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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 by Major:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) includes:

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Biotechnology

Advisors:

Evelyn Grace
105B Biochemistry Building
(517) 353-5556

Leslie Thompson
105 Biochemistry Building
(517) 432-8775

BMB website | BMB advising

Biological Science – Secondary Education Advisor:

Kanchan Pavangadkar
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 355-4116

Biological Science website

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics (BLD) includes:

  • Biomedical Laboratory Science
  • Medical Laboratory Science

Advisors:

Brad Childs
322 North Kedzie Hall
(517) 432-2559

Nicole Lipnichan
323 North Kedzie Hall
(517) 432-3805

BLD website | BLD advising

Chemistry (CEM) includes:

  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry

Advisor:

Sheba Onchiri
485D Chemistry Building
(517) 353-1134

CEM website | CEM advising 

Data Science (CMSE) Advisor:

Kevin Miloshoff
1501 Engineering Building
(517) 432-0030

Data Science website | CMSE advising

Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) includes:

  • Environmental Geosciences
  • Geological Sciences

Advisor:

Michele Larson
207 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-3271

EES websiteEES advising

Human Biology (HBIO) Advisors:

Raychel Meyer-Payne
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-4727

Christine Nguyen-Koelzer
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 884-6029

Dorali Rebollo
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-7153

Kate Thome
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-8951

Holly Wright
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-4457

Contact Us: NatSci.HumanBio@msu.edu

HBIO website | HBIO advising

Integrated Science - Secondary Education Advisor:

Kanchan Pavangadkar
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 355-4116

Integrated Science - Secondary Education website

Integrative Biology (IBIO) includes:

  • Environmental Biology/Zoology
  • Integrative Biology
  • Zoology

Advisors:

Riley Fanning
203 Natural Science Building

Scott Fitzpatrick
343 Natural Science Building
(517) 432-3691

Eila Roberts
220 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-2269

IBIO website | IBIO advising

Mathematics (MTH) includes:

  • Actuarial Science
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics, Advanced
  • Mathematics - Secondary Education

Advisors:

Brian Chadwick
C221 Wells Hall
(517) 353-5019

Ron Powers
C222 Wells Hall
(517) 432-1007

MTH website | MTH advising

Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology (MGI) includes:

  • Environmental Biology/Microbiology
  • Genomics and Molecular Genetics
  • Microbiology

Advisor:

Jeannine Scott
2240E Biomed Phys Sci
517-884-5418

MGI Website | MGI Advising

Natural Science Exploratory Advising:

Kanchan Pavangadkar
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 355-4116

NatSci Exploratory website

Neuroscience (NEU) Advisors:            

Becky La
2201 Biomedical Physical Science Building
(517) 355-4114

Ashley Maloff
2240 Biomedical Physical Science Building
(517) 432-4301

Contact Us: neupslugrad@msu.edu 

NEU website | NEU advising

Physical Science – Secondary Education Advisor:

Kanchan Pavangadkar
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 355-4116

Physical Science website

Physics & Astronomy (PHY & AST) includes:

  • Astrophysics
  • Physics

Advisor:

1312 Biomedical Physical Science Building
(517) 884-5535

PA website | PA advising

Physiology (PSL) Advisor:

Lori Seischab
2240 Biomedical Physical Science Building
(517) 884-5200

PSL website | PSL advising

Plant Biology (PLB) includes:            

  • Environmental Biology/Plant Biology
  • Plant Biology

Advisor:

Riley Fanning
203 Natural Science Building

PLB website | PLB advising

Statistics and Probability (STT) includes:

  • Quantitative Risk Analytics
  • Statistics

Advisor:

Michele Larson
C429 Wells Hall
(517) 353-3271

STT website

 

Natural Science Academic Advisors by Program:

Career Exploration Advising:

Christina Igl
106 Natural Science Building

Drew Science Scholars Program Advising

Ariel Robbins
C202A Rather Hall
(517) 432-4088

Drew Science Scholars website | Drew Science Scholars advising

Environmental Studies and RISE Advising 
(Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment)

Laurie Thorp
C208 Bailey Hall
(517) 432-4944

RISE website

Experiential Learning Advising (Study Abroad & Study Away)

Sarah Whitaker
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 432-9260

Study Abroad website | Study Away website |
Global Remote Internship Program

Pre-Health Advising

Raychel Meyer-Payne
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-4727

Christine Nguyen-Koelzer
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 884-6029

Dorali Rebollo
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-7153

Kate Thome
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 353-8951

Holly Wright
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 884-0252

Pre-Health Peer Advisors

PPAs provide scheduling assistance
to freshman pre-health students and
can answer pre-health questions for all students.

Contact Us: NatSci.PreHealth@msu.edu
106 Natural Science Building
(517) 884-6841

Pre-Health website | Pre-Health advising

Student Success Advising

Jennifer Freitas
106 Natural Science Building
517-353-5468

Student Success website

Transfer Student Success Advising

Lisa Henry
106 Natural Science Building

Transfer Student website

Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator

Gabby Wahla
106 Natural Science Building
517-355-4470

NatSci College Visit Days

 

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:

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