At Buffalo State, we offer 79 undergraduate programs and more than 60 graduate programs. We also have academic minors, certificate programs, and 4+1 pathways. We pride ourselves on having small interactive classrooms. And with a student-to-faculty ratio of 15-to-1, students are able to get the individual support that they need to succeed at Buffalo State.

Our visual and performing arts spaces and state-of-the-art lab facilities provide students with hands-on learning and the education they need to succeed in their desired field. Did we also mention that all of our classes are taught by faculty members? Bulger Communication Center is our main lecture hall located right in the center of campus. But don't worry, only 2% of classes are taught in our large lecture halls. In fact, 94% of our classes have 40 students or less.

So now that we've given you an overview, let's take a closer look at our different academic spaces on campus. Our Science and Math Complex, "SAMC," for short, is a hub for research and science. Fitting name, huh? Science and Math Complex has the departments for biology, chemistry, earth science and science, education, physics, and the Great Lakes Center, which has programs for students to study the ecology of the Great Lakes and complete research out on these waters. How cool?! The Science and Math Complex has a beautiful three-story atrium surrounded by research labs and faculty offices. The building has other great views like the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium.

Ketchum Hall houses, our programs in English, the college writing programs, and exceptional education. Bacon Hall houses the School of Education and has departments for adult education, career education, elementary education, literacy, and educational leadership. If you are looking to become a teacher, Ketchum and Bacon are the two main hubs for your education programs.

In addition to a great cafe and lounge area, our Technology Building houses our programs for computer information systems, fashion and textile technology, electrical and mechanical engineering along with industrial technology. Can you tell why it's called the Technology Building? We provide our students with hands on experiences to prepare them for the work in their fields.

Upton Hall is home to the Art and Design Department, which offers academic programs in art, art, education, art history, ceramics, fibers, graphic design, interior design, metals and jewelry, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking sculpture, wood and furniture. The building has a number of studios, a 3D digital fabrication lab, and a classroom called the "Tech Hub," and creative spaces including the Warren Enters Theater, and two art galleries, the Czurles-Nelson Gallery and the Margaret Bacon Student Gallery. These galleries are utilized throughout the year to showcase artwork from current students, faculty, and alumni.

Classroom Building is one of the most academically diverse buildings, housing a little bit of everything -- anthropology, criminal justice, economics and finance, history and social studies, education, geography and planning, political science, public administration, psychology and sociology. And a fun fact -- the classroom building also has a credit union!

Rockwell Hall, also Buffalo State's landmark building, is home to the dance, music, music, education and theater programs. The Performing Arts Center is an 850-seat theater. Throughout the year, the Performing Arts Center hosts performances by students, faculty, and guests artists.

Donald Savage houses our theater department and offers many spaces used across other majors like medium production, and television and film arts. These spaces include our editing suites, computer labs, and a television studio.

Buckham Hall is a whole entire department of communication, mathematics, and modern and classical language. Want to become a math teacher or learn a new language? Buckham is the place to be a fun fact about our communication department is that is one of the most popular at Buffalo State, as well as the first created and largest accredited communication program out of all SUNY. We provide our students with hands-on experience in spaces like our One Button Studio and Audio Lab.

Did you know that Caudell Hall has a speech language hearing clinic as well as a demonstration kitchen? Let's dip into the programs offered within Caudell Hall health and wellness dietetics and nutrition, hospitality and administration, social work, speech language pathology.

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