Oregon State University College of Science

Oregon State University's College of Science is a college within Oregon State University consisting of 13 departments. OSU's College of Science also offers 11 preprofessional programs for students who are preparing for a medical school or another health-related school.^[1] The college was founded in 1932 as the School of Science, when the OSU paleontologist Earl L. Packard became the first Dean, as a result of the dramatic reorganization of the Oregon State System of Higher Education in the same year.^[2] The School of Science was renamed to the College of Science in 1974.^[3]

Organization

Departments

• Biochemistry and Biophysics
• Biology
• Botany and Plant Pathology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Sciences
• Geosciences
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Physics
• Science and Mathematics Education
• Statistics
• Zoology

Prehealth Occupation Programs

• Medical Technology (Clinical Laboratory Science)
• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Nursing
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Physician Assistant
• Pre-Podiatry
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

List of Deans

1. Earl L. Packard (1932–1938)
2. Francois A. Gilfillan (1938–1962)
3. Vernon Cheldelin (1962–1965)
4. John Ward (1966–1970)
5. Robert W. Krauss (1973–1980)
6. Thomas Sugihara (1981–1986)
7. Frederick M. Horne (1986–1999)
8. Sherman H. Bloomer (1999-2013)
9. Sastry Pantula (2013-)

References

1. http://science.orst.edu/majors.html Retrieved on April 3rd, 2007.
2. http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/chronology/chron_1930.html Retrieved on April 3rd, 2007.
3. http://digitalcollections.library.oregonstate.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/EAD&CISOPTR=451&REC=2 Retrieved on April 3rd, 2007.

External links

• Oregon State University College of Science

Coordinates: 44°34′N 123°17′W / 44.56°N 123.28°W