The
Department of Natural Sciences has 915 students and had 101 students graduate from the program in the past year. The department is composed of 28 full time faculty members in
the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics. The department offers more than 30 different
undergraduate degrees that draw upon the breadth of these scientific
disciplines and emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of modern science. The department offers an interdisciplinary
program in Nanoscale Science, numerous preprofessional programs, a variety of
undergraduate programs designed to prepare students for scientific careers or
graduate school, and master’s programs in Biology and Science Education.
The
department places an emphasis upon the following:
- High quality
instruction for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in the
sciences
- General education
course work that introduces students to fundamental scientific principles and
promotes scientific literacy
- Relevant laboratory
and field work experiences that expose students to hands on learning
opportunities
- Research
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students that develop their
appreciation of the scientific method
- Faculty – student interactions through
instruction, mentorship, and advisement
