COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Nancy Jannik, Dean
Stark Hall, Room 201A (507-457-5585)

MISSION
The mission of the College of Science and Engineering is to provide high-quality undergraduate education and degrees in science, engineering, and mathematics in order to meet the needs of WSU students. In fulfilling that mission, the College offers four-year curricula leading to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.

The College also serves students intending to transfer to other institutions for professional programs or post-graduate study after meeting some or all of their pre-professional requirements at WSU.

DEPARTMENTS
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geoscience, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics

RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The College supports student and faculty research, industrial interaction, and community service. To further these goals, the College has established centers, under faculty supervision, which provide unique student employment opportunities in “real-world” research and problem-solving:

• Southeast Minnesota Analytical Service (SEMAS):  SEMAS serves local and regional cities, counties, businesses, and corporations that need analytical testing of water, industrial products, and chemicals.  Chemistry majors work year-around in the SEMAS as laboratory technicians and assistants.
• Center for Applied Statistics and Process Improvement (CASPI):  CASPI provides instructional courses, workshops, and seminars in applied statistics and process improvement for both the public and private sector. The center also provides consulting services to local and regional companies.
• Composite Materials Technology Center (COMTEC):  COMTEC tests manufactured materials and products for numerous local and regional companies needing quality assurance and specification testing. The center also serves as a working laboratory for instruction and engineering research.
• Large River Studies Center (LRSC):  LRSC provides students with the opportunity to conduct research on large river ecosystems and associated bodies of water. LRSC also is responsible for disseminating information about the upper Mississippi River and other large river ecosystems to local, regional, and scientific communities. It is administered through the Biology Department.
• Southeastern Minnesota Water Resources Center:  The Southeastern Minnesota Water Resources Center facilitates continuing development and implementation of water resource planning in WSU's service region. The center gathers, stores, and processes data related to groundwater and surface water; the center then makes the data available to governmental agencies throughout the southeastern part of the state. It is administered through the Geoscience Department.

INTERNSHIPS
Students are encouraged to include internships as part of their course of study. Internships provide valuable work experience with potential employers such as corporations or governmental agencies. Most internships are taken in the senior year under the supervision of a WSU faculty member.

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
All degree programs in the College assume that students have taken proper college preparatory courses in high school including at least three years of mathematics. It is recommended that students have at least one year each of high school biology, chemistry, and physics. High school science and mathematics deficiencies can be remedied by taking equivalent courses at WSU. 

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Arts 

	Major	Minor
Biology		X
Geoscience:  Geoscience Option	X
Mathematics	X	X
Bachelor of Science
Airway Science Aviation		X
Biology
Allied Health Option	X
Cell and Molecular Option	X
Ecology Option	X
Environmental Science Option	X
Biochemistry		X
Chemistry		X
Option A	X
Option B	X
Environmental Science Option	X
Physical Science (teaching)	X
Chemistry (teaching)	X
Composite Materials Engineering
Chemical Option	X
Mechanical Option	X
Computer Science		X
Computer Science Option	X
Applied Computer Science Option
Bioinformatics Track	X
Computer Information Systems Track	X
Geographic Information Technology Track	X
Human Computer Interaction Track	X
Cytotechnology	X
Earth Science (teaching)	X
Electronics		X
Geoscience	X	X
Environmental Science Option	X
Geology Option	X
Life Science (teaching)	X
Mathematics Education Option†		X
Mathematics: Secondary (teaching)	X
Mathematics: Statistics Option	X	X
Medical Technology	X
Physics		X
Option I - Physics	X
Option II - Electronics	X
Physical Science (teaching)	X
Physics (teaching)	X
Polymer Chemistry		X

†The State of Minnesota no longer issues teaching licenses for Bachelor of Science minors.