The College of Science is made up of academic programs in agriculture, biology, chemistry, geology and nursing. These programs are housed in the departments of agriculture and nutrition science, biology, physical science, and nursing. We operate or participate in the operation of several special learning environments for students that include a KECK sponsored undergraduate research lab, an observatory, a GIS lab, certified water lab, scanning electron microscopy lab, the Southern Utah Natural History Museum, and the Cedar Mountain Science Center. We serve as the center of scientific learning for the undergraduate and graduate programs offered at SUU. We also serve as the resource center of scientific knowledge and expertise for Southern Utah. The purpose of the College of Science is to provide comprehensive classroom and experiential learning that emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and communication in science for students from Utah and the Southwestern United States.
The College of Science will become the most respected undergraduate science unit in Utah and the Southwestern United States. Our graduates will demonstrate high levels of academic achievement through admission to graduate schools and professional schools and/or gainful employment. Our faculty will be renowned as educators and scholars, thereby increasing the value of our students’ degrees.
The values and beliefs that guide the College of Science in all activities and serve as our basic foundation are:
The observable, measurable goals of the College of Science and our objectives by which we will accomplish them are:
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