The San Diego State University College of Sciences is the San Diego region's largest center for science education and research. Comprising eight departments and various specialties, the College offers bachelor's

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

, master's

Master's degree

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 and doctoral degrees, as well as curricula for pre-professional students in medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry. The College strives to produce scientifically educated graduates who possess both a fundamental understanding of their fields and the essential professional skills needed by local and regional industries. The College provides scientific literacy

Scientific literacy

Scientific literacy encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories.-Definition:...

 for all San Diego State University

San Diego State University

San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

 graduates as well as participating in the training of future mathematics and science teachers.

The College has two programs which are ABET

Abet

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 accredited: Industrial Hygiene and Computer Science.

Degrees

• BA
  Bachelor of Arts
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• BS
• MA
• MS
  Master of Science
  A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
  
  
• Ed.D
• Ph.D

Departments

The College of Sciences includes several academic departments:

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Environmental Sciences
• Geological Sciences
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Physical Science
• Physics
• Psychology
• Statistics
• Pre-Professional Studies #medicine, veterinary medicine, and dentistry#

Special Programs

• Biomedical Quality Systems
• Computational Science
  • Computational Science Research Center #CSRC#
• Environmental Sciences
• Homeland Security
• International Security & Conflict Resolution
  • Institute for International Security and Conflict Resolution #ISCOR#
• Mathematics & Science Education
• Regulatory Affairs
  • Master of Science #M.S.) in Regulatory Affairs
    Regulatory Affairs
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    • Provides a comprehensive background in Regulatory Science
      Regulatory Science
      The origin of the term regulatory science is unknown. It was probably coined sometimes in the late 1970s in an undated memorandum prepared by A. Alan Moghissi who was describing scientific issues that the newly formed US Environmental Protection Agency was facing...
      
       with the additional training and experience required of regulatory affairs professionals to address federal and state regulatory statutes and laws with emphasis on the Food and Drug Administration. The degree is offered through the collaboration of the College of Sciences and the College of Business Administration
      San Diego State University College of Business Administration
      The San Diego State University College of Business Administration is a business school in San Diego, California, United States. The school offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.-History:...
      
      .
  • Certificate in Regulatory Affairs
    • Offered through the collaboration of the College of Sciences and the College of Extended Studies
      San Diego State University College of Extended Studies
      The San Diego State University College of Extended Studies is one of the several colleges of the San Diego State University, located on the main university campus in San Diego, California.-Programs:...
      
      

Institutes/Research Centers

• The SDSU BioScience Center
• Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education
• Coastal Waters Laboratory
• Global Change Research Group
• SDSU Visualization Center

Biological Field Stations

• #http://fs#sdsu#edu/kf/ Field Station Programs#
  • Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve
  • Sky Oaks Field Station
  • Fortuna Mountain Research Reserve
  • ##Tijuana River|Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve##

Biotechnology

• #http://interwork#sdsu#edu/cbbd/aboutus#htm Center for Bio/Pharmaceutical and Biodevice Development#

The Center for Bio/Pharmaceutical and Biodevice Development at San Diego State University provides education and training through distance learning that enhance the professional excellence and career opportunities of scientists in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries#

• Special Programs:
  • #http://www#sci#sdsu#edu/bsc/ The SDSU BioScience Center#
  • Biomedical Quality Systems

Mount Laguna Observatory

• ##Mount Laguna Observatory##
  • An ##astronomy|astronomical## ##observatory## located in the ##Cleveland National Forest##, owned by SDSU and operating concurrently with the ##University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign###
    1. http://mintaka#sdsu#edu Official Site of the SDSU Astronomy Department#
    • SDSU is the only institution in the ##California State University## system that offers a complete academic program in ##Astronomy##, including the awarding of graduate degrees#

External links

• Carnegie Foundation profile for SDSU