Courses & Careers

• New 3+4 program
• Advising
• COSM Advising Center
• Course Catalogs
• Current Courses
• BIOL Course Descriptions
• Advising Forms
• Advising Resources
• Recommended Four-Year Program of Study for Full-Time Students
• BIOLOGY MINOR
• Experiential Learning Courses

 

New 3+4 program approved for biology students and Philadelphia Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program | PDF

Advising/Mentoring

The Department of Biology has two programs of courses, one leading to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biology and one to a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in biology.  In addition, the Master of Science with a major in biology is also offered.

When should I contact my mentor?

In the Department of Biology the role of faculty mentors is to use their experience to provide career and practical advice to students upon request.

Specifically, faculty specialties for career and department mentoring is as follows:

Professional Programs	Faculty Mentors	Helpful Links
Agricultural Sciences	Dr. Cantonwine
Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant	Dr. Chambers	Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant Flyer
Animal Behavioral	Dr. Rose
Animal Physiology/Zoology	Dr. Grove
Aquatic Biology	Dr. Nienow
Biology Teacher	Dr. Jones
Biomedical/Pharmaceutical Science	Dr. Gannon
Ecology	Drs. Bergstrom, Cantonwine, Grabarczyk, and Rose
Ecology of Infectious Diseases	Drs. Turco and Lockhart
General Biology	All faculty members
Genetics Biotechnology	Dr. Ring
Herpetology	Dr. Safer
Marine Biology	Drs. Rose and Grove
Microbiology	Drs. Turco and Calestani
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry	Dr. Lokdarshi
Pre-Occupational Therapy	Drs. Fort	Pre-Occupational Therapy Flyer
Pre-Physical Therapy	Dr. Fort and Grove	Pre-Physical Therapy Flyer
Pre-Physician Assistant	Dr. Chambers	Pre-Physician Assistant Flyer
Plant Sciences	Drs. Cantonwine, Carter, and Lokdarshi
Pre-Dentistry	Dr. Nienow	Pre-Dentistry Flyer
Pre-Medicine	Drs. Lockhart, Ring, Kang, and Uyeno	Pre-Medical Flyer and Pre-Medical Program at VSU Letter of Evaluation Form  | New 2018 MCG Requirements
Pre-Optometry	Dr. Carter	Pre-Optometry flyer
Pre-Veterinary	Dr. Doscher	Pre-Veterinary Flyer
Pre-Respiratory Therapy	Dr. Fort
Wildlife Biology	Dr. Lockhart

Wondering who your advisor is? Please contact the CoSM Advising Center (229) 245-4378.  They are located in Converse Hall on the thrid floor.

College of Science and Mathematics Advising Center (COSM)

College of Science and Mathematics Advising Center should be contacted for all advising inquires.  In the College of Science and Mathematics Advising Center there is a specific advisor assigned to each department for individual student advising.  Biology's assigned COSM Advisors are listed below:

Lorri Lovell E-Mail:  lplovell@valdosta.edu Office Location: 3200 Converse Hall, Third Floor Office Phone:  (229) 245-4378

Myia Miller (A-L) E-Mail:  maburden@valdosta.edu   Office Location:  3200 Converse Hall, Third Floor Office Phone:  (229) 333-5432

Alan Adams (M-Z) E-Mail:  aaadams@valdosta.edu Office Location:  3200 Converse Hall, Third Floor Office Phone:  (229) 253-4041

Requirements for a second bachelor’s degree

Complete all science and math courses required for the biology degree. As for the core, a new student to VSU from another state only has to meet the legislative requirements (US/GA History and US/GA Constitution) and complete Area F for their major. They do not have to do anything else within the core. Most students do the exemption exams in the testing office to satisfy the legislative requirements

Florida Colleges

We now have a reciprocity agreement with all Florida colleges, public and private, to accept their AA degree as core areas A through E.  They still need to meet the core  area classes specific for our biology degrees. In addition, they must have taken US Government and US History at their school or they will have to take the entire class here, but if they did take it they will only have to take the GA History and GA Government tests here at VSU to satisfy the legislative requirements. Credit for BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Currently we do accept the biology courses from Florida Gateway College as BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 and that will be accomplished by admissions when the students enroll. A waiver is needed for Freshman seminar.

Advising Forms

Current Biology Advising Forms

• Biology Advising Worksheet BA | (updated 7/14/2021)
• Biology Advising Worksheet BA  |  (updated 1/23/19)
• Biology Advising Worksheet BS  |  (updated 1/23/19)
• Biology BS Wildlife Emphasis Worksheet  | (updated 11/07/19)
• Environmental Science Worksheet  |  (updated 11/07/19)
• Pre-Med Track Advising Worksheet |  (updated 6/07/22)

Long Term Schedule Starting Spring 2023 | Printable PDF

Advising Resources

• Academic Support Center
• VSU Course Catalogs
• BIOL 2950 Directed Research and BIOL 4950 Directed Study

Recommended Four-Year Program of Study for Full-Time Students

• BA Biology
• BS Biology (last updated 11/02/17)