School of Arts & Sciences
School of Arts & Sciences
University of Toccoa Falls’ School of Arts & Sciences has five academic departments: Behavioral Sciences, Business Administration, Humanities, Music, and Natural Science & Mathematics, all united by a commitment to Christ’s redemptive work. Our graduates serve as salt and light in various professions. Our faculty is highly qualified, caring, and dedicated to developing students’ intellectual capabilities and exploring connections between faith and learning. Study abroad and internships are available. Since 1907, UTF’s mission has emphasized holistic love for God, reflected in the motto “Where Character is Developed With Intellect.” We invite you to become part of this exciting journey in a place where your gifts will be strengthened, your mind challenged, your soul enriched, and your heart ignited.
Behavioral Sciences Department
University of Toccoa Falls’ Behavioral Sciences Department equips students to understand people, serve communities, and pursue justice, all grounded in Christ’s redemptive work. Offering majors in Counseling Psychology—with concentrations in social work, sport psychology, and counseling in ministry—and Criminal Justice, the department prepares graduates to engage the complexities of human behavior with wisdom and compassion. Our faculty are experienced mentors who integrate faith with real-world application, investing deeply in each student’s growth. Through internships and hands-on experiences, students are prepared for meaningful careers and further study. Rooted in UTF’s mission since 1907, we develop graduates who love God fully and serve others faithfully.
Business Administration Department
The Business Administration Department at University of Toccoa Falls prepares you for the global marketplace, equipping you via a comprehensive degree program integrating business knowledge and skills, biblical studies, and personal character development. The department offers a variety of specific business majors to help you prepare for a successful professional career with strong ethical and moral standards in commerce, industry, sport, or nonprofit.
The Department of Business Administration at University of Toccoa Falls has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please view our IACBE Member status page.
Music Department
The Music Department exists to prepare Christian musicians for career ministries in performance, teaching, church worship arts and varied music-related vocations. Students develop and share their God-given abilities by participation in ensembles, recitals, concerts, service projects and ministries. Through these experiences, the Music Department brings the whole person into the learning process through the integration of curricular and co-curricular activities and provides for the dynamic integration of Faith and Learning, together with Character and Intellect. This approach, along with the study of music theory, history, worship music, pedagogy and performance gives students the skills to become highly effective in their chosen field.
Humanities Department
It is the purpose of the Humanities Department to celebrate the human endeavors, such as literature, art, language, philosophy and history, and to explore ways they are able to potentially articulate the restorative and liberating power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Humanities Department is a collection of academic disciplines that study the ways people produce, process, consume and understand the human experience. The department pursues this study within a biblical framework that fosters a learning community committed to growing in humanity’s purpose as God’s image. The B.A. or B.S. degrees in Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (online only), English, and History prepare students for graduate school or professional school (i.e., seminary or law school) and for careers in teaching, journalism, writing, media, advertising, public relations, etc. The Humanities Department also offers minors in Applied Ethics, English, French, History, Journalism, Leadership, Media Studies, Philosophy, Public Relations and Spanish. We also offer the Associate of Arts degree, a two-year community college degree that meets the needs of students who desire only two years of college or that allows them to lay a biblical foundation before transferring to a university for a more specialized major. The Humanities Department also serves the total student body by providing much of the general education core curriculum, teaching students to think constructively about every area of life framed by a commitment to Christ and His Kingdom.
Natural Sciences & Mathematics Department
The Natural Sciences & Mathematics Department serves the total student body by providing the science, mathematics and computer courses for the general education core curriculum. Every course is designed with an emphasis on teaching students how to integrate these subjects into a personal biblical worldview. The Biology major prepares students for in-field careers and professional service, such as lab or forensic technician, environmental scientist or food scientist. The Biology degree is also excellent preparation for students seeking advanced degrees in graduate school or the many professional programs, including medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, or pharmacy to name a few. Natural Sciences & Mathematics also supports the concentrations in Science Education for secondary education majors. Minors available in the department include Biology, Chemistry, Ecology & Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Public Health.