The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences focuses on educating agricultural leaders to work in the tropics on sustainable agricultural production and research, as well as in environmental awareness, remediation and education.
The College of Civil Engineering, established in 2009, emphasizes mathematics and science. The program strives to develop in students the ability and awareness to think critically, solve problems, foster a strong sense of global community, and work wisely and creatively to better themselves and the world they live in.
The Alice Richards School of Community Education is an associated community college for the residents of Les Cayes. Classes are taught on the University campus. The University offers several continuing education programs in a variety of topics. At this time, the primary focus is on English as a Second Language (ESL), as well as Spanish, Accounting and Computer Education. Courses are normally offered in the late afternoon and the early evening on a semester-by-semester basis The University maintains a self-paced English language laboratory, and a resource library.
Core Courses
AUC places a strong emphasis on liberal education through exposure to the arts, humanities, and sciences examining history and economics and generally building a broad base of skills and knowledge on which to grow. Most of the core courses will be taken in the first two years.
Prep Year
All of AUC’s University programs are five (5) year programs. All share a common first year, known as the “Prep” year of English speaking, reading and writing skills, and exploring new concepts in mathematics, biology, physics, and chemistry. University life at AUC propels the student into continuous use of the English language, not just for reading and school assignments, but for everyday transactions and interactions with the faculty and staff. To succeed at AUC, and it is our wish that every student succeed, the students need to immerse themselves in English. Students need to manage time effectively; cope with the stress sometimes associated with a new environment, and they need to make a quantum leap from being told what to do and when to do it, to deciding for themselves. University life is not like high school, Haitian Colleges, or finishing the requirements of BACI or BACII. University life allows a student more options, more choices, more freedoms, and more opportunities to succeed or fail. No one decides whether the student attends class or not ---the student himself must decide and follow through.