The mission of the College of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences is to educate every student to live knowledgeably, responsibly and humanely. The College seeks to provide the knowledge and understanding necessary for its majors to perform successfully in their specific disciplines and to produce graduates who can make a positive contribution to society. 

The goals of the College of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences are

• To prepare students competent and skillful in oral and written communications

• To prepare students to read critically and think analytically 

• To prepare students for careers and for graduate and professional schools

• To prepare leaders capable of contributing effective solutions to urban, national, and global problems

• To engage students in a variety of artistic, literary, and cultural experiences.

The College of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences is one of the largest units at Texas Southern University encompassing eight departments and offering fourteen Bachelors and six Masters degrees. Nearly half of all undergraduate students at the University are engaged in programs of study in the College of Liberal Arts & Behavioral Sciences.