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Information for Biology Undergraduates
Advising is an important function of our
department. During pre-registration advising please contact the departmental
office at 298-1546 to schedule an appointment with one of the advisors.
- The
Undergraduate students who are non-teaching are principally advised by Vicki
J. Walters, Academic Advisor, and the Graduate
Student-Academic Advisors.
- Biology education students are advised by Dr. Laura Barden-Gabbei (see below).
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Newsletter from the Academic Advisors
- Botany, microbiology, zoology, pre-occupational therapy,
pre-physical therapy, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, and
clinical laboratory science majors are all advised by Vicki J. Walters
309/298-1546, Waggoner Hall 365.
VJ-Walters@wiu.edu
- Biology education students are advised by Dr. Laura Barden-Gabbei
(298-1679) in Waggoner 374.
- Biology, Chemistry, and Physics majors within the Teacher Certification Option as well as Graduate Students seeking teacher certification in science (biology, chemistry, or physics) are advised by Dr. Laura Barden-Gabbei (298-1679) in Waggoner 374. LM-Barden@wiu.edu
- Graduate students are advised by Dr. Timothy Spier (298-1266) in
Waggoner 302 until they choose an advisor. Research advisors also are
course advisors for graduate students. Please go to the
Graduate Student website
for the procedures to apply to the graduate program.
Biology major (non-teacher certification degree programs).
Option in:
Teacher Certification Programs in Science (Grades 6-12)
Non-degree program:
Related Majors and Minors
General Degree Information
- Incoming Freshmen (30 credit hours or less) are required to enroll
in the Freshman Year Experience Program. Please go to WIU's
First Year Experience page for
more information.
- General Education update for those NOT seeking Teacher Certification Option: The School of Arts and Sciences requires
more General Education courses in the Humanities and Social sciences (12
hours each) than other schools within the University. Also required are
three hours of Human Well Being, two courses with a writing emphasis,
three hours of Multicultural Studies, 16 hours of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics, and 9 hours of directed Communication Skills.
- General Education update for those in the Teacher Certification Option: Because of the nature of your program, students seeking teacher certification follow the General Education Requirements of the College of Education and Human Services. This includes 9 hours in the Humanities and Fine Arts (of which at least 3 hours must be in Humanities and 3 in the Fine Arts), 9 hours in the Social Sciences, 3 hours in Human Well Being (of which 1 hour must be an activity course), 3 hours in Multicultural Studies, 10 hours of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and 9 hours of Directed Communication Skills.
- Foreign Language update: All students seeking a Bachelors of Science
degree in Biology are required to have two semesters or one full year of
a single Foreign Language. Two years of the same language in high
school, or two semesters of the same language in college or university
will complete this requirement, as long as transcripts are presented to
the registrar. This requirement can be met while attending WIU with two
semesters of the same foreign language, which can count towards two
classes of General Education Humanities Credit.
Registration Information:
Departmental Policies
and Opportunities
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Departmental Policies: Students in The Department of Biological
Sciences and WIU have clear rights and responsibilities. All students
should know these policies.
- Job
Information: A listing of recent opportunities and websites that
post biologically oriented job ads.
- Need to
take the MCAT? Many online practice exams, arranged by subject
content are on the MCAT website.
- Teach Grant Program: This is a Federal Grant Program with very specific requirements. If you are in the teacher certification option for Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, you may want to consider this.
- Applying for scholarships?
Visit this scholarship advice site.