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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:
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 Advisors
| Major | Academic Advisor |
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Evelyn Grace Leslie Thompson |
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Biological Science – Secondary Education |
Kanchan Pavangadkar 106 Natural Science Building, (517) 355-4116 |
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Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics |
Brad Childs |
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Chemistry |
Sheba Onchiri |
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Data Science |
Kevin Miloshoff |
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Drew Science Scholars Program Drew Science Scholars website | Drew Science Scholars advising |
Ariel Robbins C202A Rather Hall, (517) 432-4088 |
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Environmental Studies and RISE (Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment) |
Laurie Thorp C208 Bailey Hall, (517) 432-4944 |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences (formerly Geological Sciences)Earth and Environmental Science website| EES advising |
Geological Science and Environmental Geoscience Michele Larson |
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Human Biology |
Christine Nguyen-Koelzer Raychel Payne Kaitlin Peterson Dorali Rebollo Kate Thome Holly Wright |
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Integrative Biology |
Scott Fitzpatrick Eila Roberts |
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Mathematics & Actuarial Science |
Brian Chadwick Ron Powers |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG)MMG Website | MMG Advising |
Jeannine Scott |
| Natural Science Exploratory NatSci Exploratory website | Kanchan Pavangadkar 106 Natural Science Building, (517) 355-4116 |
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Neuroscience |
Becky La Ashley Maloff |
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Physical Science – Secondary Education |
Kanchan Pavangadkar 106 Natural Science Building, (517) 355-4116 |
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Physics & Astronomy (PA) |
Physics Physics & Astophysics 1312 Biomedical Physical Science Building
(517) 884-5535
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Physiology |
Lori Seischab 2240 Biomedical Physical Science Building, (517) 884-5200 |
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Plant Biology |
Evelyn Grace 105B Biochemistry Building, (517) 353-5556 |
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Pre-Health |
Christine Nguyen-Koelzer Raychel Payne Kaitlin Peterson Dorali Rebollo Kate Thome Holly Wright Pre-Health Peer Advisors - Scheduling assistance for freshman pre-health students and freshman Human Biology majors. PPAs can answer pre-health questions for students at any level. 106 Natural Science Building, (517) 884-6841 |
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Statistics and Probability (STT) |
Leonard Johnson Michele Larson |
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: