In 1906, the Mathematics Department was founded at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). In 1960, the department joined with the Chemistry, Physics, and Experimental Statistics departments to form the School of Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics. The School became the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1987.
From the guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean Records, 1988-1989, (Special Collections Research Center)