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
Student Services Office
Bartlett Academic Success Center (BASC) Room 417
During Priority Advising and Registration (October 18th through November 14th), please contact your department advisor below for assistance or email science@arizona.edu. Drop ins for Science will resume November 15th.
(520) 621-8128
science@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
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
If you need assistance and cannot reach your Academic Advisor, please email Raini Wijeweera: raini@email.arizona.edu. Raini will respond within 24 business hours.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | David Smith (Professional Advisor) |
626-1231 | Phys/Atmo Sci, Room 264 | dlsmith1@email.arizona.edu |
| 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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| Main Campus & AZ Online | David McGuiggan | 621-5329 | Life Sci. South, Room 233 | dmcguigg@email.arizona.edu |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||||
| Debra Armand-Cade | 626-0605 | Biological Sciences West, Room 430 | darmandcade@email.arizona.edu | |
| Computer Science | ||||
| Last names A-E | Samantha Morrow | 621-2594 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | sam.morrow@cs.arizona.edu |
| Last names F-L | Martin Marquez | 621-7686 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | |
| Last names M-R | Christina Beasley | 621-3926 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | cbeasley@cs.arizona.edu |
| Last names S-Z | Valeria Martinez | 621-4632 | Gould-Simpson, Room 917 | vmartinez@cs.arizona.edu |
| Geoscience | ||||
| Shawna Matteson | 621-4845 | Gould-Simpson, Room 210 | smatteson@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 | ||||
| Majors and minors only (not for placement) |
Laurie Varecka | 626-9837 | Mathematics, Room 217 | mcenter@email.arizona.edu |
| Majors and minors only (not for placement) |
Michelle Ort | 621-5106 | Mathematics, Room 221 | mcenter@math.arizona.edu |
| Statistics & Data Science | ||||
| Laurie Varecka | 626-9837 | Mathematics, Room 217 | mcenter@email.arizona.edu | |
| Michelle Ort | 621-5106 | Mathematics, Room 221 | mcenter@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 | ||||
| Online and Main Campus | Collin Stout | 621-0384 | Gould-Simpson, Room 628 | collinstout@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 (Last names A-F) |
Melanie Lipton | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | melanielipton@email.arizona.edu |
| AZ ONLINE ONLY (Last names G-Z) |
Jamie Ellsworth | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | jellsworth@email.arizona.edu |
|
Main Campus Pre-Psychological Science and Psychological Science Majors only |
Randy Yazzie | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | yazzier@emai.arizona.edu |
| Main Campus Last names A-M |
Rani Metz | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | rmetz@email.arizona.edu |
| Main Campus Last names N-Z |
Alan Truong | 621-7439 | Psychology, Room 312 | atruong@email.arizona.edu |
| Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences | Andrea Palacio | 621-6680 | Speech Building, Room 224 | apalacio@email.arizona.edu |