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The Pomona College science faculty and facilities are among the best in undergraduate education in the United States. Libraries, laboratories, and computer facilities are comparable to those at major universities, with the important distinction that Pomona's resources are wholly devoted to undergraduate education.

Science study at Pomona provides sound preparation for the finest graduate schools. In a recent study, Pomona ranked fifth among all liberal arts colleges in the nation in the number of graduates who went on to earn Ph.Ds in the sciences, on a per-capita basis. Pomona science students are regularly awarded National Science Foundation, Watson, Luce and other fellowships.

Students profit from close and frequent interaction with faculty beginning with introductory lab courses. Mentor programs provide exceptional opportunities for students to work individually with their instructors.

The opportunity for collaborative summer research with faculty gives students the experiences, unusual for undergraduates, of doing original investigatory work in science or mathematics.

In addition, numerous summer internship programs allow Pomona science students to take advantage of research opportunities on and off campus. Regularly scheduled lectures by distinguished visiting scientists, as well as Pomona's own notable professors, probe important areas of research and complement the classroom experience.

The Seeley G. Mudd Science Library contains 90,000 volumes and supplements the Honnold/Mudd Library collection. It contains a rare-book room, microtext facilities, and computer terminals for an on-line catalog system for database searching.

Each natural science department in-corporates computing in coursework and research. Numerous terminals have access to the DEC Alphas, and mini-computers are used for various projects, including the analysis of data read directly from laboratory instruments.

Department Descriptions
 · Astronomy
 ·
 Biology
 · Chemistry
 · Computer Science
 · Environmental Analysis Program
 · Geology
 · Health Sciences Program
 · Linguistics and Cognitive Science
 · Mathematics
 · Molecular Biology
 · Neuroscience
 · Physics
 · Psychology
 
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