Mission |
Organization and Curricula |
Admission
Transfer Students |
Advising
Experiential Education/Cooperative Education |
Facilities
Mission
The College of Applied and Natural Sciences is committed to excellence in teaching, research and service. The College offers undergraduate programs in the fields of agriculture, biological sciences, environmental science, forestry, health care, and human ecology. Graduate programs in the biological sciences and the human ecology disciplines provide students advanced training. Student learning, a high priority, is supported by faculty who are committed to teaching and advising students. The importance of research and service is demonstrated by faculty who contribute to the body of knowledge in their fields and who engage in service.
Organization and Curricula
The College is organized in to six academic areas: Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Forestry, Health Information Management, Human Ecology, and Nursing. The following areas of study are offered.
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM
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Animal Science Biology Child Development Consumer Studies Environmental Science Family and Child Studies Gerontology (interdisciplinary) |
Human Nutrition Medical Technology Merchandising Geographic Information Systems Plant Science Forestry Wildlife Conservation |
| Specific requirements for each of these minors are identified in the departmental sections. | |
Admission
Students who meet the University admission criteria will be admitted to the College of Applied and Natural Sciences. Specific admissions criteria have been established for some programs. These criteria are identified in the descriptions of those programs.
Transfer Students
Candidates for admission to the College of Applied and Natural Sciences who have completed coursework at another institution must submit an official record of that credit to Louisiana Tech University. This record will be evaluated by the unit conducting the program in which the candidate wishes to major. The evaluation will determine which curricular requirements of the program at Louisiana Tech have been satisfied by the student's prior coursework. General education requirements are evaluated by the College of Applied and Natural Sciences. A grade of "C" or better is considered acceptable for transfer of credit for required or equivalent courses in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences degree programs.
Advising
Each student in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences is assigned an academic advisor. This advisor assists the students in planning, implementing, and completing their programs of study as well as in career planning. Assignments are made to assure that students have advisors who have specialized knowledge in their fields of study. Students have the opportunity to change their major and/or advisor, and such changes can be initiated with the appropriate academic unit head.
Experiential Education/Cooperative Education
Students majoring in agribusiness; animal science; environmental science; family and child studies; forestry; medical technology; plant science; merchandising and consumer studies; and wildlife conservation may elect to participate in a cooperative education/internship experience one or more terms during their college careers. These students receive relevant work experiences while earning college credit. Some students are paid for their services.
These experiences are designed to develop professional competancies, to impart general and specific skills, to provide opportunities for application of theoretical concepts, and to assist students in the transition from college to employment. The work experience may also provide students an entree for their first job following graduation.
Experiential learning experiences occur beyond the North Louisiana area. Cooperative education and practical work experiences occur in a variety of locations both within and outside Louisiana. Nursing and Dietetic students receive clinical instruction in varied health care facilities throughout North Louisiana. Medical Technology students complete clinical experiences in hospitals their senior year. The Early Childhood Education Center serves as an early childhood demonstration laboratory for participation with young children. Students may travel to New York and Dallas as part of Merchandising and Consumer Studies travel study. Agricultural Sciences students have the opportunity to complete cooperative education experiences in agricultural industries located throughout the United States.
All programs require application and acceptance.
Facilities
Academic programs in the College of Applied and Natural Sciences are located in Carson Taylor Hall and George T. Madison Hall on the main campus as well as Reese Hall and Lomax Hall on the South Campus. In addition, numerous laboratory facilities in other buildings and at other site enhance the instruction of students. Biological Sciences and Human Ecology are located in Carson Taylor Hall. Nursing and Health Information Management are located in George T. Madison Hall.
The Center for Children and Families, the only such center in Louisiana approved by the Board of Regents, is operated by the School of Human Ecology. The Center encourages collaborative research, instruction and service that promote the well being of children and families. The Family and Child Studies Institute, one component of the Center, sponsors the endowed Bruce Everist Lecture Series. Another component, the Early Childhood Education Center, is a learning laboratory for three- and four-year-old children. Early Childhood Education students observe, student teach, and conduct research at the Center.
Agricultural Sciences and Forestry programs are located on the South Campus. Reese Hall and Lomax Hall provide classrooms, laboratories and office space. In addition, Lomax Hall houses research and student laboratories, greenhouses, and a display greenhouse for large plant specimens and exotic plantings. The 850 acre South Campus also has a Jersey-Holstein herd and dairy facilities which provide milk for the campus; a dairy processing plant which pasteurizes and packages milk, makes cheeses and butter, and produces ice cream; a meats laboratory which trains students in meat processing and marketing; and the equine facility.
The Louisiana Tech Equine Center provides facilities and animals for student instruction in all phases of horsemanship such as breeding, training, and nutrition. The center also provides recreational horseback riding sessions and is developing a therapeutic and handicapped horseback riding program.
Also located on the South Campus are numerous other facilities which support the agriculture and forestry programs: a sawmill, a dry kiln, wood utilization laboratories, a wood working shop, a weather station, a farm machinery shop, barns for livestock, fields, forests, nurseries, research vegetable and flower gardens, a 50-acre arboretum, and ponds.
University owned forestlands (800 acres) in North Louisiana and West Mississippi are used in the forestry education and research programs.
