The College of Science offers master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in a variety of subjects. In these subjects, the students are trained to be scientists in industry or academia, by participating in research and assisting with teaching along with their core classes they take to fulfill the degree. The Department of Biology offers master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in Biology, Botany, Microbiology and Zoology. The areas of specialization in these degrees programs are evolutionary biology, molecular biology, and organisimal Biology. The Department of Chemistry offers master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in Chemistry.
All graduate students participate in research and teaching in the department.
The Department of Mathematics offers both master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in Mathematics. Students seeking a Ph.D. receive a broad exposure to graduate-level mathematics, as well as pursue an area of specialization in their mathematical research. The research areas represented in the department span most of modern pure and applied mathematics. The Department of Physics prepares its graduate students for a career of research and teaching in academia or research and development at an industrial or government laboratory. The Department of Physics offers a master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in Physics.