Xi' an University of Arts and Sciences, referred to as Xi Arts and Sciences and Western Arts and Sciences for short, is a full-time general institution of higher learning approved by the Ministry of Education in 2003, sponsored by the Xi government, and jointly established by provinces and cities, and enrolling students nationwide.
Xi College of Arts and Sciences was formed by the merger of Xi University, Xi Teachers College, Xi Education College, Xi Kindergarten Teachers College and Xi Teachers College. Its school history can be traced back to 1903 Shaanxi Normal School. Although the school has not been established for a long time, it is fortunate that the school has developed at a relatively fast speed.
The school has successively been selected as a pilot unit for awarding double bachelor's degrees in Shaanxi Province, a pilot school for transformation and development in Shaanxi Province, a demonstration workstation for joint training of graduate students, a pilot university in xi National Comprehensive Innovation and Reform Experimental Zone, and a construction unit of "provincial first-class applied undergraduate colleges".