Established in 1972, the Faculty of Science was amongst the first faculties on the Birzeit Campus. In 1976, the Faculty graduated 25 students, today however, over 950 students are enrolled in its various departments. The Faculty now offers baccalaureate degrees and several Master's degrees within the departments of Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics. To further expand the University's degrees and programs, the Faculty of Science, in coordination with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, aims at developing a graduate degree in computational sciences in the near future.

One of the Faculty's many projects is a glass blowing unit that was established in 1995. The first of its kind in Palestine, the unit is manned with one expert, and is responsible for the production and distribution of lab items to laboratories on the Birzeit campus, in addition to other universities and pharmaceutical companies in Palestine. Besides it being cost efficient, the unit is capable of producing custom made designs upon request for items not found in the market. The unit is based in the Science Building on campus.

The Faculty of Science, together with a number of universities in France, is developing an undergraduate program leading to a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics to Economics. The French universities are offering financial help, in addition to experts in this field who will assist in launching and developing this program.

The Science Building houses the Faculty of Science, and is equipped with numerous laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology and computer science.

Faculty of Science: Admission and Graduation Requirements
The minimum requirement for enrollment in the Faculty of Science and in one of its departments is:
1. Passing in the required preparatory courses in either of the departments with a grade point average not below 70%.
2. The Department's approval.
Graduation Requirements:
A student must complete 128 credit hours to graduate. Listed below is the number of credits needed to major in each department.

Department	Major	Minor
Department of Biology and Biochemistry (Major in Biology/Minor in Biochemistry)	58	18
Department of Chemistry	59	21
Computer Science	59	21
Department of Mathematics	58	21
Department of Physics Major in Physics – Minor in Mathematics Major in Physics – Minor in Computer Science	60	20

Faculty of Science: Contacts
Dr. Aziz Shawabkeh – Dean
Dr. Amer Ja'far – Assistant to the Dean
Departments and Chairpersons:

Department	Chairperson
Biology and Biochemistry	Dr. Khalid Swaileh
Chemistry	Dr. Yacoub Ziadeh
Computer Science	Mr. Iyad Jaber
Mathematics	Dr. Raghib Abu-Saris
Physics	Dr. Edward Sader