Overview

The Natural and Applied Sciences program provides students with a liberal arts education emphasizing basic sciences. Students may develop a concentration focusing on the biology of human health and illness or one focusing on environmental issues.

The major includes the options for two concentrations that lead to teacher certification in the areas of: K-8 General Elementary and Secondary Life Science. For more information on these concentrations, click here. You may also contact Jim Bradley at (207) 753-6618 or jbradley@usm.maine.edu

In addition to providing a solid foundation for graduate study, the natural and applied sciences program prepares graduates for laboratory work in basic research and biotechnology.

It also provides the academic background for those who wish to become elementary or secondary science teachers, or for those who aspire to environmental positions in the public and private sectors.