College of Natural Sciences

Departments

The College of Natural Sciences includes the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Industrial Technology, Mathematics and Physics, as well as the interdisciplinary Science Education Faculty. Bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees are offered. At the graduate level, a master's degree is offered in most discipline areas and in environmental science; a doctorate in technology, the only one of its kind, is offered by the Department of Industrial Technology. The general program areas of the departments are given below. For specific details on majors, minors and degrees, see the list of CNS programs. Click on the name of a department to visit its website.

BIOLOGY
Biology, biology teaching, biotechnology, natural history interpretation, biomedical, ecology and systematics, microbiology, plant bioscience. B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., P.S.M. degree programs.

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Chemistry, environmental chemistry, biochemistry, chemistry teaching, chemistry marketing. B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., P.S.M. degree programs.

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer science, bioinformatics, networking and system administration, computer information systems. B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S. degree programs.

EARTH SCIENCE
Geology, environmental geology, air quality, earth science, earth science teaching, interpretive naturalist, astronomy, meteorology. B.A., B.S. degree programs.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Environmental science, environmental technology, environmental health. M.S. degree programs.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Construction management, electrical and information engineering technology, manufacturing technology, graphic communications, technology management, technology education. B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., DIT degree programs.

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and actuarial science, mathematics teaching, mathematics teaching for K-6, mathematics teaching for the middle grades (4-8). B.A, M.A., P.S.M. degree programs.

PHYSICS
Physics, applied physics, applied physics combined with engineering, physics teaching, environmental physics. B.A., B.S., M.A., P.S.M. degree programs.

SCIENCE EDUCATION
Middle/junior high school science teaching, all sciences teaching, science teaching K-6, science education, science education for elementary school. B.A., M.A. degree programs.