1. Why get an advisor?

Biology Majors MUST see an advisor before they Register EACH and EVERY year.
Failure to do so will result in a hold placed on your registration and great sadness. SEE AN ADVISOR NOW!

The purpose of advising is to help ensure that each student is on a path to success and to avoid any surprises on the road. Treat advising as an opportunity, not as a chore. Get to know your advisor.

2. How do I find out about advising?

Here is an Advising Guide for Biological Sciences Majors.

Here is a new Advising Guide for Pre-health students

3. How do I find an Advisor?

Find an Advisor in the table below and make an appointment. Do NOT email the same question to a whole bunch of advisors at once -- you are unlikely to get an answer that way. In fact, sending the same question to a bunch of advisors at the same time is a great way to ensure that no one will answer you.

4. How can I get the most out of an Advising meeting?

Be sure to show up to your appointment, and be ON TIME.

Bring any non-CSUS transcripts with you (it takes forever for these to be posted online)

Think ahead of time about where you are going in your degree and career, how much you currently work, how many courses you can realistically handle. A little self-reflection before an advising meeting is a valuable thing.

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Advisors Listed by Area	Office	Contact (Telephone or email)		Office Hours
GENERAL BIOLOGY (BA AND BS)
Bill Avery	Squ 412	278-6279	averyw@csus.edu	Mon 10-12 am Wed 3-4 pm
Ruth Ballard	Squ 120B		ballardr@csus.edu	Fri 9-12 am
Ron Coleman	Hmb 119	278-3474	rcoleman@csus.edu	Wed 3:15-6:15 pm
Shannon Datwyler	Squ 406		datwyler@csus.edu	Mon 5:30-6:30 pm Tue 3-4 pm Wed 5:30-6:30 pm
MINOR (BA)
SINGLE SUBJECT TEACHER WAIVER (BA & BS)
Melanie Loo	Squ 414		mwloo@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-11 am Wed 10:30-11 am
LIBERAL STUDIES
Melanie Loo	Squ 414		mwloo@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-11 am Wed 10:30-11 am
PREPROFESSIONAL (BA & BS)
Pre-med, dentistry and osteopathy:
Melanie Loo	Squ 414		mwloo@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-11 am Wed 10:30-11 am
Jennifer Lundmark	Hmb 211C		lundmark@csus.edu	Wed 1-2 pm Thu 12-1 pm, 4-5 pm
Hao Nguyen	Hmb 211D		hao.nguyen@csus.edu	Tue 9-10:20 am Thu 9-10:20 am
Brett Holland	Squ 120C		Brett's Advising Page	Mon 4-5 pm Wed 4-5 pm Thu 1-2 pm
Adam Rechs	Squ 120B		rechs@csus.edu	Mon 10-12 noon Fri 11-12 am
Pre-Pharmacy:
Thomas Landerholm	Hmb 211E		landerholm@csus.edu	Wed 3-4:30 pm
Pre-Optometry:
				Mon 3:00-3:50pm; 5:30-6:00 Wed 11:00-11:50am; 5:30-6:00pm
Pre-Veterinary:
Winston Lancaster	Hmb 211D		wlancaster@csus.edu	On sabbatical Fall 08
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION (BS)
Bill Avery	Squ 412	278-6279	averyw@csus.edu	Mon 10-12 am Wed 3-4 pm
Jim Baxter	Squ 412		jbaxter@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-12 noon Thu 10:30-12 noon
