Courses & Careers
- New 3+4 program
- Advising
- COSM Advising Center
- 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 with a major in biology is also offered.
Specifically, faculty specialties for career and department advising is as follows:
Professional Programs |
Faculty Mentors |
Helpful Links |
Agricultural Sciences |
Dr. Cantonwine |
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Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant |
Dr. Chambers |
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Animal Behavioral |
Dr. Rose |
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Animal Physiology/Zoology |
Dr. Grove |
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Aquatic Biology |
Dr. Nienow |
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Biology Teacher |
Dr. Jones |
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Biomedical/Pharmaceutical Science |
Dr. Gannon |
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Ecology |
Drs. Cantonwine, Grabarczyk, and Rose |
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Ecology of Infectious Diseases |
Drs. Turco and Lockhart |
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General Biology |
All faculty members |
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Genetics Biotechnology |
Drs. Phillips & Ring |
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Herpetology |
Dr. Safer |
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Marine Biology |
Drs. Rose and Grove |
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Microbiology |
Drs. Turco and Calestani |
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Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
Dr. Lokdarshi |
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Pre-Occupational Therapy |
Dr. Fort |
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Pre-Physical Therapy |
Drs. Fort and Grove |
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Pre-Physician Assistant |
Dr. Chambers |
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Plant Sciences |
Drs. Cantonwine and Lokdarshi |
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Pre-Dentistry |
Dr. Nienow |
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Pre-Medicine |
Drs. Kang, Lockhart, Phillips, Ring, Turco, Grove, & Uyeno |
Pre-Medical Flyer and Pre-Medical Program at 国产AV |
Pre-Optometry |
Dr. Kang |
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Pre-Veterinary |
Drs. Doscher, Rose, & Grabarczyk |
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Pre-Respiratory Therapy |
Dr. Fort |
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Wildlife Biology |
Dr. Lockhart |
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Zoology |
Dr. Safer |
For biology majors with less than 30 credit hours
Your advisor is assigned by your last name:
A-E F-K L-Q R-Z |
Ashton Young Erica Almond Thibault Deneve Linda de Carlo |
These advisors are located in Ashley Hall, room 1001. Phone: 229-253-4059
For biology majors with more than 60 credit hours
Your advisor is a biology professor and their name can be found on your Banner account. Your professor’s contact information is found on the biology website, under Faculty and Staff – Biology Team.
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 国产AV 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 国产AV 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 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
Recommended Four-Year Program of Study for Full-Time Students
- BA Biology
- BS Biology (last updated 11/02/17)
Department of Biology
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Room 2035, 2nd Floor
Bailey Science Building -
Mailing Address
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698 - Phone: 229.333.5759
- Fax: 229.245.6585
Monday - Thursday
8:00AM until 5:30PM
Friday
8:00AM until 3:00PM
Saturday - Sunday
Office Closed