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Biology Spring Field Trip 2010
Undergraduate Advising
Advising
Academic Advising (the phases)
1) Your first advisor: Incoming students are assigned a general adviser in the UW Oshkosh Undergraduate Advising Resource Center. This person will help you plan your first semester(s) at UW Oshkosh.
2) Be sure to enroll in Bio 111 or 112. As part of these classes, students outline a personalized program of study for their remaining years at UW Oshkosh. This helps ensure that students take the necessary courses in a timely fashion. Also,
- Pre-health-professionals should join the Pre-Health-Professionals Organization (PHPO). You will be informed of advising sessions as well as other activities.
- biology and microbiology majors should join the Biology and Microbiology Club to set up a network of student friends and mentors.
3) Your departmental advisor: All Biology and Microbiology majors will be assigned an adviser within the department as soon as they have completed Bio 105 and Chem 105 and either Bio 111 or 112 (you may be concurrently enrolled Bio 111 or 112). You (the student) will have to stop by the Biology Office (HS142) to request an adviser. Do not put this off.
IF YOU PLAN TO GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS, BE SURE TO VISIT YOUR DEPARTMENTAL ADVISER ABOUT ONCE PER SEMESTER!
Certain Faculty members specialize in certain advising areas, as follows:
- Pre-Vet: McDermott (has DVM as well as PhD)
- Other Pre-Health: Bentivenga, Cooper, Dilkes, Kallas, Kleinheinz, Kostman, Michalski, Vaughan
- Cell/Molec/Prof Emphasis: Holton
- Secondary Education: Wise
- Ecol/Org Biol Emphasis: Adler, Pillsbury, Stelzer
- Micro: Bentivenga, Kallas, Kleinheinz, Sandrin, Shors
Once assigned to a Faculty Advisor, the student remains with that Advisor unless either the student or the Advisor requests a change. Exceptions occur when there is a new faculty hire, a resignation, or a sabbatical. Reassignment in such cases may be made by the Program Assistant without consultation of the Faculty or student(s) affected.
4) Group Advising and Special Events: Students should watch the Biology Department bulletin boards scattered around the 1st and 2nd floors of North Halsey for announcements regarding group advising and other special events.
Career Advising
Your departmental adviser may be able to give you career advise, however, there are other resources, as well. UW Oshkosh has a very active Career Services Center and the Counseling Center also offers advise. In addition, one project in our Bio 111 and 112 classes is to research careers in biology or microbiology and to determine what program of study is required to find a job in that field.
CLICK HERE FOR A PDF OF POTENTIAL CAREERS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.
