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Academic Advising
Academic advisors know the policies, procedures, and details of their programs. Advisors are located in each academic department for departmental majors. The NatSci Office of Undergraduate Academic and Student Affairs provides a one-stop location for career consulting, study abroad planning and advising for pre-health students, along with major administration through the NatSci Dean's Office.
Student and advisor responsibilities are defined in the Advising Syllabus.
Scheduling Advising Appointments
Current MSU students:
Advising/Tutoring Appointment System
- Go to student.msu.edu and login with your NETID and password
- Select the Academic Progress tile
- Click the tab on the left, labeled Advising/Tutoring Appointments
- To schedule a new appointment, click Create New Appointment
- You will now fill out the New Appointment section details:
- Category: choose Advising
- Advising/Tutoring Unit: Select College of Natural Science
- Appointment Reason: Choose the appropriate major or interest
- Additional Information: Enter more details to assist the advisor with preparing for the appointment
- Appointment Type: Choose an available option for how the appointment will be held (Zoom, phone, etc.)
- Once all of the information has been entered, click Select Advisor:
- View the Advisor name and Location
- Click the Time Selected drop-down menu to view available times, then click Select Time to confirm the appointment
- You will be returned to the New Appointment screen where you can review any notes from the advisor/tutor and confirm the appointment.
- Click Book It!
Additional training modules and support for using the Student Information System (SIS) can be accessed below:
Prospective MSU Students Contact:
Gabby Wahla, M.A.
Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator
Email: natsci.explore@msu.edu
Phone: 517-355-4470
NatSci College Visit Days
Override Requests
Students requesting an override must consult the department for that particular course. A list of Natural Science override request forms can be found on the the Physiology Department page.
Department contact information can also be found by searching for the course in Schedule of Courses. The contact information will appear on the right-side of the page after entering the course subject and selecting Find Courses.
Natural Science Academic Advisors
| Major | Major Academic Advisor |
|
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)
|
Evelyn Grace Leslie Thompson |
|
Biological Science – Secondary Education |
Kanchan Pavangadkar 106 Natural Science Building (517) 355-4116 |
|
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics (BLD)
|
Brad Childs |
|
Chemistry (CEM)
|
Sheba Onchiri |
|
Data Science (CMSE) |
Kevin Miloshoff |
|
Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES)
|
Michele Larson |
|
Human Biology (HBIO) |
Contact Us: NatSci.HumanBio@msu.edu Christine Nguyen-Koelzer Raychel Payne Kaitlin Peterson Dorali Rebollo Kate Thome Holly Wright |
|
Integrated Science - Secondary Education |
Kanchan Pavangadkar |
|
Integrative Biology (IBIO)
|
Riley Fanning Scott Fitzpatrick Eila Roberts |
|
Mathematics (MTH)
|
Brian Chadwick Ron Powers |
|
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG)
|
Jeannine Scott |
|
Natural Science Exploratory Advising |
Kanchan Pavangadkar |
|
Neuroscience (NEU) |
Contact Us: neupslugrad@msu.edu Becky La Ashley Maloff |
|
Physical Science – Secondary Education |
Kanchan Pavangadkar 106 Natural Science Building (517) 355-4116 |
|
Physics & Astronomy (PHY & AST)
|
1312 Biomedical Physical Science Building
(517) 884-5535 |
|
Physiology (PSL) |
Lori Seischab 2240 Biomedical Physical Science Building (517) 884-5200 |
|
Plant Biology (PLB)
|
Riley Fanning |
|
Statistics and Probability (STT)
|
Michele Larson |
| Program | Program Academic Advisor |
|
Career Exploration Advising |
Christina Igl |
|
Drew Science Scholars Program Advising Drew Science Scholars website | Drew Science Scholars advising
|
Ariel Robbins |
|
Environmental Studies and RISE Advising |
Laurie Thorp |
|
Experiential Learning Advising Study Abroad website | Study Away website | |
Sarah Whitaker 106 Natural Science Building (517) 432-9260 |
|
Pre-Health Advising |
Contact Us: NatSci.PreHealth@msu.edu Christine Nguyen-Koelzer Raychel Payne Kaitlin Peterson Dorali Rebollo Kate Thome Holly Wright PPAs provide scheduling assistance |
|
Student Success Advising |
Jennifer Freitas |
|
Transfer Student Success Advising |
Lisa Henry |
|
Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator |
Gabby Wahla |
Resources
ADVISING OBJECTIVES
The College of Natural Science has developed the following objectives to assist in meeting the Institutional Learning Goals. The objectives for each year incorporate all the Institutional Learning Goals into the advising experience.
Please read before your advising appointment: