Department Office Location: SE 57 (BC main campus, Science-Engineering Building)
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Department Phone: (661) 395-4401 and 395-4224

Mission

The mission of our department is to provide the rigorous science foundation necessary for students to achieve the skills, knowledge, intellectual curiosity and scientific literacy essential for a wide range of professional or technical careers. The department fulfills the primary missions of community colleges by providing support to academic (science and engineering) education and workforce development/vocational programs (nursing and teacher preparation). Hands on laboratory skills are a critical component for the development of critical thinking skills in many of our courses. The department primarily offers transfer level courses designed to satisfy the needs of science majors, allied health students, college general education requirements, and liberal studies teacher credential programs.

Department Student Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a knowledge of and recognize the processes that explain natural phenomena
2. Apply the methodologies of science when approaching a problem
3. Apply logical quantitative and qualitative reasoning in solving problems or analyzing arguments

Department Course Descriptions (excerpted from College Catalog) -- PDF