Converse’s Department of Natural Sciences offers hands-on experiences for students through original research projects and laboratory courses.
Our department’s laboratory courses will prepare you for graduate school in the sciences, for a healthcare career, or to pursue a teaching profession.
Our students to present their original research at regional and national conferences. Many of our students have won honors and awards for their research projects. All Converse students are encouraged to explore internships and shadowing opportunities to gain skills beyond those learned in the classroom.
We also offer general education courses such as Astronomy, Concepts in Biology, Concepts of Chemistry, Human Biology, Geology and Spring Flora that enhance the Converse curriculum for all students.
Degrees & Programs
Discover more about our degrees in Biology, Chemistry & Physics through the links below, and then contact us for a campus visit.
Converse Offering New Majors in Communications, Environmental Studies
Written by Amanda Mathis Converse University will expand two programs in the fall semester to nurture students’ passions by introducing a BA in Communications and Media Studies and a BA …
Faculty & Students Present at Math Association Meeting
Converse faculty and students attended the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Southeastern Section Meeting in March 2024 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Associate Professor of Mathematics and Dean of …
Since joining Converse in 2006, Dr. Hatice Neval Ertürk has maintained her dedication to research while wearing many hats, from an award-winning professor of biology to department chair to Associate …
Converse’s Class of 2024 has big plans ahead of them, from new careers and volunteering to grad school and international travel. See where some of our 2024 grads are headed! Kayla …
Professor of Chemistry, Associate Chair of Natural Sciences Department
The School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Our programs will introduce you to different approaches to the questions confronting us in the increasingly complicated landscape of professional and personal opportunity that awaits you.
