2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
College of Natural Sciences
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Charlene Wolf-Hall, Dean
Greg Heiberger, Associate Dean for Academics and Student Success
Senthil Subramanian, Associate Dean for Research
College of Natural Sciences
Avera Health and Science Center 131
605-688-4420
Overview
The College of Natural Sciences provides degree programs in natural and physical sciences which are foundational to all professional, applied, and technical fields. A degree in physics explores the fundamental physical characteristics of matter, its motion and behavior through space and time through concepts of energy and force. Chemistry and biochemistry provide a study of the composition, structure, behavior and change of atoms, molecules, and macromolecules. A degree in the biological sciences provides a fundamental understanding of physiological mechanisms and development, providing a framework describing the processes of life and living organisms. Geography studies Earth’s environments, landscapes, peoples, and places, including natural science (physical geography), social science (human geography), and geospatial science (GIScience), to understand how human and natural complexities have changed over time and how they have come to exist in their current form. Students of the College of Natural Sciences are well-prepared for the scientific workforce as well as for advanced studies in professional and graduate school. Due to this broad, comprehensive education, our graduates have excelled not only in their chosen field but also in engineering, business, human science, and the social sciences.
Departments
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science
- Master of Science*
- Doctor of Philosophy*
* Graduate degrees are offered in collaboration with the Graduate School. For details, see the Graduate Catalog.
Secondary Education Courses
Students planning to teach at the middle or high school level will take EDFN 101 as a prerequisite for admission to the Pre-Residency program, which will typically start in the fall of the junior year. Students must then apply for a Residency placement for the senior year. (See the College of Education & Human Sciences and the School of Education, Counseling & Human Development for further details.)
Accreditations & Certification
- The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and certified by the American Chemical Society.
Programs
Department of Biology & Microbiology
Programs
Majors
Minors
Pre-Professional Interest Areas
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics
Programs
Majors
Minors
Department of Geography & Geospatial Sciences
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Majors
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Certificates
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