Academic Advising
Check out our list of advisors, see their drop-in hours and what they can help you with.
College of Science Office of Student Services
Academic Advising in the College of Science will continue remotely until further notice. However, daily drop in advising will be available via Zoom from 1PM-4:00PM (MST) Monday-Friday. Additional times may be scheduled by emailing science@email.arizona.edu.
Student Services Office; Gould-Simpson 1017; 520-621-8128; science@email.arizona.edu
Our advisors can assist with the following topics:
- General Petitions
- Late Change Petitions and Change of Schedule Requests
- Academic Renewal
- Questions regarding academic eligibility
- Questions about Leave of Absence/Back 2 UA
- Readmission & Second Start questions
- Extension of Incomplete Grade (if beyond one year)
- General questions and referrals to campus resources
- Degree Audit Worksheets for MATH and HAS majors
Drop-in Hours and Advisors
1PM-4:00PM (MST) Monday-Friday
To drop in via zoom, please enter the meeting ID: science1017 or use this link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/4166704656.
For academic advising related to your major, please contact the advisor from the table below. Appointments with advisors are being held virtually through email, phone, and Zoom. Be sure to check your advisor's Trellis for details on availability
Contact us
Robin Rarick, Senior Director, Academic Advising
(520) 621-8128; rrarick@email.arizona.edu
Tharini Wijeweera, Assistant Director, Academic Advising
(520) 621-8128; raini@email.arizona.edu
Advisor Directory
| Major | Advisor | Phone | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomy | ||||
| David Smith (Professional Advisor) |
626-1231 |
Phys/Atmo Sci, Room 264 |
dlsmith1@email.arizona.edu | |
| View list of Faculty Advisors | ||||
| Bioinformatics AND Biology AND Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
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| Last names A-L | Megan Cunnington | 626-8456 | Life Sci. South, Room 233 | mac990@email.arizona.edu |
| Last names M-Z | David McGuiggan | 621-5329 | Life Sci. South, Room 233 | dmcguigg@email.arizona.edu |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||||
| Debra Armand-Cade | 626-0605 | Chemistry, Room 210 | darmandcade@email.arizona.edu | |
| Christine Gronowski | 626-7908 | Chemistry, Room 210 | christineg@email.arizona.edu | |
| Computer Science | ||||
| Last names A-G | Rene Garciaguirre | 621-2594 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | advising@cs.arizona.edu |
| Last names H-O | Alonso Minjarez | 621-4632 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | advising@cs.arizona.edu |
| Last names P-Z | Alex Hernandez | 621-0483 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | |
| Geoscience | ||||
| Shawna Matteson | 621-4845 | Gould-Simpson, Room 214 | smatteson@email.arizona.edu | |
| Anne Chase | 621-6004 | Gould-Simpson, Room 210 | achase@email.arizona.edu | |
| Hydrology & Atmospheric Science | ||||
| Hydrology sub-plan | Martha Whitaker | 621-9715 | J.W. Harshbarger, Room 226A | marthaw@email.arizona.edu |
| Atmospheric Science sub-plan | Brittany Ciancarelli | 621-6619 | J.W. Harshbarger, Room 224E | bciance@email.arizona.edu |
| Mathematics/Statistics & Data Science | ||||
| MATH majors and minors only | Laurie Varecka | 626-9837 | Mathematics, Room 217 | mcenter@email.arizona.edu |
| MATH majors and minors only | Michelle Ort | 621-5106 | Mathematics, Room 221 | mathcenter@math.arizona.edu |
| Molecular & Cellular Biology | ||||
| Kara Dyson | 621-1073 | Life Sci. South, Room 248 | kdyson@email.arizona.edu | |
| Justin Schneider | 621-4342 | Life Sci. South, Room 248 | jmschnei@email.arizona.edu | |
| Neuroscience & Cognitive Science | ||||
| Last names A-K | TBD | 621-3337 | Gould-Simpson, Room 626 | |
| Last names L-Z | Rachel Ridlen | 621-0384 | Gould-Simpson, Room 628 | rachelyoung@email.arizona.edu |
| No Major Selected or Undecided in Science | Tharini Wijeweera | 621-8128 | Gould-Simpson, Room 1017 | raini@email.arizona.edu |
| Physics | David Smith | 626-1231 | Phys/Atmo ScI, Room 264 | dlsmith1@email.arizona.edu |
| Psychology AND Psychological Science | ||||
| AZ ONLINE ONLY | Jamie Ellsworth | jellsworth@email.arizona.edu | ||
| Last names A-F | Randy Yazzie | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | yazzier@email.arizona.edu |
| Last names G-M & all Honors |
Keri Bishop | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | kerib@email.arizona.edu |
| last names N-Z | Shelley Gill | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | shelleyb@email.arizona.edu |
| Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences | Andrea Palacio | 621-6680 | Speech Building, Room 224 | apalacio@email.arizona.edu |