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Biology Department Advising
The Biology Department at Valdosta State University offers only one degree program, specifically in "biology." This means that whatever your career interests, your major at VSU is 'Biology' and the department's first priority is to recommend courses that fulfill your Biology Major curriculum including all Department, College (Arts and Sciences), and state (Board of Regents) requirements. We recognize that many students will have interests in continuing their careers in many different fields and our faculty advisers will offer advice on specific elective courses that you should take to fill not only your Biology Major requirements but prerequisite courses for admission to postgraduate or transfer programs. Specifically, faculty specialties for career and department advising is as follows:
| Professional Program: |
Faculty Advisor: |
| Agricultural Sciences | Dr. Cantonwine |
| Anesthesiologist Assistant | Dr. Loughry (Click for more information) |
Animal Behavioral |
Drs. Loughry, McDonough, and Bechler |
| Aquatic Biology | Drs. Nienow, Smith, and Bechler. |
| Biology Teacher | Dr. Jones |
| Biomedical/Pharmaceutical Science | Dr. Gannon |
| Ecology | Drs. Bergstrom and Cantonwine |
| Ecology of Infectious Diseases | Drs. Turco, Lockhart, and Blackmore |
| General Biology | All faculty members |
| Genetics Biotechnology | Drs. Elder and Ring |
| Marine Biology | Dr. Grove |
| Microbiology | Drs. Turco and Bhasin |
| Occupational Therapy | Drs. Fort and Grove (O.T. Flyer) |
| Physical Therapy | Dr.s Fort and Grove (Click for more information on Physical Therapy), (Physical Therapy flyer) |
| Physician Assistant | Dr. Goddard (Click for more information, Programs in Georgia), (Physician Assistant flyer) |
| Plant Sciences | Dr. Cantonwine and Carter |
| Pre-Dentistry | Dr. Nienow (Dental Hygiene flyer ), (Click for more information) |
| Pre-Medicine | Drs. Blackmore, Elder, Lockhart, Ring, and Fort(Click for more information), (Pre-Medical Checklist)(Medical Technology) |
| Pre-Optometry | Dr. Goddard and Carter (Click for more information), (Pre-Optometry flyer) |
| Pre-Veterinary | Dr. Doscher (Click for more information) |
| Respiratory Therapy | Drs. Fort and Grove (Click for more information) |
Students can find a wealth of advice and information from many networked sources. One of the best I've seen for advice about health professions is by Dan Knauft, an active member of the National Academic Advising Association, and former senior health professions counselor at the University of Texas at Austin. There are over 800 useful links to be found on this site covering aspects of choosing careers, pre-medical and other allied health field advising, interviewing, testing, and applying to various programs. (RHG)
Additional Advising Links
For Biology Curriculum Samples and Information
Pre-Medical and Allied Health Fields Information and FAQs, (click here).
OASIS Center for Advising and First Year Programs