The College of Science and Technology

Patrick Moyer, Interim Dean

April Wright, Assistant Dean

The College of Science and Technology is composed of the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics, Computer Science, Industrial & Engineering Technology, and Mathematics.

Graduation Requirements

In order to obtain a baccalaureate degree in the College of Science and Technology, a student must successfully complete three sets of academic requirements: University requirements, College of Science and Technology requirements, and departmental requirements.

University Requirements: The University requirements are listed elsewhere in this General Catalog.

College Requirements in Curricula offered in the following departments: Biological Science, Chemistry and Physics, Computer Science, Industrial & Engineering Technology, and Mathematics.

Associate Degree

The College Requirements are:

A minimum of sixty (60) semester hours.
Completion of 15 semester hours of General Education requirements as well as:
1. MATH 1620 or MATH 2410 3 hours
2. ENGL 1020 3 hours

Baccalaureate Degree

The College Requirements are:

A minimum of one hundred twenty (120) semester hours.
Completion of the following General Education Requirements and a minimum of two hours of laboratory:
1. English Composition 6 hours
2. Mathematics (must be at a level no less than MATH 1610 ) 6 hours
3. Science¹ (Eight hours must be in a two-semester sequence with a minimum of 15 hours of science)
  1. Biological (and) 4-8 hours
  2. Physical (and) 4-8 hours
  3. Biological or Physical 3 hours
4. Humanities²
  1. English Literature 3 hours
  2. History 3 hours
  3. Foreign Language, Communication, or Philosophy 3 hours
5. Fine Arts 3 hours
6. Social Sciences³ (must be selected from economics, geography, anthropology, psychology, sociology, or political science) 6 hours

¹ Earth and Space Science ESSC 1010 /ESSL 1030 , ESSC 1020 /ESSL 1040 and PHSC 1010 /PHSC 1020 may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

² Must include at least (3) semester hours at the Sophomore-level or above.

³ Except for Industrial Technology.

Departmental/Program Requirements are:

Fulfillment of the requirements specified by the department offering the program of study in the student’s major. These departmental requirements, including a curriculum outline, are located in this catalog in the departmental section in which the student is majoring.
Courses listed in each curriculum, which will be used in calculating the grade point average in the major, are identified by a “††”. The following departments require that a grade of “C” be made in each of these courses: Biological Sciences, Computer Science, and Mathematics.
All departments require that a cumulative or degree grade point average of 2.0 or higher be earned in the major.

Degrees Awarded

The degree of Bachelor of Science is awarded upon successful completion of any one of the following four-year curricula: Biological Sciences (Six areas of Concentration), Chemistry (Five areas of Concentration), Physics (Two areas of Concentration), Computer Science (Two areas of Concentration), Information Technology, Engineering Technology (Four areas of Concentration) Industrial Technology (Three areas of Concentration), Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment, and Mathematics (Five areas of Concentration), and Integrated Science and Technology.

The degree of Associate of Applied Science is awarded upon the successful completion of the two-year program in Industrial technology (Four areas of Concentration).

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Senior Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult The University Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.

The Institute of Biodiversity and Interdisciplinary Studies

The Institute of Biodiversity and Interdisciplinary Studies (IBIS) was established in 2003 by the Louisiana Board of Regents and is administered through the College of Science and Technology. IBIS has a strong research focus; however, the Institute is unique in the sense that it is committed to the concept of significant interdisciplinary collaboration and the incorporation of educational and outreach components in all of its major research projects. Strong and continual links are maintained between IBIS and several colleges, departments and centers at Southeastern, including the Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station, the Center for Southeastern Louisiana Studies, the College of Education, the College of Business, and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

The primary mission of IBIS is: 1) to increase our basic understanding of the biological diversity of the ecosystems that comprise the Gulf Coast, in general and the Lake Pontchartrain drainage basin, in particular; 2) to train a new generation of young scientists who will continue to address the significant environmental problems that confront society and teachers who will disseminate to their students’ knowledge about sensitive ecosystems and the factors that disrupt them; 3) to foster interdisciplinary activities including research, formal education and outreach components that will provide opportunities for the participants to address environmental and biodiversity issues in a more comprehensive and inclusive manner; and 4) to educate the Louisiana public about the relationship between human activities and the health of the Lake Pontchartrain basin.