 population of students and teachers. In the land-grant spirit of formal and informal education, this engagement is a two-way exchange of expertise and information. Services provided to the public include free workshops and seminars, OUTREACH visits to local school classrooms statewide, summer institutes, writing camps for 4-H and other youth, and grade-level curriculum development including social studies textbooks and supplemental videos. From the public the Program's faculty get valuable suggestions about new research domains and approaches that lead to new offerings. The Cooperative Extension Service, state and local educational agencies, and public libraries as well as community learning centers are partners in this educational services network.

Humanities and social science courses have been taught at North Carolina State University since its early days. In 1937 a Basic Division was established for non-degree granting departments, including the humanities and social science units. In 1952, the non-degree granting programs were put under the School of General Studies, which was renamed the School of Liberal Arts in the 1960s. In 1977 this was renamed the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, later College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS).

First established as a distinct college in 1963, North Carolina State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) represents the intellectual core of the university, though it has gone through a series of transformations throughout the University's history. The first English and History courses were offered in 1889, when the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) opened. It wasn't until 1937, after the college had been re-named the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, that the departments of English, Modern Languages, History, Sociology, Psychology, and Ethics were all grouped together under the Basic Division. In 1952, the Basic Division was replaced by the School of General Studies, which was also non-degree-granting. However, in 1963 it was renamed again as the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) and was authorized to award degrees. The School of Liberal Arts would again undergo a name change in 1977, becoming the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHASS). Then, in 1987, SHASS was one of eight of the university's academic schools to be re-designated as a college, becoming the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS). As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University.

As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University. The College offers 60 bachelor’s programs, 15 master’s programs and 4 PhD programs to close to 5000 undergraduate and graduate students. As of 2009, CHASS is comprised of the following departments: Communication, English, Foreign Languages & Literatures, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Psychology, the School of Public & International Affairs, Social Work, and Sociology & Anthropology.

The Humanities Extension/Publications Program is a North Carolina Educational Partnership. It engages faculty members in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences with the general public as well as the state's K-12 population of students and teachers. In the land-grant spirit of formal and informal education, this engagement is a two-way exchange of expertise and information. Services provided to the public include free workshops and seminars, OUTREACH visits to local school classrooms statewide, summer institutes, writing camps for 4-H and other youth, and grade-level curriculum development including social studies textbooks and supplemental videos. From the public the Program's faculty get valuable suggestions about new research domains and approaches that lead to new offerings. The Cooperative Extension Service, state and local educational agencies, and public libraries as well as community learning centers are partners in this educational services network.

As the organized extension and outreach program of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University, Humanities Extension/Publications enables the college to be a full partner in the mission of the university. The scope of related activities is broad, involves teaching and research faculty efforts, and draws service from the campus to all age groups of state citizens. Until 1978 the college did not organize its extension and outreach program. An alliance with the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service in that year became the seedbed of the program that flourishes today.

As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University. The College offers 60 bachelor’s programs, 15 master’s programs and 4 PhD programs to close to 5000 undergraduate and graduate students. As of 2009, CHASS is comprised of the following departments: Communication, English, Foreign Languages & Literatures, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Psychology, the School of Public & International Affairs, Social Work, and Sociology & Anthropology.

As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University. The College offers 60 bachelor’s programs, 15 master’s programs and 4 PhD programs to close to 5000 undergraduate and graduate students. As of 2009, CHASS is comprised of the following departments: Communication, English, Foreign Languages & Literatures, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Psychology, the School of Public & International Affairs, Social Work, and Sociology & Anthropology.