UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
CBMG Department Undergraduate Office
Room 1109 Microbiology Building
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: (301) 405-2766
Undergraduate Office Staff
Dr. David Straney, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Programs - straney@umd.edu, 301.405.1622
Megan Leung, Program Administrative Specialist - mleung3@umd.edu, 301.405.2766
Our Advising Program is a part of the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences mandatory advising program. All departmental advisors are faculty in the department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics.
BSCI students are assigned to advisors in Two Phases:
Phase 1: Freshman Advising
Students are advised by specially trained advisors in the student services office in the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences in Symons hall.
Phase 2: Major Advising & exit/clearance advising
Once students have completed the basic biology program and organic chemistry, they are assigned to an advisor in a department reflecting their specialization. CBMG Faculty serve as advisors to students in the following specializations:
- Microbiology,
- Cell Biology and Genetics or
- General Biology, if your last name begins with N-Z
Specialization requirements sheets and 4-year plans can be found at bsci.umd.edu/major-requirements
Students are able to run degree audits in UAchieve to review requirements that have been satisfied and those that remain to be completed.
UAchieve can also be used to to review course requirements for other BSCI specializations or majors.
During senior year, advisors review students’ plan for graduation and complete a senior audit.
schedule an advising appointment
Each semester prior to the start of Pre-registration, advisors will contact students with information regarding the advising appointment.
To schedule an appointment, please visit TerpEngage. If you do not see any available appointments for your assigned advisor, please contact them directly. The contact information for our advisors is listed below.
- Dr. David Straney, straney@umd.edu
- Dr. Michael Keller, kellermi@umd.edu
- Dr. John Buchner, jbuchner@umd.edu
- Dr. Kenneth Frauwirth, kfrauwir@umd.edu
- Dr. Edgar Moctezuma, emoctezu@umd.edu
- Dr. Erin Tran, eehtran@umd.edu