College of Science and Engineering :: Benefits of an A&M-Commerce STEM Degree
Benefits of an A&M-Commerce STEM Degree
Industry-standard education gives you high employability.
Student-focused, recognizing you as an individual and assisting you in achieving your full potential.
Cutting-edge student research under the mentorship of world-class faculty.
Highly sought advancement opportunities, including internships and student worker positions.
College of Science and Engineering :: Welcome from the Dean of the college of Science and Engineering
Welcome from the Dean
I want to welcome you to the College of Science and Engineering. In considering a career in STEM, you are making a wise choice as occupations requiring a STEM degree and/or skills are in high demand and projected to make up a significant portion of the U.S. and global economies. We are dedicated to preparing you to achieve your professional goals, whether that is to enter the workforce upon graduation or to continue on to a graduate program or professional school.
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Academic Degree Programs
Biological Sciences (BA/BS)
The BA or BS degree provides a comprehensive overview of biological sciences, working from the molecular level up through ecosystems. The programs are suited for you if you are interested in the biological sciences, a career in biological research or applying for candidacy in medicine, dentistry, physical therapy or other allied health sciences fields.
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Biological Sciences (BS) Teaching Emphasis
There is a growing need for science teachers in high school. A degree in biology along with a teacher certification will allow you to combine your interest and passion for biology with influencing and shaping the lives of the next generation.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120 hours
No thesis required
Biological Sciences (MS)
If you are interested in furthering your studies in biological sciences, this program will enable you to work closely with faculty members with similar research interests. Faculty research interests within the department include behavioral ecology, environmental science, microbiology, neuroscience, molecular, cellular and developmental biology, as well as wildlife ecology and conservation.
2-3 years
No foreign language requirements
Non-thesis 36, Thesis 30
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Chemistry (BS)
Whether your interest is in the structure and chemical reactions in living systems, properties and reactions of organic or inorganic minerals and compounds, or how matter behaves on a molecular level, a degree in chemistry will prepare you for industry career or graduate studies. A wide variety of careers are available to chemists in industry, the government or academia. Options include, but are not limited to, chemical health and safety, toxicology, oil and petroleum, forensics, textiles, agriculture and food, polymers, environmental protection, and research.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
124 hours
No thesis required
Chemistry (BS) ACS Professional Degree
Whether your interest is in the structure and chemical reactions in living systems, properties and reactions of organic or inorganic minerals and compounds, or how matter behaves on a molecular level, a degree in chemistry will prepare you for industry career or graduate studies. A wide variety of careers are available to chemists in industry, the government or academia. Options include, but are not limited to, chemical health and safety, toxicology, oil and petroleum, forensics, textiles, agriculture and food, polymers, environmental protection, and research.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
124 hours
No thesis required
Chemistry (BS) Teaching Emphasis
There is a growing need for STEM educators. A degree in chemistry with a teacher certification will allow you to combine your passion for chemistry and the classroom. You’ll take courses in general and organic chemistry, physics, and biology. Our program offers specialized teaching courses for chemistry teachers including roles and responsibilities for STEM educators, technology-infused curriculum, and project-based learning in STEM. You’ll be required to complete a teaching residency senior year. After graduating, you’ll be certified to teach science at the secondary level (grades 7-12).
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120-122 hours
No thesis required
Chemistry (MS)
You can select a thesis study and a professional master degree. If you are interested in furthering your studies in chemistry, this program will enable you to work closely with faculty members with similar research interests. Faculty research interests within the department include metal binding, surface chemistry for industrially-important catalysts, ionic liquids as catalysts in organic reactions, porphyrin-based anion receptors, bacterial nucleic acid metabolism and green chemistry approaches. The non-thesis options include a professional master degree in chemistry, professional chemical business degree, or professional chemical education degree.
2-3 years
No foreign language requirements
Non-thesis 36, Thesis 30
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Computational Science (MS)
Computational Science is a field that utilizes computing capabilities to understand and/or solve complex problems within other disciplines. You can select a thesis or non-thesis option for your graduate work in computational science. This program is an interdisciplinary program involving various subject areas, including computer science, linguistics, business analytics, biological sciences and physics. In this program you will deal with complex real-world problems with solutions that can only be found through a multidisciplinary approach.
