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School of Natural and Social Sciences

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Natural and Social Sciences

Student conducts fieldwork in the Environmental Studies program
Student conducts fieldwork in the Environmental Studies program
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Our students learn to think independently, communicate effectively, do serious research, and use community resources. 

Degree programs in the School of Natural and Social Sciences give students an appreciation for the complex relationships that exist among scientific systems of inquiry (economic, mathematical, physical, political, psychological, and social).

Our faculty members encourage learning by doing in both the lab and the field. This hands-on philosophy culminates in the senior year, when each student completes a year-long research project under the close supervision of a faculty mentor.

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Academic Programs

Anthropology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Biochemistry

  • Major
  • BA

Biology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • BS

Chemistry

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Contemplative Studies

  • Minor
  • Interdisciplinary

Economics

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Environmental Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Gender Studies

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • Interdisciplinary

Mathematics/Computer Science

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Political Science

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Psychology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

Sociology

  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA

News from the Sciences

SUNY CASE Award Medals

Two Seniors Receive SUNY’s Highest Student Achievement Award

Medha Chandwani ’25 and Carver Fell ’25 received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

Dr. Allyson Jackson with interns Indi and Ashlee

Major Reforestation Grant Benefits Campus and Students

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Allyson Jackson secured close to $500,000 from New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Students at work in the General Biology 1 Lab.

Nationally Ranked for Graduates Who Earn PhDs

According to the National Science Foundation survey.

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