College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences encompasses the School of Education, School of Nursing, Dental School of Orthodontics, Divisions of Humanities, Science and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Naval Science. 

In addition to undergraduate programs, the College also houses the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), and the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree programs.  The M.A.T. offers nine majors: Art, Computer Education, Educational Leadership, Elementary Education, English, integrated learning with educational technology, mathematics, music, and reading.

Majors

Majors are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Computing Sciences, Elementary Education, English, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, History, Humanities, Marine Science, Mathematics, Nursing, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Spanish. Preprofessional programs are available to students interested in law, medicine, pharmacy, dental medicine and veterinary medicine. Dual degree programs are also available in engineering.

Students majoring in the fields offered by the College of Arts and Sciences must complete the core curriculum, (link) the degree requirements for a B.A., B.S. or B.S.N degree, and the requirements of the major.

Students enrolled in any College of Arts and Sciences discipline who plan to teach on the secondary level must also complete the professional education courses listed under “Education. ”

Track for Physical Education “Exercise Science”

Jacksonville University, responding to the growing health and fitness market in the U.S., has added a new track in the Physical Education Major, which is called Exercise Science.

Some of the classes required for Exercise Science are also requirements for the University’s two existing Physical Education programs - sports administration and physical education teacher track. The actual science involved in proper exercise warrants a degree program. Student interest, according to Dr. Gail Maetozo, Professor of Physical Education and coordinator of the Department of Physical Education, turned out to be the deciding factor.

“The department knew we had to take a serious look at an exercise science track when we were getting alot of requests in a month asking about it,” Maetozo said. “This major is designated for students who plan to become trainers and strength coaches, and those who want to go into health and wellness areas such as health clubs, commercial fitness centers, hospital wellness centers, and even cruise lines.”

In addition to the University’s regular core courses, students will be required to take 52 hours of study in courses such as chemistry, kinesiology, substance abuse, nutrition and physiology of exercise. For more information, contact the Department of Physical Education at 256-7226.

School of Nursing and Dental School of Orthodontics

The Lazzara Health Sciences Building
The Health Sciences building was made possible by a generous gift from the Gasper and Irene Lazzara Charitable Foundation. The center is the home the home of JU’s rapidly growing School of Nursing, which will be on the second floor, and the Dental School of Orthodontics is located on the first floor.

The center includes the state-of the-art rehabilitation-teaching laboratory for the School of Nursing. The Dental School of Orthodontics will meet a growing national need for certified orthodontics.

Undergraduate programs

Academic excellence
JU’s commitment to academics is illustrated through the strength of its talented faculty and the success of its graduates.

Dr. June Main, a much-honored Professor of Education, has now been recognized by her Jacksonville University colleagues. She was named JU Professor of the Year for 2002-03 at the annual Faculty Recognition Dinner and 2002 CASE (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Council for Advancement and the Support of Education)  Florida Professor of the Year

The Professor of the Year announcement was one of several major awards presented at the 2005 annual celebration of faculty excellence, which was. Jeane Richards, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Dr. Raymond Oldakowski, Professor of Geography, was honored with the Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Activities. Mr. Eric Thomas, Professor of History, received the Award for Excellence in University Service. Dr. Julie Brannon, Assistant Professor of English received the Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Faculty Recognition and Milestone
Two recently retired administrators honored JU mainstays over the past few decades, were named Professors Emeritus. Dr. Jesse S. “Bill” Robertson, who first came to JU as a student in 1956, held the positions of Professor of Biology and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Joan Carver, who retired 2001, is a longtime Professor of Political Science, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Recent Faculty Accomplishments
Dr. Nathan Rousseau (Sociology) recently published a book of readings in social psychology and is currently writing Self, Society, and Globalization.

Dr. Sherri Jackson (Psychology) has just published an innovative textbook she has authored on Research Methods and Statistics: A Critical thinking Approach.

Dr. Ray Oldakowski (Geography) recently published an article in the Journal of Geography. “Activities to Develop a Spatial Among Introductory Geography Students”, and “Does the South end in North Florida” was recently published in the Florida Geographer.

Dr. Steve MacIsaac (Political Science) recently published an article in the Journal Philippine Studies, “The Struggle for Economic Development for the Phillipine Common Wealth, 1935-1940”.

Dr. Steve Browder (Physics) was the previous CASE (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Council for Advancement and  the Support of Education)  Florida Professor of the Year and is now working on revisions to the “Infrared handbook of Optical Materials.”

Dr. Pam Rillstone (Nursing) co-authored the study “Managing the Reemergence of Anguish: Pregnancy after a Loss due to Anomalies”

Dean A. Quinton White published "Governance in the Twenty-First-Century University: Approaches to Effective Leadership Strategic Management.”

Theory to practice
Paul Cammarata, NROTC chemistry major, spent 10 weeks at the Navy Center for Safety and Survivability at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C.

JU Physics graduate Robert Bernath spent 11 weeks on a research team studying the generation of highenergy x-ray radiation with high intensity femtosecond laser pulses at the distinguished Max Born Institute in Berlin, Germany.

Quality resources
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences benefit from up-to-date computing labs with easy-to-access microcomputers and minicomputers, the latest in computer software, and extensive professional networks maintained by our faculty. Jacksonville University is rated one of the top 50 America’s Most Wired Colleges in 2003 according to Yahoo. Science students appreciate outdoor study resources unmatched in our region. Students pursuing majors in biology, marine and environmental studies, nursing, and pre-professional programs value the extensive lab and classroom space in Reid Medical Science Center. Education majors work with Wilma’s Little People’s School, our on-campus child development facility, and with the Jusitna Satellite Academy, a nearby elementary school. And foreign language majors can prepare for study abroad experiences in the duPont Modern Language Laboratory.
 
For more information on the undergraduate programs and their majors offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, please click a link to the left.

For admissions and financial aid information please see www.ju.edu/admissions/.

For a course schedule see my.ju.edu.

For course descriptions see the course catalog.

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