College of Science and Technology

Abdul K. Mohammed, Dean
Veronica C. Nwosu, Associate Dean
1209 Mary Townes Science Building
Telephone: 919-530-7082
Fax: 919-530-5361
Email: amohammed@nccu.edu

Mission

The College of Science and Technology (CS&T) promotes North Carolina Central University’s commitment to excellence in instruction, research, service, and entrepreneurship. Through its culturally diverse faculty, staff, students, and alumni, the CS&T cultivates an interdisciplinary and comprehensive learning environment for our science community by:

• Preparing undergraduate and graduate students through engaging course work, experiential learning, and intensive training in basic, applied, or pedagogical research;
• Fostering computational and technological literacy, critical analysis, and analytical thinking;
• Developing hands-on and literature-based research skills for independent learning and effective communication of scientific ideas through writing and presentation;
• Encouraging students, faculty, and staff to interact in a motivating and evolving research and learning community, developing essential skills for productive careers as scientists, academicians, and professional leaders.

Vision

The College of Science and Technology will harness its substantial intellectual resources to be a leading educator of underrepresented and underserved populations of undergraduate and graduate students in the sciences and technology by providing a strong, competitive, and well-supported environment for teaching and research.

Program Learning Outcomes

In keeping with its mission and vision, students graduating in the College of Science and Technology will demonstrate the following:

• An understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities associated with scientific discovery, as well as their impact in a global society.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills, as well as the ability to read and comprehend scientific and technical information.
• Problem-solving skills through the ability to apply scientific methods to formulate questions and plan investigations.
• The ability to design and conduct experiments and to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
• The ability to develop theoretical, computational, and/or conceptual models of physical and natural systems and make predictions and interpretations based upon these models.

The departments in the CS&T are:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Physics
• Pharmaceutical Sciences

Academic Programs

The College of Science and Technology has the following accredited programs:

• Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
• Environmental Science (Environmental Health Science Concentration)
• Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences (National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council)