2-3 years
No foreign language requirements
Non-thesis 36, Thesis 30
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Computer Information Systems (BSCIS)
This program will prepare you for a wide variety of applications found in the diverse computing and information technology fields. With a strong foundation in programming, database technology, data structures, computer networks and application program development you will have the skills and knowledge you need to succeed as an application analyst, data analyst, data scientist, information systems management and other information technology fields.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120 hours
No thesis required
Computer Information Systems (BSCIS) Teaching Emphasis
Our comprehensive program gives you the tools needed to excel as a data scientist and STEM educator. You’ll study a wide range of programming, database technologies, data structures and computer networks. This program prepares you for the classroom by offering courses in technology-infused curriculum, roles and responsibilities of STEM educators, and pedagogy. After graduating, you’ll be ready to teach computer science at the secondary level (grades 7-12).
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120 hours
No thesis required
Computer Science (BS)
A degree in computer science will equip you with the essential skills for a modern world. Career fields include, but not limited to, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, programming/coding, computer networks, cyber physical systems, digital forensics, operating systems, mobile programming, data analytics, database systems, machine learning and research.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120 hours
No thesis required
Computer Science (MS)
You can select a thesis or non-thesis option for your graduate work in Computer Science. Based upon your interest and/or career goals, you will select a track in databases, computer networks, security, artificial intelligence, data science, image processing, or software engineering to complement the core comprised of data structures, algorithm design, operating systems, computer architecture and automation theory.
2-3 years
No foreign language requirements
Non-thesis 37, Thesis 30
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Construction Engineering (BS)
Construction engineering is involved in the planning, management and building of structures and facilities essential to societies and communities, as well as the overall improvement in the standard of living. If you are interested in rebuilding and maintaining the current infrastructure in the United States and/or developing the new infrastructure needed to support population growth, this is your degree.
4-5 years
No foreign language requirements
126 hours
No thesis required
Electrical Engineering (BS)
With instruction in circuits, electronics, digital systems, electrical networks, antenna design, electromagnetism, embedded control, signal analysis and programming, this degree will prepare you with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, design and evaluate electrical and electronic systems and their components.
4-5 years
No foreign language requirements
127 hours
No thesis required
Environmental Science (BS)
If you are interested in the growing field of environmental science, this degree is for you. As a graduate you will be able to work for private environmental companies, corporations or federal, state, county or civic governments in positions that will impact air quality, water quality, hazard mitigation and other environmental challenges. Career fields include, but are not limited to, pollution remediation, environmental impact assessment, regulation enforcement and research.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120 hours
No thesis required
Environmental Sciences Graduate Certificate
Our fully online, thirteen hour program prepares you for careers in conservation and sustainability. You will be able to work for private environmental companies, corporations or federal, state, county or civic governments in positions that will impact air quality, water quality, hazard mitigation and other environmental challenges. Career fields include, but are not limited to, pollution remediation, environmental impact assessment, regulation enforcement and research.
1-2 years
No foreign language requirements
13 hours
No thesis required
Industrial Engineering (BS)
As an industrial engineer, you will be counted upon to solve complex problems in a technological world. Industrial engineering is concerned with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. You will have an opportunity to work in a variety of organizations, including but not limited to, hospitals, engineering firms, petrochemical companies, government agencies and manufacturing.
4-5 years
No foreign language requirements
126 hours
No thesis required
Mathematics (BA/BS)
A degree in mathematics will develop your analytical, statistical and computational skills preparing you for careers in industry, government, business, scientific and technological fields, computing and information science, actuarial work and education.
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Mathematics (BA/BS) Teaching Emphasis
A degree in mathematics along with a teacher certification will allow you to combine your interest and passion for mathematics with influencing and shaping the lives of the next generation.
