Biology Dept. Handbook for Majors

Welcome

Advising – courses and experiential for the Biology major

  • Advising by stage
  • Useful resources
    • for upper level electives (dynamic and current Google document, allows you plan which upper level elective courses you’ll take and when)
    • (allows you to see which prerequisites you need to take other courses and how it relates to your stage as a Biology major, dynamic and current Google presentation)

Advising – Career Development

  • Health Professions (maintained by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ College of Arts and Sciences office)
  • Advisors available to give advice on
  • offers a wide range of resources for career planning
  • – check here for job postings, internships, and many other opportunities.
  • Keep an eye on our many for job opportunities!

Other information

  • Scholarships for the Biology Department – each year we award $10-15K in scholarships to support Biology majors who are rising juniors and seniors. Calls for applications go out in Feb/Mar
  • – a great set of literature tools set up by Diane Ford who is the Biology representative at the library. You can also IM her from this page with your literature resource questions.
  • Academic Advising – a great resource to help you with many things including:
    • if you have special learning needs, or if special situations arise during the course of the semester.
    • getting majors checklists
    • declaring your major officially (takes about 5 min!) – declaring your major officially will initiate getting you a Biology faculty member as your advisor, and also get you onto our email listserv containing important announcements and opportunities (jobs, scholarships, summer research, etc)