The mentor-scholars who comprise the School’s faculty will help you engage deeply and broadly with the liberal arts, through general education courses, participation in the arts, worship, global study, and different areas of specialized research. As influential leaders within their own diverse fields, our faculty members enrich the cultural and intellectual life of the university with their own widely acclaimed research, scholarship, and creative work. Because they believe that your success extends far beyond career aspirations, our faculty serve as active and engaged student advisors, collaborators, and guides for student research, performance, and engagement. At many institutions across the country, students have very little real interaction with their professors. At High Point University, our teacher-scholars are your partners in the learning process, and that makes all the difference in carrying out our promise to provide an extraordinary education, in an inspiring environment, with caring people.
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As the liberal arts heart of the University, the School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences offers nearly unlimited opportunities for exploration and development in critical reflection, ethical deliberation, aesthetic appreciation, and the essential disciplines of human knowledge. Departments in the humanities and social sciences offer much to spark your interest. So much, in fact, that to benefit fully from the broad array of learning opportunities, our students often end up pursuing more than one major or adding a minor or two in varied disciplines. Couple these interesting programs of study with options for international travel, undergraduate research, and service learning and you have as engaging and fulfilling an academic experience as you’ll find anywhere.
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- Civic Responsibility and Social Innovation
- Chinese
- Creative Writing
- Criminal Justice
- East Asian Studies
- English Literature
- Environmental Studies
- Forensic Science
- French and Francophone Studies
- History
- Italian Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- Legal Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public & Professional Writing
- Religion
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Spanish
Law
The pre-law program is designed to help students determine whether a career in law makes sense for them, effectively navigate through the process of applying to law school, and select a law school that best fits their future goals. Law schools accept applicants from a wide variety of majors, but they closely examine transcripts for evidence that the applicant has taken challenging classes that develop students’ abilities to problem solve, read critically, write and edit, communicate orally, and listen well. Students interested in law school should meet with a pre-law advisor early in their academic career to develop a plan tailored to the student’s interests and the intellectual rigor that will prepare students for the law school experience.
Pre-Ministerial Studies
Is God calling you to Christian ministry? The purpose of pre-ministry advising at High Point University is to assist any student considering some form of ministry as a vocation, offering activities and resources to support students’ theological exploration of ministry. In addition, HPU has several ordained ministers and lay leaders among its faculty and administration who are happy to engage in conversations with students about the many paths into ministry and about the sacrifices and rewards of a life of ministry.
About School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
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The Witcher School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences offers 12 undergraduate majors: Criminal Justice, English, French and Francophone Studies, History, Individualized Major, International Relations, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology & Anthropology, and Spanish. Psychology is the school’s most popular major, followed by Criminal Justice.
The school maintains a 17:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Faculty members serve as mentor-scholars who partner with students in the learning process, acting as advisors, collaborators, and guides for student research, performance, and engagement.
Yes. The school offers pre-professional tracks in Pre-Law and Pre-Ministerial Studies. The pre-law program helps students determine whether a legal career is right for them, navigate law school applications, and select the best-fit school. Pre-ministerial advising assists students considering Christian ministry as a vocation, with support from ordained ministers and lay leaders among HPU’s faculty and administration.
Ken Elston serves as Dean of the Douglas S. Witcher School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences. He holds a B.A. from Temple University and an M.F.A. from The Ohio State University. He previously directed the School of Theater at George Mason University and has extensive experience as a theater director, playwright, and presentation skills consultant.