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120-122 hours
No thesis required
Mathematics (MS)
The graduate program in mathematics prepares you for employment as an educator on various levels, additional study at the doctoral level or one of the many non-academic areas in which mathematicians work. Graduate work in mathematics leading to the master’s degree is offered with an emphasis in actuarial science, algebra, analysis, biological mathematics, combinatorics, coding theory, differential equations, differential geometry, image analysis and processing, or probability-statistics.
2 years
No foreign language requirements
30 hours
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Mathematics (MS) Teaching Emphasis
The graduate program in mathematics prepares you for employment as an educator on various levels, additional study at the doctoral level or one of the many non-academic areas in which mathematicians work. Graduate work in mathematics leading to the master’s degree is offered with an emphasis in actuarial science, algebra, analysis, biological mathematics, combinatorics, coding theory, differential equations, differential geometry, image analysis and processing, or probability-statistics.
2 years
No foreign language requirements
30 hours
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Physics (BA/BS)
Explore the world from the atomic to the universal level with a degree in physics. While here, you’ll investigate the structure of matter and how it functions across space and time. You’ll have the opportunity to study asteroids, white dwarfs and binary stars with our state-of-the-art observatory and research laboratories. Our programs prepare you for graduate work or employment as professional physicists. Utilize your skills in engineering, law and medicine.
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Physics (BA/BS) Astrophysics Emphasis
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Physics (BA/BS) Biophysics Emphasis
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Physics (BA/BS) Entrepreneurship Emphasis
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Physics (BA/BS) Teaching Emphasis
There is a growing need for STEM educators. A degree in physics with a teaching emphasis takes your knowledge to the high-school classroom. You’ll take courses in electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics and modern physics. Our program offers specialized education classes in teaching and learning physics, science and math education theory, and project-based learning in STEM. Once graduated, you’ll be certified to teach physics at the secondary level (grades 7-12).
4 years
Required for BA, not BS
120 hours
No thesis required
Physics (MS)
Our program prepares you for industrial employment, college teaching or for further graduate study leading to the Ph.D. degree. We offer a thesis and non-thesis track to suit your academic and professional goals. Choose our teaching emphasis if you want to teach at a community college or dual credit program.
2 years
No foreign language requirements
30 hours
Thesis and non-thesis options available
Physics (MS) Teaching Emphasis
The Master of Science in Physics with a Physics Teaching Emphasis caters to middle and high school physics teachers or for people with a Bachelor’s in a science who wish to begin teaching at the secondary level.
2 years
No foreign language requirements
30 hours
Thesis required
Technology Management (BS)
The Technology Management degree integrates technology, applied engineering, project management, cost engineering, construction and industrial management, and leadership. As a technology management graduate, you will be prepared to problem solve, manage a construction and/or industrial work environment, optimize processes, ensure a safe workplace, and manage a technological project.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120 hours
No thesis required
Technology Management (MS)
The graduate program in technology management is a fully online program designed to prepare you for career advancement and career enhancement in domestic and global technology-intensive businesses and industrial enterprises. The program focuses on leadership, organizational strategies, knowledge management, management of technology, applied research and project management.
1 to 2 years
No foreign language requirements
36 hours
No thesis required
Wildlife & Conservation Science (BS)
This program is designed for students interested in wildlife management, ecology or the preservation of biodiversity. Through hands-on research at our university wetland, practical exercises, field trips, internships and personal instruction in the classroom, you will gain marketable expertise in soils, ecology, botany and zoology. Upon completion of this program you can pursue careers as wildlife ecologists, game managers, state and federal wildlife biologists, state and federal park rangers, nature preserve and interpretive specialists, and zoo-keepers.
4 years
No foreign language requirements
120-123 hours
No thesis required
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Research Publications and Grants
Innovation and discovery, that is our mission.
The faculty and staff of the College of Science and Engineering accept the responsibility to join our students to shape an innovative framework to build a better Texas eager to compete in an interconnected world with creativity, ethical leadership, and imagination. We don’t just discover the future, we make it.
Our programs of study are dedicated to changing lives with a strong emphasis on challenging opportunities to build solutions and generate new knowledge for our complex and interrelated world.
