The following four strategic goals developed by the Board of Governors were adopted by the FAU Board of Trustees as FAU's strategic goals.
| Goal 1: |
Provide Access to and Production of Degrees/Diversity |
| Goal 2: |
Meet Statewide professional and workforce needs. |
| Goal 3: |
Build world class academic programs and research capacity. |
| Goal 4: |
Meet community needs and fulfilling unique institutional responsibilities. |
In connection with these goals, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has adopted the following objectives to guide the college’s future development:
Objective 1. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will increase the growth rate of its overall undergraduate and graduate degree production to about 5% per year.
Objective 2. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will provide excellent advising to its undergraduate majors.
Objective 3. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will continue to provide excellent service course instruction for students majoring in other colleges.
Objective 4. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will provide adequate infrastructure support for its programs.
Objective 5. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will have adequate space for its mission.
Objective 6. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will orient its graduate programs primarily to doctoral degrees.
Objective 7. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will strengthen doctoral programs to a position of national leadership by recruiting outstanding graduate students.
Objective 8. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will strengthen research programs to a position of national leadership.
Objective 9. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will expand its collaborations with area research agencies such as the Scripps Research Institute, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, the US Geological Survey, and Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies.