Department of Biology

Faculty of Science

Academic Advising


Biology and Marine Biology Undergraduate Advising Winter 2026

Send an e-mail to biology.advising@dal.ca to get an auto-reply with this information. Contact an advisor directly to make an appointment.

Majors and Minors Advisors (Biology and Marine Biology)

Majors and Minors (Biology and Marine Biology )
Todd Bishop todd.bishop@dal.ca
Margi Cooper mhcooper@dal.ca
Gillan Gass gillian.gass@dal.ca
Lara Gibson ldgibson@dal.ca
Debra Grantham grantham@dal.ca

Honours Advisors (Biology and Marine Biology)

HONOURS (Biology and Marine Biology)
Margi Cooper mhcooper@dal.ca
Jen Frail-Gauthier jfrail@dal.ca
Robert Lennox robert.lennox@dal.ca
Mindy McCarville mindy.mccarville@dal.ca

Co-op Advisors (Biology and Marine Biology)

CO-OP (Biology)
Mindy McCarville                                                            mindy.mccarville@dal.ca
CO-OP (Marine Biology)
Jen Frail-Gauthier (Marine Biology) jfrail@dal.ca
SEASIDE
Jen Frail-Gauthier jfrail@dal.ca
Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP)
Gabrielle Tompkins                                                        gabrielle.tompkins@dal.ca

Other Undergraduate Advisors

Transfer Credits & Letters of Permission  
Todd Bishop todd.bishop@dal.ca

Other links

Other
 
Academic Advising & Support dal.ca/science/academicsupport  (scroll down the page for advising details)
Awards & Scholarships:
Department of Biology
 		 https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/biology/BiologyProgram/scholarships-and-awards.html (includes link to NSERC USRA projects in the Biology Department)
Awards & Scholarship: Faculty of Science academiccalendar.dal.ca  -->  Undergraduate [year] -->  Awards (in menu)  -->  In-Course Awards (in menu)  --> Faculty of Science (in menu)
Career Support https://www.dal.ca/life-at-dal/student-support/career-support.html (includes link to job postings at myCareer portal)

Degree Planning Checklists

 https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/biology/BiologyProgram/degree-worksheets.html

Experiential, Co-Op, and Work-Integrated

Learning

 https://www.dal.ca/study/ways-to-learn/work-integrated-learning-and-cooperative-education.html
Health and Wellness dal.ca/campus_life/health-and-wellness.html
Intramurals https://athletics.dal.ca/campus-recreation/intramurals.html
Science Seminars https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science.html  --> enter 'seminars' in the Search bar
SEASIDE (summer field courses) https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/biology/seaside-program.html
Student Societies https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/current-students/undergrad-students/get-involved/student-societies.html
Study Abroad https://www.dal.ca/study/study-abroad.html
Summer Research Awards https://dalu.sharepoint.com/sites/science/SitePages/summer-research.aspx
Syllabus page https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/biology/BiologyProgram/course-sillabi/Biology_Course_Syllabus.html
The BIOL-MARI Undergrads e-mail list is updated annually with all declared BIOL and MARI majors. If you are not yet on the list and would like to be added, send an e-mail to Jennifer Van Dommelen (jvandomm@dal.ca)