Whether you have already chosen to join our major or are now considering it, we encourage you to meet with one of our student affairs staff or the head faculty advisor. Please contact us so that we can help you make the most out of your education at UC Berkeley.
The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology Student Affairs Office is located in 111C Koshland Hall. We are trained to support students and assist you in successfully completing the MB major. Please come see us with questions concerning administration and academics, or about other available services. Students should see drop by the Student Affairs Office in order to:
You may drop by the Student Affairs Office, telephone
(642-5167), or email (pmbadvisor@nature.berkeley.edu).
Dana Jantz
111C Koshland Hall, (510) 642-5167
Trey Patridge
111C Koshland Hall, (510) 642-1986
Faculty Advisors are MB faculty assigned to advise
students about the MB major, our courses, research, and other academic
issues. Students are assigned a faculty advisor when they declare the
Microbial Biology major. Students should see their faculty advisors in order
to: (1) receive guidance toward achieving academic and career goals; (2) ask questions about the content of MB courses; (3) request exceptions to MB major requirements and policies (obtain their signature on MB Petition for Curriculum Exception); (4) ask questions about biological research and about the field of biology in general; (5) ask for recommendations on which graduate schools to attend.
John Coates, 271A Koshland Hall, (510) 643-8455
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