Life Science was created in 1969 under the College of Science and Society. In 1976, the academic structure of UWP was reorganized, and Life Science was moved under the newly created Science Division. In 1987, the name of the department was changed to Biological Sciences, and in 1989, was moved under the new School of Science and Technology in another reorganization. In 1997, it was moved under the College of Arts and Sciences, and in 2012, after another reorganization, the College of Natural and Health Sciences.
