Who Is My Advisor?
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences follows a dual-advising model. Responsibilities are broken up as indicated below.
AAC Advising Responsibilities
- University/College requirements for graduation (general education, foreign language proficiency, etc.).
- Universal Tracking and course planning for timely graduation.
- Explanation of academic holds.
- Explanation of placement and pre-requisites for CLAS courses.
- Academic probation.
- Petitions for an exception or waiver of a college/university rule/regulation/requirement.
- See details of AAC Advising Services
Department/Undergraduate Coordinator (UGC) Responsibilities
- Major/minor/certificate requirements.
- Department approval for dual degrees, double majors, and upper-division changes of major.
- Research and graduate school options in the field.
- Approval of major/minor/certificate courses taken abroad or at another institution.
- Waiver of pre-requisites for courses taught by the department.
In many cases academic requests will need department support for college approval.
Select a Department/UGC below for contact information:
African American Studies UGC: Sharon Austin.
Website: http://afam.clas.ufl.edu/
Location: 104 Walker.
Phone: 352-392-5724
African Studies UGC: Todd Leedy .
Website: http://africa.ufl.edu/
Location: 427 Grin.
Phone: 352-392-2183
Anthropology UGC: John Krigbaum.
Website: http://anthro.ufl.edu/
Location: 1350A Turl.
Phone: 352-392-2253
Arabic UGC: Youssef Haddad.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/arabic-studies/
Location: 357 Pugh.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Astronomy UGC: Elizabeth Lada.
Website: http://www.astro.ufl.edu/
Location: Bryant SSB 220.
Phone: 294-1870
Biology/Botany/ZY UGC: Christine Richmond.
Location: 205 Farrior.
Phone: 352-392-1521
Biology/Botany/ZY UGC: Bobbi Knickerbocker .
Location: 205 Farrior.
Phone: 352-392-1521
Chemistry UGC: Tammy Davidson.
Website: https://www.chem.ufl.edu/
Location: 429 SIS.
Phone: 352-392-0541
Chinese UGC: Ying Xiao.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/chinese-studies/
Location: 306 PUGH HALL.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Classics UGC: Robert S. Wagman.
Website: http://classics.ufl.edu/
Location: 125 C Dauer.
Phone: 352-273-3701
Computer Science UGC: Todd Best, Kevin Bird, and Jessica Mccarty.
Website: https://www.cise.ufl.edu/academics/undergrad/csc
Location: E 405, CSE Bldg.
Phone: 352-392-1090
Criminology UGC: Jodi Lane.
Website: http://soccrim.clas.ufl.edu/undergraduate/criminology-law/
Location: 3332 Turlington.
Phone: 352-392-0265
Dial Center for Written and Oral Com. UGC: Cher Phillips .
Website: http://cwoc.ufl.edu/
Location: 402 Rolf .
Phone: 392-5421
Economics UGC: Thomas Knight.
Website: http://economics.clas.ufl.edu/
Location: 340 Matherly .
Phone: 352-392-0151
English UGC: John Cech.
Website: http://www.english.ufl.edu/
Location: 4012B Turl .
Phone: 352-392-6650
French UGC: Brigitte Weltman-Aron.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/french-studies/
Location: 301 Pugh.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Geological Sciences UGC: Joseph (Joe) Meert .
Website: https://geology.ufl.edu/
Location: 355 Williamson Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2231
German UGC: Will Hasty .
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/german-studies/
Location: 263B Dauer Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Hebrew UGC: Dror Adend-David.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/hebrew-studies/
Location: 337 Pugh .
Phone: 352-392-2422
History UGC: Benjamin Wise.
Website: http://history.ufl.edu/
Location: 208 FLI.
Phone: 352-392-0271
Honors UGC: Melissa Johnson .
Location: 343 Infirmary.
Phone: 352-392-1519
Japanese UGC: Ann Wehmeyer.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/japanese-studies/
Location: 320 Pugh Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Jewish Studies UGC: Jack Kugelmass .
Website: http://www.jst.ufl.edu/
Location: 104 Wal .
Phone: 392-9247
Latin American Studies UGC: Rosana Resende.
Website: http://www.latam.ufl.edu/academics/latin-american-studies/
Location: 358 Grin .
Phone: 352-273-4705
Linguistics UGC: Paula Golombek.
Website: http://lin.ufl.edu/
Location: 4131 Turlington.
Phone: 352-392-0639
Mathematics UGC: Konstantina Christodoulopoulou (primary).
Website: https://math.ufl.edu/
Location: 358 LIT.
Phone: 352-294-2350
Notes: Konstantina Christodoulopoulou: putting students into classes, degree certifications, general advising.
Microbiology UGC: Bryan Korithoski.
