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

 

  

Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant

Dr. Chambers

Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant Flyer

Animal Behavioral

 

  

Animal Physiology/Zoology

Dr. Grove

Aquatic Biology

Dr. Nienow

  

Biomedical/Pharmaceutical Science

 

  

Ecology

 

  

Ecology of Infectious Diseases

Dr. Lockhart

  

General Biology

All Advising Faculty

  

Genetics Biotechnology

Dr. Ring

  

Marine Biology

Dr. Grove

Microbiology

 

  

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Dr. Lokdarshi

Pre-Occupational Therapy

Dr. Fort

Pre-Occupational Therapy Flyer

Pre-Physical Therapy

Drs. Fort and Grove

Pre-Physical Therapy Flyer

Pre-Physician Assistant

Dr. Chambers

Pre-Physician Assistant Flyer

Plant Sciences

Dr. Lokdarshi

  

Pre-Dentistry

Dr. Nienow

Pre-Dentistry Flyer

Pre-Medicine

Drs. Kang, Lockhart, Ring, Grove, & Uyeno

Pre-Medical Flyer and Pre-Medical Program at VSU
Letter of Evaluation Form  | New 2018 MCG Requirements

Pre-Optometry

Dr. Kang

Pre-Optometry flyer

Pre-Veterinary

Dr. Doscher

Pre-Veterinary Flyer

Pre-Respiratory Therapy

Dr. Fort                              

Wildlife Biology

Dr. Lockhart

For biology majors with less than 30 credit hours

Your advisor is a member of the Main Campus Advising Team (/advising/our-team.php); these advisors are located in Ashley Hall, room 1001. The name of your advisor can be found on your Banner Account.

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 VSU from another state only has to meet the legislative requirements (US/GA History and US/GA Constitution) and complete Area F for the Biology 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 have a reciprocity agreement with all Florida colleges, public and private, to accept their AA degree to meet core IMPACTS requirements.  The student will 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 the courses at their previous institution, they will only have to take the GA History and GA Government tests here at VSU to satisfy the legislative requirements. Credit for BIOL 1107/1107L and BIOL 1108/1108L 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. All appropriate substitutions will be completed by admissions when the students enroll, but do not hesitate to contact the Department Head with any questions.

Advising Forms

Biology Advising Forms for students who declared a Biology major Fall 2026.

  • BA Advising 
  • BS General Biology Concentration
  • BS Biomedical Sciences Concentration
  • BS Molecular & Cellular Biology and Biotechnology
  • BS Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Biology Advising Forms for students who declared a Biology degree prior to Fall 2026

Long Term Schedule Starting Spring 2023 | Printable PDF

Student Support Resources

Recommended Four-Year Program of Study for Full-Time Students