The Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)-Natural Science Museum aims to be a teaching and learning center. It supports the MSU-IIT's mission to promote, develop and teach the importance of Philippine Flora and Fauna to the academic and non-academic society. It specifically aims to Foster the preservation, and responsible use of its various collections and associated data for education, research and exhibition.
- To serve as a repository of biological collections properly mounted, classified and arranged to an acceptable system of classification and systematic order of Philippine Flora and Fauna for the terrestial and aquatic species.
- To serve as an active center for taxonomic researches of the country's flora and fauna and as a crucial resource for research, conservation and education.
- To exhibit and document Philippine Flora and Fauna and to provide assistance to the academic and non-academic communities and other local government units for scientific purposes.