Advising in Biology

Advising within the Department of Biology

All undergraduates majoring within the Department of Biology are advised by faculty within the department.

Undergraduates are assigned a faculty advisor prior to their arrival on campus and are encouraged to email them with any questions. Once students declare a major in the fall of their second year (Biology, Biology of Global Health, Environmental Biology, or Neurobiology), they are assigned a new faculty advisor with expertise in advising within the major.

Faculty hold regular advising appointments for all of their advisees twice a year during preregistration in November and April. They are available for additional advising at a student’s request at other times.

Directors of the specialized majors best understand the nuances of each major and in addition to your advisor can be a source of advising with questions pertaining to your major – e.g. pathways through the major, study abroad programs, internships, etc.

The Director of Undergraduate Studies oversees all advising within the department and is the signatory authority for official forms (e.g. transfer credits, study abroad for students from all majors. They hold mandatory start-of-school meetings early in September that will highlight topics particularly important to each class: e.g. declaring a major, getting involved in research, RISE (and RISE&Teach), study abroad, internships, post-graduate school applications, careers, etc.

General  questions can also be addressed to the Director of Undergraduate Students and Studies: Prof. Anne Rosenwald (rosenwaa@georgetown.edu)

Undergraduate responsibilities:

Faculty responsibilities: