Academic departments are separated into individual sub-series and marked as orphaned if they no longer exist. These sub-series include Sub-Series 1 (Criminal Justice), Sub-Series 2 (Educational Foundations & Field Studies – Orphaned), Sub-Series 3 (Military Science (ROTC), Sub-Series 4 (Educational Administration & Foundations – Orphaned), Sub-Series 5 (Exercise Science), Sub-Series 6 (Library Science – Orphaned), Sub-Series 7 (Administration of Justice), Sub-Series 8 (Education and Psychology – Orphaned), Sub-Series 9 (Special Education), Sub-Series 10 (Counseling and College Student Personnel), and Sub-Series 11 (Social Work and Gerontology).

Sub-Series 1 was called Administration of Justice until 1983 when it was changed to Criminal Justice. Sub-Series 2 was eliminated by the 1983-1984 academic year. Sub-Series 3 (ROTC) began in the 1982-1983 academic year. Sub-Series 4 was terminated in 2003. Sub-Series 5 was originally called Physical Education and was renamed to Exercise Science in 2003. Physical exercise was part of the curriculum until 1983. Sub-Series 6 ended by the 1992-1993 academic year. Sub-Series 8 (Education and Psychology) was reorganized between 1970-1972 and transitioned to become Psychology. This department eventually became part of the College of Arts and Sciences and had their first department meeting in the spring of 1972. Sub-Series 10 was originally called Counseling until 2007 when it was renamed Counseling and College Student Personnel. Box 3, Folder 12 is restricted until November 7, 2049. Sub-Series 11 was originally called Social Work until it was renamed in 2007 to include gerontology studies (Social Work and Gerontology). The bulk of the documents in Series 2 include meeting minutes, correspondence, and memos.