Salem State College's School of Arts and Sciences provides its students with a rigorous liberal education. The School encourages students to think critically and creatively, to discover a variety of intellectual pathways for problem-solving, and to develop communication skills. Consequently, the School prepares students to function successfully within a diversified society and a complex natural world. To accomplish the above objectives, the faculty provides excellence in teaching and scholarly leadership, and through example, offers ways for students to contribute to the collective well-being of their communities. The School recognizes and values each student as an individual capable of achieving full academic and personal potential.