The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is
- To support The University's goal of providing the responsible student with a quality liberal arts and sciences education within the context of a growing computerized environment and an ethnically and culturally diverse and global society.
- To interweave the arts and sciences with professional education which provides the student with the freedom to realize one's potential as an independent person with critical thinking, openness, adaptability, tolerance, integrity, a capacity for life-long learning. Central to this task is the general education curriculum, which requires study in a broad array of disciplines designed to provide breadth and diversity of knowledge and skills.
- To address the needs of those students who desire intensive study in a special field in the arts and sciences. To make the most of a liberal arts education, these students must move beyond the breadth of general education to an emphasis on learning about a discipline in considerable depth and to be able to speak and write effectively.
- To offer a quality set of master's level research and applied programs designed to prepare advanced students for careers in teaching, research, creativity and other areas of scholarly or public service.
- To provide a level of excellence in the teaching field for students seeking teacher certification.
- To contribute through excellence in teaching, scholarship and creative activities to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge; and, in so doing maintain statewide and national recognition with regard to these activities.
- To recognize the special needs of a community and nontraditional student population.
- To provide special programs and services for the cultural enrichment of the community.
4901 E. University . Odessa, Texas 79762 . (432) 552-2020