College of Science

The classic symbol of the atom as the fundamental building block of matter represents the College of Science. The symbol signifies an inner core with outer rings that orbit the central nucleus, conveying the perfect harmony through which physics, biology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, and statistics coexist.

The formula for success starts with a challenging curriculum. Add a laboratory-intensive environment and a talented, dedicated, accessible faculty, and you will multiply your career and graduate study opportunities exponentially. That’s the College of Science’s proven equation for a superior undergraduate education.

In addition to the traditional sciences, mathematics and statistics, and life sciences, our College of Science offers innovative programs in biotechnology, bioinformatics, imaging science, and several other fields. You’ll need to apply theory to the solution of practical, sometimes larger-than-life problems when you graduate, so all programs are career-oriented and laboratory-intensive.

Resources for research

Because RIT has always been committed to undergraduate education and research, we don’t reserve the best and newest equipment for graduate students and professors. As an undergraduate, you’ll have access to it all.

Undergraduate research is important. Each year, the dean’s office sponsors weekly undergraduate researchers seminars, and the college sponsors a Summer Research Program where students get the chance to work on research projects with faculty members. The latest addition to the College of Science’s facilities is the 35,000-square-foot Center for Bioscience Education and Technology. The heart of the building is a suite of laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technology. This facility houses both CBET training and workshop activities as well as portions of the college’s bioscience programs. You’ll also have entrée to the Center for Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Technology, a premier national science education and research facility. The center features media-supported classrooms and laboratories filled with the most up-to-date equipment and technology available.

Premedical options

Like many of our students, you may be interested in premedical studies. Once accepted into a degree program, you can begin working with a team of premedical advisers to select the courses and activities that prepare you for medical, dental, or veterinary school. One of the major benefits of this program is the clinical medicine co-op. Through a formal agreement with Rochester’s Unity Hospital, premedical students are trained to provide direct patient care. Students tell us this is one of their most rewarding opportunities and their experience is welcomed by medical schools.

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