Academic Advising
The Department of Biological Sciences is responsible for advising all Biology and
Horticulture majors as well as students in the pre-professional programs (pre-medical,
pre-dental, pre-physical therapy, pre-optometry, etc) and in addition students in
the Biology Education programs. Students in the pre-pharmacy program have the option
of being advised by Biological Sciences or Chemistry and Physics.
All students must be advised each semester to have the registration hold removed.
If a student does not yet have an assigned advisor they can come to the Biology office
or call 985-549-3740 to be assigned a faculty advisor in their concentration or area
of interest.
Appointments can be scheduled in person or the student can use the on-line advising
system. However, Freshmen that are not advised by the Center for Student Excellence have to see their faculty advisor at least once in person to get to know them.
Course Descriptions and Curriculum Sheets
How Do I Take Courses Elsewhere
(with links to the Louisiana Articulation Matrix and online Course Elsewhere Form)
On-line Advising System
Log into LeoNet for Students, then use Self-Service, then Student Services, then On-Line
advising.
You MUST list your assigned advisor in the space provided.
If you list any courses that are not directly in your curriculum, please explain why
in the student comment box. Otherwise there is a chance your advisor will not approve
your request. Use the comment box to ask questions also. Check your catalog to make
sure you have met the prerequisites to take the classes you list.
You have to give the advisor a couple of days to respond. So, do not try to use this
system the day before your registration date. The system is not yet set up to let
the advisor know that you have used it (we hope they will add that feature in the
future) so right now the advisors have to remember to go in and check to see if anyone
is waiting. Some advisors check more often than others. You may want to email your
advisor and let them know that you have used the system so they will know to go in
and check.
VERY IMPORTANT: Your advising block is NOT removed until YOU go back in and read what the advisor
has said. The advisor cannot remove the block. All they can do is approve your schedule.
You have to remove the block by reentering the system.
If your advisor disapproves what you listed then you will have to see your advisor
in person because you are only allowed to use the system once and can’t make changes
once you submit.
Once your block is removed you still cannot register until your appointment time (set
by Enrollment Services).
