Expect More
Students in Carroll's Department of Natural Sciences have always expected the best. Since 1909, the science programs at Carroll have built a tradition of offering demanding courses from faculty dedicated to each student's success. Now, with the opening of the Fortin Science Center, Natural Sciences students have access to the best in facilities.
The Department of Natural Sciences offers programs in biology, chemistry and physics designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to enter graduate and professional schools or to gain employment in their chosen fields.
Natural Sciences students at Carroll are assured of a broad liberal arts program through the integration of courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics with a range of courses in English writing, communications, history, philosophy, theology, and the social sciences. The liberal arts component of a Carroll education encourages students to broaden their world view, to form an understanding of the development of human knowledge, and to gain an appreciation of religious values.
State of the art facilities
The construction of the Mary Alice Fortin Science Center was completed in the Spring of 2000. This facility includes several new laboratories, instrument rooms, a computer lab, laboratory storage and prep rooms, and a greenhouse. Students work with modern equipment, networking, and safety features. The central tower of the facilities provides a student community area, the Scola, that accommodates traffic flow, as well as presentations and displays.
In Simperman Hall, the biology and physics laboratories were renovated to include a new animal suite, cadaver facilities, a tissue culture lab, and a laboratory dedicated to undergraduate research.
Hands on Approach
Students are encouraged to take learning outside of the classroom with research and internship opportunities, on and off the Carroll campus. (Photo: Students exploring Central American caves on Belize Study
Abroad)
Expectations
Students completing a major program in the natural sciences are expected to have:
- an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the major field
- the critical thinking skills needed for solving problems in the field
- the abilities to evaluate and interpret data and to analyze and synthesize information from different sources
- a working knowledge of fundamental laboratory techniques and the ability to use them to perform erperiments in the field
- the writing and speaking skills needed to communicate effectively in the field