Academic Advisors

Pre-Majors: undergraduate students who request admission into a CNSM major but do not yet met the minimum requirements for a major are considered pre-majors. All freshmen are considered pre-majors. If you are a pre-major, you will meet with the pre-major advisor.

Fully Declared: undergraduate students who request admission into a CNSM major and meet the minimum requirements for that major are considered to be fully declared in their major. All transfer students are considered fully declared. If you are a fully-declared major, you will meet with the major advisor.

Biological Sciences

Department Website: Biological Sciences

Advisors for Biological Sciences

Degree	Pre-Major Advisor	Major Advisor
Biology (last name A-G)	Dahlia Valle Dahlia.Valle@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Kay Lee-Fruman Kay.Lee-Fruman@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Biology (last name H-M)	Sonia Santos Sonia.Santos@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Amanda Fisher Amanda.Fisher@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Biology (last name N-Z)	Cesar Cervantes Cesar.Cervantes@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Ashley Carter Ashley.Carter@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Biology Education	Shannon Durbin Shannon.Durbin@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Amanda Fisher Amanda.Fisher@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Molecular Cell Biology and Physiology (last name A-G)	Sonia Santos Sonia.Santos@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Deborah Fraser Deborah.Fraser@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Molecular Cell Biology and Physiology (last name H-Z)	Cesar Cervantes Cesar.Cervantes@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Douglas Pace Douglas.Pace@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Zoology, Botany, and Ecology	Sonia Santos Sonia.Santos@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Bruno Pernet Bruno.Pernet@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Marine Biology	Dahlia Valle Dahlia.Valle@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Bruno Pernet Bruno.Pernet@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Microbiology	Sonia Santos Sonia.Santos@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Deborah Fraser Deborah.Fraser@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Biology Minor	(none)	Dr. Kay Lee-Fruman Kay.Lee-Fruman@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Microbiology Minor	(none)	Dr. Deborah Fraser Deborah.Fraser@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Department Website: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Advisors for Chemistry and Biochemistry

Degree	Pre-Major Advisor	Major Advisor
Biochemistry	Tanya Piloyan Tanya.Piloyan@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Jason Schwans ugrad-biochem.advising@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Chemistry	Tanya Piloyan Tanya.Piloyan@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Paul Buonora ugrad-chem.advising@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Chemistry Minor	(none)	Dr. Jason Schwans ugrad-biochem.advising@csulb.edu -OR- Dr. Paul Buonora ugrad-chem.advising@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO For information about how to add a Chemistry Minor, please see Chemistry and Biochemistry Advising.

Earth Science

Department Website: Earth Science

Advisors for Earth Science

Degree	Pre-Major Advisor	Major Advisor
Geology, Earth Science	Shannon Durbin Shannon.Durbin@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Nate Onderdonk Nate.Onderdonk@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO

Environmental Science and Policy

Department Website: Environmental Science and Policy

Advisors for Environmental Science and Policy

Degree	Advisor
All	Monica Argandona Monica.Argandona@csulb.edu Email for appointment

Mathematics and Statistics

Department Website: Mathematics and Statistics

Advisors for Mathematics and Statistics

Degree	Pre-Major Advisor	Major Advisor
Applied Statistics	Dennis Garcia Dennis.Garcia@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Olga Korosteleva Olga.Korosteleva@csulb.edu Email for appointment
Math	Dennis Garcia Dennis.Garcia@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Jeffrey Pair Jeffrey.Pair@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Applied Math	Dennis Garcia Dennis.Garcia@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Melvin Lax Melvin.Lax@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO
Math Education	Shannon Durbin Shannon.Durbin@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Jeffrey Pair Jeffrey.Pair@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO

Physics and Astronomy

Department Website: Physics and Astronomy

Advisors for Physics and Astronomy

Degree	Pre-Major Advisor	Major Advisor
All	Shannon Durbin Shannon.Durbin@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO	Dr. Thomas Gredig Thomas.Gredig@csulb.edu Appointment via SSO

Science Education

Department Website: Science Education

Advisors for Science Education

Credential	Advisor
All	Kristin Straits Kristin.Straits@csulb.edu Email for appointment