Ron Coleman	Hmb 119	278-3474	rcoleman@csus.edu	Wed 3:15-6:15 pm
Shannon Datwyler	Squ 406		datwyler@csus.edu	Mon 5:30-6:30 pm Tue 3-4 pm Wed 5:30-6:30 pm
Jamie Kneitel	Squ 404		kneitel@csus.edu	Tue 11:30-1 pm Thu 11:30-1 pm
ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION and BEHAVIOR
Ron Coleman	Hmb 119	278-3474	rcoleman@csus.edu	Wed 3:15-6:15 pm
Brett Holland	Squ 120C		Brett's Advising Page	Mon 4-5 pm Wed 4-5 pm Thu 1-2 pm
MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORY
Bill Avery	Squ 412	278-6279	averyw@csus.edu	Mon 10-12 am Wed 3-4 pm Thu 10-11 am
Ron Coleman	Hmb 119	278-3474	rcoleman@csus.edu	Wed 3:15-6:15 pm
CLINICAL LAB SCIENCES (BS)
Susanne Lindgren	Hmb 211E		lindgren@csus.edu	Tues 2-3:50 pm Wed 4-4:50 pm
Christine Kirvan	Hmb 211F		ckirvan@csus.edu	Mon 4:30-6 pm Wed 4:30-6 pm
Rose Leigh Vines	Squ 126	278-6317	rlvines@csus.edu	by appointment
MICROBIOLOGY (PUBLIC HEALTH) (BA)
Robert Metcalf	Hmb 211F		rmetcalf@csus.edu	FERP Fall '08
Christine Kirvan	Hmb 211F		ckirvan@csus.edu	Mon 1-2 pm Wed 1-2 pm
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (BS)
Ruth Ballard	Squ 120B		ballardr@csus.edu	Fri 9-12 am
Nicholas Ewing	SQU 214	278-6535	nnewing@csus.edu	Tue 1:30-2:30 pm Wed 10-11 am Thu 1:30-2:30 pm
Thomas Landerholm	Hmb 211E		landerholm@csus.edu	Mon 1-2 pm Wed 3-5 pm
Hao Nguyen	Hmb 211D		hao.nguyen@csus.edu	Tue 9-10:20 am Thu 9-10:20 am
Tom Peavy	SQU 406		tpeavy@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-12 noon Wed 10:30-12 noon
FORENSIC BIOLOGY (BS)
Ruth Ballard	Squ 120B		ballardr@csus.edu	Fri 9-12 am
GETTING STARTED IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Ron Coleman	Hmb 119	278-3474	rcoleman@csus.edu	Wed 3:15-6:15 pm
Nicholas Ewing	SQU 214	278-6535	nnewing@csus.edu	Tue 1:30-2:30 pm Wed 10-11 am Thu 1:30-2:30 pm
PREPARATION FOR GRADUATE STUDY
Jim Baxter	Squ 412		jbaxter@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-12 noon Thu 10:30-12 noon
Ron Coleman	Hmb 119	278-3474	rcoleman@csus.edu	Wed 3:15-6:15 pm
Shannon Datwyler	Squ 406		datwyler@csus.edu	Mon 5:30-6:30 pm Tue 3-4 pm Wed 5:30-6:30 pm
Nicholas Ewing	SQU 214	278-6535	nnewing@csus.edu	Tue 1:30-2:30 pm Wed 10-11 am Thu 1:30-2:30 pm
Jamie Kneitel	Squ 404		kneitel@csus.edu	Tue 11:30-1 pm Thu 11:30-1 pm
Winston Lancaster	Hmb 211D		wlancaster@csus.edu	Mon 10-11:30am Wed 1:30-3pm
Adam Rechs	Squ 120B		rechs@csus.edu	Mon 10-12 noon Fri 11-12 am
Tom Peavy	SQU 406		tpeavy@csus.edu	Mon 10-30-12 noon Wed 10:30-12 noon
FORENSIC BIOLOGY (BS)
Ruth Ballard	Squ 120B		ballardr@csus.edu	Fri 9-12 am
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) ADVISING
Melanie Loo	Squ 414		mwloo@csus.edu	Mon 10:30-11 am Wed 10:30-11 am
Jennifer Lundmark	Hmb 211C		lundmark@csus.edu	Wed 1-2 pm Thu 12-1 pm, 4-5 pm

Updated: September 3, 2008

Department of Biological Sciences, 202 Sequoia Hall, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6077; Tel: 916-278-6535; FAX 916-278-6993; Email: nangell@csus.edu