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Biology Majors Manual The answers to general questions about the biology major can be found in the Biology Majors Manual: http://www.bio.unc.edu/Undergraduate/BiologyUndergraduateMajorManual.pdf The Student Services Office is located in room 213 Coker Hall and is an important resource for you as biology major. It is staffed by Ms. Denise Hargis (Hargis@bio.unc.edu, Student Services Assistant, Undergraduate Program, 962-3390,) and by Ms. Kenyetta Farrington (farrington@bio.unc.edu, Student Services Administrative Assistant, Graduate Program, 962-3391,). When sending inquiries to Ms. .Hargis we ask that you include your PID number as this helps her to access your records in the university computer system. Ms. Hargis can assist you with most issues related to course enrollment, drop-add, scheduling, etc. More information about this office can be found below at the end of the section on advising. The Abbey Fellow in Biology advises majors about career paths and other subjects related to Biology as a course of study or a professional career. Dr. Elaine Yeh is the current Abbey Fellow. Office hours are T 1-3 in 603 Fordham Hall. Appointments can be made by contacting Dr. Yeh at yeh@email.unc.edu. Biology Departmental Advising is a new position that was set up to assist you with any concerns you might have regarding the Biology major. Dr. Gidi Shemer, our new departmental advisor, will be happy to assist you in understanding the major requirements, choosing the courses that fit your interests, addressing you to helpful resources and advising you with any other question about the major. Office hours are Tuesday 9-11 and Friday 1-4 in G41 Wilson Hall or by appointment at: bishemer@email.unc.edu. (http://www.bio.unc.edu/Faculty/Shemer/) Peer Advising is provided by members of biological honor society Tri-Beta during open-door advising in Coker Hall as described above. While these students cannot provide official information regarding graduation requirements and major/minor requirements, they are able to give their personal perspective on courses, which is very useful to students. College of Arts and Sciences Resources College of Arts and Sciences Advisors working with majors in
the Division of Natural Science and Mathematics, located on the
2nd floor of Steele Building, are available to verify overall
graduation requirements. These advisors provide the official
word on curriculum matters. Make an appointment with an advisor
by going to
http://advising.unc.edu/advising/scheduleanappt. The members
of this advising group are as follows:: Worksheets for Biology and other majors can be found on the
Academic Advising website:
http://advising.unc.edu/advising/worksheets-home. Special advising programs for Heath professions such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine and other allied heath professions can be found in Room 201-D of Steele Building under the direction of Dr. Anthony Hilger and Dr. Jean DeSaix. More complete information is on this website: http://prehealthadvising.unc.edu/ Students are encouraged to access Student Central for information about grades, eligibility and registration. Consult “Degree Audit” to double check your academic progress. Caution: Do not rely on Degree Audit as your sole method of verifying your academic progress. A final analysis of your courses and how they meet the graduation requirements must be completed by a member of the Senior Advising Team located in Steele building prior to graduation. Petitions regarding dropping courses past the deadline, medical
leaves, and academic probation must issued by a Dean in Academic
Advising or Full-time advisor . For more information see:
http://advising.unc.edu/EligibilityandProbation and
http://advising.unc.edu/RegistrationInformation. |
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