Welcome to the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
SANS hosts three academic departments, the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station and the UMES Extension Program:
Undergraduate programs in pre-veterinary medicine, plant and soil science, animal and poultry science, agribusiness, agricultural studies, nutrition, dietetics, fashion merchandising, early child development, family and consumer sciences, biology, chemistry, and environmental science are representative of the School’s varied curricula. Graduate programs, at both the masters and doctoral levels, are offered in marine estuarine and environmental sciences (M.S., Ph.D.) food and agricultural sciences (M.S.), food science and technology (Ph.D.), and toxicology (Ph.D.). Strong research and extension programs are integrated with the school’s academic programming.
The Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences offers two undergraduate degrees in agribusiness and general agriculture. Graduate degree programs are offered at the master’s level for food and agricultural sciences and at the doctoral level for food science and technology. READ MORE
Academics
The Department of Human Ecology offers an undergraduate degree program in human ecology with options in the following areas: child development, dietetics, nutrition, family and consumer sciences, family and consumer sciences education, and fashion merchandising. READ MORE
The Department of Natural Sciences offers programs for students majoring in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and environmental science as well as minors in biology, chemistry, and physics. The department also offers a two-year pre-pharmacy program, with minor concentrations in biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics. READ MORE
UMES Extension is an integral part of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System, which is operated through the nation’s Land-Grant University System in partnership with the federal and state and local governments.
SANS Summer Programs
The Project SEED (Socially Engaged Entrepreneur Development) Program offers local, ambitious, economically disadvantaged or underrepresented high school students the opportunity to work in an academic, industrial or government research laboratory for eight weeks during the summer. 
Through the AgDiscovery Summer Enrichment Program, students currently in grades 8 to 11 will learn about careers in animal management, plant biotechnology, nutrient management and natural resource sciences. 
In addition to attending seminars, workshops and field trips, undergraduate students in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Marine and Estuarine Science will receive instruction about scientific ethics, library resources for research, experimental design, and data analysis. 
Applicants for the AFRI-EWD-REEU 2022 Summer Internship must be full-time, non-UMES undergraduate students who are studying agriculture, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, environmental science, computer science, engineering or technology and interested in exploring how their major can be applied to a career in agriculture and food science. 
The Geoscience Bridge Program introduces high school seniors to ocean and atmospheric sciences while using geographic information systems and remote Sensing techniques. Deadline: Friday, April 22. APPLY NOW
UMES Agricultural Experiment Station
The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences (SANS) is unique among the academic schools at UMES in that its food and agricultural research programs receive annual federal formula funding through provisions of Public Law 89-106. The fund is identified as the Evans-Allen Program under Section 1445 of the Farm Bill (PL95-113) and is appropriated to the UMES campus by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Because of these annual appropriations, the research agenda and goals of the departments of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, Human Ecology, and Natural Sciences are aligned with those of the USDA and the Experiment Station Section (ESS) of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Colleges (APLU). The USDA also provides 1890 Land-Grants with the opportunity to compete for research, extension, and teaching capacity building grants, which strengthen research, extension and teaching in the food and agricultural sciences at these institutions. Therefore, the aim of the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station is to provide enhanced knowledge and technology to improve the viability and sustainability of agriculture and food systems; enhance the quality of natural resources and the environment; and serve communities, families, and consumers.
Nurturing Great Minds:
Creating and Applying Knowledge!
