Student Ambassador Test Academic Colleges

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How many academic colleges are there?

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6 graduate
6 undergraduate

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College of Arts and Sciences

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The College of Arts and Sciences is Howard’s oldest and largest school. It was founded in 1868 as the College of Liberal Arts. It offers degree programs in fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences has a College Honors Program.

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School of Business

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The School of Business was founded in 1970 with only 12 faculty members. It now has over 80 faculty members and more than 1500 students. Undergraduate fields include accounting, finance, insurance, international business, computer-based management information systems, management, hospitality management, and marketing. The graduate program has a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration program with the School of Law.

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John H. Johnson School of Communications

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Founded in 1971, the School of Communications contains four departments, Journalism, Radio Television and Film, Human Communications Studies, and Communication Sciences and Disorders, offering a total of eight undergraduate degrees, six Masters degrees, and four Doctorate degrees. The School of Communications also houses 2 radio stations, WHUR and WHBC, and WHUT-TV, the only Black-owned public broadcasting television station in the country. Its distinguished faculty educates approximately 1500 students.

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School of Divinity

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Founded in 1870, the School of Divinity is the only predominantly African American theological institute in the world that is also integrated within a comprehensive research institution. As such, the school provides an opportunity for preparation in religious and secular leadership roles along with the unique perspective of the rich African American cultural and religious heritage. The School offers the Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry, and Masters of Arts in Religious Studies degrees.

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School of Education

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The School of Education oversees programs that involve the preparation and certification of educational and human development specialists. If you would like to pursue the Bachelor of Science degree in human development, you can choose from three options: infancy and childhood programming, child and adolescent development, and adult development and gerontology. Students interested in early childhood or elementary education must apply to the College of Arts and Sciences and complete a special five-year program that the School of Education offers in conjunction with that college.

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College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science

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Undergraduate programs in the School of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Sciences lead to the Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, civil engineering, systems and computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. The Bachelor of Architecture program in the School of Architecture and Design incorporates design, inquiry, and research. This five-year program is designed for students who intend to seek registration or licensure as professional architects.

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The Graduate School

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Awarded its first Master of Arts degree in 1870, and began to confer the doctoral degree in 1958. The school now offers twenty-six Ph.D. and thirty-three master’s degree programs in over 100 specializations within the natural, applied, and social sciences, and the arts and humanities. The Graduate School is the only Ph.D.-granting institution within the University. Although other schools have programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree, degree candidacy is awarded through the Graduate School.

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School of Law

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Howard University’s School of Law began as Howard University Law department on January 6, 1869. The department began with six students and increased to twenty-two by the end of the session on June 30, 1869. The School of Law is located at 2900 Van Ness Street, NW and is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). The objective of the School of Law is to produce superior professionals, capable of achieving positions of leadership in law, business, government, education, and public service.

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College of Medicine

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Howard University School of Medicine opened in 1868, three years after the close of the civil war. Although the school of medicine offers excellent research and research training opportunity, the school’s main emphasis lies in preparing students to deliver high quality health care in medically underserved communities. About 110 students are enrolled each year. Around ten to twenty percent of the students in most entering classes attend Howard for premedical studies. Howard University’s College of Medicine can be located on 520 W Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20059.

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School of Social Work

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The School of Social Work offers the Master of Social Work and the Doctor of Social Work. The MSW degree equips graduates for advanced level social work practice in direct services, community organizations, and social service management. Concentrations are offered in special settings which include criminal justice, family and child welfare, social gerontology, social work with displaced populations, social work in health care settings, and social work in mental health settings, accompanied by field instruction in community agencies and institutions.