CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE
You hold in your hands an important key to success.
This catalog will help you unlock the doors of your future and prepare you for 
success in work and in life. The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a place of fresh 
ideas. We’ve designed our courses not only to provide the knowledge you’ll need 
to accomplish your career goals, but also to challenge you to think both critically 
and creatively. The programs outlined within these pages reflect the very best of the 
University: our dedication to scholarship, our respect for tradition, and our insistence 
on excellence.
At UA Fort Smith, the faculty members’ commitment to research and technology is 
matched only by their enthusiasm for fostering a positive and enlightened learning 
environment. No course at UA Fort Smith is taught by a graduate assistant; our faculty 
are dedicated to balancing classroom instruction with practical and hands-on training that can be immediately applied upon graduation.
UA Fort Smith continues to enjoy a cooperative and productive relationship with 
regional communities, ensuring that our students have the opportunity to apply their 
training through internships and other civic and business activities. Further, our rich 
diversity makes the University uniquely equipped to respond to the needs of students 
from all walks of life, not only academically, but culturally as well.
Welcome to the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, where genuine opportunity meets 
genuine education. 
Sincerely, 
Paul B. Beran, Ph.D. 
Chancellor