The Texas A&M University College of Science was an academic science college of Texas A&M University in College Station. It was founded in 1924. The faculty included a Nobel laureate and three National Academy of Sciences members.

History

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When Texas A&M was founded as a land-grant agricultural college in 1876, the school consisted of only two faculty, one of whom taught agricultural chemistry and scientific agriculture. The Texas State Legislature had mandated that science and mathematics existed only to supply instruction to applied fields, and pure scientific study or research was not encouraged. It was not until 1924 that the college established a School of Arts and Sciences, which taught liberal arts, business administration, preparation for teaching, and science. Courses in chemistry and physics were offered in the School of Engineering.

The Trotter Prize (Texas A&M) is an award and lecture series.

Academics

Degrees offered

  • Department of Biology
  • Biology (BA, BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Botany (BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Microbiology (BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Molecular & Cell Biology (BS)
  • Zoology (BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Neuroscience (BS, BA)
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Chemistry (BA, BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematical Sciences (BS)
  • Mathematics (BA, BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Applied Physics (Ph.D.)
  • Physics (BA, BS, MS, Ph.D.)
  • Astrophysics (Ph.D.)
  • Department of Statistics
  • Statistics (BS, MS, Ph.D.)

Centers

  • Center for Approximation Theory
  • Center for Biological Clocks Research
  • Center for Chemical Characterization & Analysis
  • Center for Mathematics & Science Education (CMSE)
  • Information Technology in Science (ITS)
  • Center for Teaching & Learning

Institutes

  • Cyclotron Institute
  • George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics
  • Institute of Developmental & Molecular Biology (IDMB)

Rankings

  • The Texas A&M Department of Chemistry is ranked 21st nationally by U.S. News & World Report, and the department's Division of Inorganic Chemistry is ranked 7th.
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