Our researchers have received funding from:
- National Science Foundation
- Department of Energy
- Department of Energy-Office of Science
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Institutes of Health
- American Heart Association
Here are some of the fields our research has impacted through innovative effort:
- Health
- Computing
- Defense
- STEM Education
- Electronics and Electrical Systems
- Energy
- Robotics
- Homeland Security
- Infrastructure
- Materials
- Transportation
- Cybersecurity
- Wildlife
- Management
For more information on specific research being conducted, please refer to each department’s page.
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Living and Learning Community (LLC) is a housing alternative available for students majoring in STEM-related fields. Individuals who participate in LLC enhance their academic experience through building strong relationships with other students who share common majors, interests, or program affiliations. Participants must go through an application process. Once approved, they will be housed on the 6th floor of Whitley Hall which is designed to foster an outside-of-the-classroom learning environment.
Resources available for LLC Students:
- In-hall tutoring
- Outside-of-the-classroom access to faculty and staff
- Programs and events
- Job shadowing opportunities
Requirements:
- Freshman classification
- Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA
- Actively participate in community activities, meetings, programs and events
- Enroll in a minimum of one core course in the STEM discipline each semester
- Set academic and professional SMART goals
Interested in the Living and Learning Community? Contact Linda Jena for more information.
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Featured News
A&M-Commerce Celebrates 20-Year Partnership with Navarro College
A&M-Commerce and Navarro College commemorated their 20-year partnership on November 14 with an anniversary celebration in Corsicana, Texas. The Navarro College Partnership allows students to earn bachelor’s or master’s degrees…
Lion Alum Attends 60th Homecoming at A&M-Commerce
Mr. Rene Griffin may hold a record for the most consecutive homecoming games attended by an alumnus. This year, Griffin celebrated his 60th consecutive homecoming celebration. “I feel I have…
Biological Sciences Alumna Triumphs Over Adversity
Pipasha Biswas has noble goals, like healing the human heart and curing cancer. But that’s not the only reason she is so inspiring. Recently, when unimaginable pain and loss blocked…
Alum Jacob Stahl Honored as Rookie of the Year at NASA
A&M-Commerce alum Jacob Stahl aimed for the moon and landed among the stars, as the old saying goes. Stahl was recently awarded the 590 Rookie of the Year Award by…
A&M-Commerce Hosts Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Research Conference
A&M-Commerce hosted the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Research Conference on May 21 and 22. Event coordinator Dr. Brent Donham, dean of the College of Science and Engineering, explained…
Madeleine Morris Represents A&M-Commerce at Texas Undergraduate Research Day
Senior biology major Madeleine Morris represented A&M-Commerce in Austin on April 1 at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. The biennial event allows Texas’ top student researchers to showcase…
A&M-Commerce Professor Conducts Small Robotic Aircraft Workshop for Dallas ISD Teachers
Middle and high school teachers from around the Dallas Independent School District learned about the design, fabrication, customization and operation of small robotic aircraft during the Teachers Take Flight workshop.…
A&M-Commerce Faculty Recognized as Eminent Faculty Scholars
The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE) recognized 10 A&M-Commerce faculty during the Eminent Faculty Scholars award ceremony held February 26 in the Rayburn Student Center. “[The]…
A&M-Commerce Office of Sponsored Programs Hosts Leo Talks
The Office of Sponsored Programs at A&M-Commerce is hosting Leo Talks during Spring 2019. The lectures are “TED-like” talks that last about 20 minutes and feature presentations from two A&M-Commerce…
Donation Leads to Creation of College of Science and Engineering Makerspace
Jimmy Shirley, a 1967 graduate of East Texas State University, now A&M-Commerce, and his wife Sherroll donated $25,000 to assist in the creation of a Makerspace in the College of…
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Mission and Vision
Innovation and discovery. That is our charge and our pledge. The faculty and staff of the College of Science and Engineering accept the responsibility to join our students to shape an innovative framework to build a better Texas eager to compete in an interconnected world with creativity, ethical leadership and imagination. We don’t just discover the future, we make it.
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- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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