College of Science 50
July 1, 2020, marks the 50-year anniversary of the College of Science, comprised of the School of Biological Sciences, and Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics & Astronomy.
A Brief History
When the University of Deseret was founded in 1850 in the Ter-
Between 1948 and 1958, through two reorganizations, the
ritory of Utah, it was primarily a training school for teachers. The
School of Arts and Sciences expanded to become the College of
newly formed university taught only a handful of topics, including
Letters and Science. However, the composition was enormous, in-
algebra, astronomy, botany, chemistry, geometry, and zoology. In-
cluding departments of air science, anthropology, botany, chem-
deed, mathematics and physical sciences were well represented
istry, English, experimental biology, genetics and cytology, history,
from the earliest days of the university.
journalism, languages, mathematics, military science and tactics,
naval science and tactics, philosophy, physics, political science, psy-
By the 1920s, only six organized schools existed at the U: Arts
and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering and Mines, Law, and a two-year Medical School. 14
chology, sociology, speech and theater arts, and zoology.
