Additional space in Founders Hall provides lab space for the general-education science program and additional office space for science faculty.
Biology labs are housed in Shoker Science Center. Standard equipment consists of optical microscopes, walk-in refrigerator, sterilizer, and various instruments shared chemistry such as spectrophotometers.
There is also Miller Greenhouse which sits adjacent to Shoker Science Center.
The university maintains a Nature Preserve where students can observe and obtain specimens. Riley Creek runs through the nature preserve and Little Riley Creek runs through campus. Students have pursued various studies in these creeks as well as the nature preserve pond.
The chemistry labs in Shoker Science Center contain modern instrumentation such as FT-IR, FT-NMR, GC, HPLC, UV-VIS and AA. Students will use these instruments regularly as part of their laboratory experience.
A small machine shop is shared with other sciences.
Physics labs in Shoker Science Center include typical instructional equipment such as air tracks, as well as electronics work stations, radiation detection equipment, and computer data-acquisition systems. A small machine shop is shared with other science disciplines.
Physics also maintains astronomy equipment including several small refracting telescopes and two computer-guided Schmidt-Cassegrainian telescopes(Meade LX-200 8-inch and Celestron Nexstar 5-inch.)Astrophotography can be pursued with film cameras or with a Meade digital camera.
The general-education science requirement is two semesters of science in two different science areas, of which at least one must include a lab. Non-science students select from several general-education science offerings, including a year-long integrated science sequence. Labs for these courses take place in the Founders Hall Labs. Lab sections are limited to 12 students so everyone can receive a hands-on experience under direct supervision of a science professor.
