The Biology department
advising office provides all students with access to academic
assistance programs, which strengthen academic performance, and
promotes student success and retention. The faculty and staff are
dedicated to the academic success of students and will assist in any
way to ensure student academic career and future goals.
Academic advising for continuing and Transfer Students
Assist with internships
Directed Independent Studies (DIS), Research opportunities
Course Substitution
Graduation Assessmen
Guidance towards continuing education, graduate school and professional health programs.
What should I bring to my appointment?
Go to facts.org and print out a copy of your unofficial transcript.
Bring any documentation that would help your advisor in the process.
If you are a returning student, bring a copy of your check sheet that was given to you by your advisor the last time you met.
Make a list of 5 or 6
courses you need to take. If you still need to satisfy any CORE
requirements, be sure to consult the Schedule of Classes for a list of
the approved CORE courses.
Bring the list of courses and the tentative schedules with you to your advising appointment.
Transfer students: in
order for transfer courses and credits to be transferred, you must
provide the department with a course description and the course syllabi
for approval. the evaluation may take about one week.
Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science,
Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton FL, 33431, USA
Telephone: (561) 297-3320 -- Fax (561) 297-2749
