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About Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is an innovative liberal arts institution with a history of 90 years of academic excellence. Approximately 17,000 students are enrolled in 174 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the humanities; social, behavioral and natural sciences; education; business; and the arts. The college is renowned for its rigorous academics, study abroad programs, diverse student body, award-winning faculty and highly affordable tuition. Located on a beautifully landscaped 35-acre campus, Brooklyn College offers a rich student life within an urban environment.

Brooklyn College Campus Map
Brooklyn College Campus Map

Accreditation

Brooklyn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 267.284.5000; info@msche.org). The nutrition and dietetics programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). The Murray Koppelman School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The master’s program in school counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the master’s degree and advanced certificate in school psychology are accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), the programs in speechlanguage pathology are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and the Au.D. program in audiology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of ASHA. The School of Education is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). The B.S. program in chemistry and biochemistry is certified by the American Chemical Society. Brooklyn College’s academic programs are registered by the New York State Department of Education

Each academic program at Brooklyn College is administered by one of five schools. The deans have primary responsibility for administrative and academic oversight of undergraduate and graduate programs. The departments within each school are listed below. Details of degree programs are listed under their respective departments in the Programs and Courses of Instruction portion of this Bulletin.

Murray Koppelman School of Business, James Lynch, Interim Dean

  • Accounting

  • Economics

  • Finance

  • Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship 

School of Education, María R. Scharrón-del Río, Dean

  • Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education

  • Early Childhood Education/Art Education

  • School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership

  • Secondary Education

School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Philip F. Napoli, Dean

  • Africana Studies

  • Classics

  • Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders

  • English

  • Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

  • History

  • Judaic Studies

  • Philosophy

  • Political Science

  • Puerto Rican and Latino Studies

  • Sociology

School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, Peter Tolias, Dean

  • Anthropology

  • Biology

  • Chemistry and Biochemistry

  • Computer and Information Science

  • Earth and Environmental Sciences

  • Health and Nutrition Sciences

  • Mathematics

  • Physics

  • Psychology

School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts, Paula Massood, Interim Dean

  • Art

  • Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema

  • Music

  • Television and Radio

  • Theater

  • Interdisciplinary Program: Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA)