About CNAS

The College of Natural & Applied Sciences was created in 2003 by combining the former College of Agriculture & Life Sciences with the mathematical sciences, natural sciences, and pre-professional programs from the former College of Arts & Sciences and the military science program from the former College of Business & Public Administration.

The College of Natural & Applied Sciences administers courses in military science and agriculture as part of the federal land-grant mandate.

 

Structure

The mission of a land-grant institution is threefold:

1. Research
2. Extension
3. Teaching

Programs include:

1. Western Pacific Tropical Research Center (WPTRC)
2. Cooperative Extension & Outreach (CE&O)
3. Resident Instruction (RI)

All courses offered for university credit are part of the Resident Instruction mission and are administered through the College of Natural and Applied Sciences. Non-credit university courses are part of the extension mission and administered through the Cooperative Extension & Outreach. Faculty from WPTRC and CE&O serve as CNAS teaching faculty for the Agriculture and Consumer & Family Sciences programs.

RESEARCH

EXTENSION

INSTRUCTION