Graduate School Advising

Are you looking to get an advanced science degree after you graduate? Our faculty are here to advise you.
We also have graduate school information on bulletin boards in the Department of Natural Sciences.
The following professors can answer questions about specific types of graduate programs:
- Professor Ethan Van Arnam for Chemistry
- Professor Adam Landsberg for Physics
- Professor Melissa Coleman for Neuroscience
- Professor Diane Thomson for Environmental Science and EEP
- Professor Patrick Ferree, Professor Zach Wilson and Professor Jennifer Armstrong for Cell and Molecular Biology
- Professor Marion Preest for Ecology and Evolution
- Professor Marion Preest for Physiology
- Professor Elise Ferree for General advice
All DNS faculty and many staff members have advanced degrees, so plan to speak to someone in your field about your graduate school journey.
If you are planning to go to graduate school, consider the following:
- Download this grad school guide [PDF] for advice about applying to graduate school in the sciences.
- Begin early to research schools and programs in which you are interested.
- Give recommenders plenty of time to write letters before due dates.
- If you need to take the GRE, the GRE webpage has information about test-taking dates and online testing centers.
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