Location: RM 1047 MCSB.
Phone: 352-392-1906 *per website
Physics UGC: Katia Matcheva.
Website: http://www.phys.ufl.edu/
Location: 2073 NPB .
Phone: 352-392-0286
Notes: PHY 1033C/2004/2005/2020/2048/2049/2053/2054 questions contact: Ms. Ashley Martin, ashleymartin@ufl.edu.
2000-level labs contact: Dr. Robert DeSerio, deserio@ufl.edu.
Political Science UGC: Richard Nolan.
Website: http://polisci.ufl.edu/
Location: 234 AND *per website.
Phone: 392-0262
Portuguese UGC: Elizabeth Ginway.
Website: http://spanishandportuguese.ufl.edu/undergraduate-programs/portuguese-major-and-minor/
Location: 149 Dauer Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2016 *per website
Psychology UGC: Jeff Farrar.
Website: http://www.psych.ufl.edu/undergrad/
Location: 135 Psy .
Phone: 352-273-2115
Psychology UGC: Grad advisors .
Website: http://www.psych.ufl.edu/undergrad/psy-advising/
Location: 135 Psy.
Phone: 352-392-0601
Religion UGC: Robert Kawashima.
Website: http://religion.ufl.edu/
Location: 120 And .
Phone: 352-392-1625
Russian UGC: Galina Rylkova.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/russian-studies/
Location: 256 Dauer.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Sociology UGC: Marian Borg.
Website: http://soccrim.clas.ufl.edu/undergraduate/sociology/
Location: 3364 Tur .
Phone: 352-392-0265
Spanish UGC: Greg Moreland.
Website: http://spanishandportuguese.ufl.edu/undergraduate-programs/spanish-major/
Location: 1B Dauer Hall.
Phone: 392-2016 or 392-2017
Spanish (1000-2000 level placement) UGC: Antonio Gil .
Website: http://spanishandportuguese.ufl.edu/undergraduate-programs/lower-division-spanish-program/
Location: 160 Dau .
Phone: 352-392-2016
Sustainability Studies UGC: Leslie Thiele.
Website: http://sustainability.clas.ufl.edu/major.html
Location: 302 AND.
Phone: 352-273-2380
Swahili UGC: Charles Bwenge.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/swahili-studies/
Location: 423 Grinter.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Vietnamese UGC: Andrea Pham .
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/vietnamese-studies/
Location: 343 Pugh .
Phone: 352-392-2422
Women’s Studies UGC: Alyssa Zucker.
Website: https://wst.ufl.edu/undergraduate-studies/bachelor-of-arts/
Location: UST 204 .
Phone: 352-392-3365
European Studies UGC: Holly Raynard.
Website: http://ces.ufl.edu/academics/undergraduate-academics/
Location: 3326A Turl.
Phone:
Interdisciplinary Studies UGC: Margaret Fields.
Website: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ids/
Location: 2014 Turl.
Phone: 352-392-0780
Medieval and Early Modern Studies UGC: Will Hasty.
Website: http://mems.center.ufl.edu/
Location: 263 Dau.
Phone: 352-392-2422 *per website
Public Leadership UGC: Sheila Dickison.
Website: http://www.bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu/students/public-leadership-minor
Location: 225 Pugh.
Phone: 352- 846-1575
Asian Studies MINOR UGC: Ann Wehmeyer.
Location: 320 Pugh Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Marine Sciences (IDS) UGC: Matt Smith.
Location: 269 WM Hall.
Phone: 392-2231
Amharic UGC: Charles Bwenge.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/amharic-studies/
Location: 423 Grinter .
Phone: 352-392-2422
Czech UGC: Holly Raynard.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/czech-studies/
Location: 3326A Turl.
Phone: 352-294-7142
Dutch – DUT 1130 (Dutch 1) *Fall UGC: Edit Nagy.
Location: 3326-C Turlington.
Phone: 352-294-7142 *per website
Haitian Creole UGC: Benjamin Hebblethwaite.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/haitian-creole-studies/
Location: 363 Dauer.
Phone: 352-392-2422 *per website
Polish UGC: TBD.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/polish-studies/
Location: TBD.
Phone: 273-3799
Wolof UGC: Charles Bwenge.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/wolof-studies/
Location: 423 Grinter.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Yoruba UGC: Kole Oditola.
Website: http://languages.ufl.edu/academics/llc-languages/yoruba-studies/
Location: 351 Pugh.
Phone: 352-392-7082
Biology/Bio UGC: Teresa Mutahi.
Location: 214B BAR.
Phone: 352-273-0116
Health Disparities in Society UGC: Alyssa Zucker.
Website: http://ufhealthdisparities.med.ufl.edu/about/health-disparities-info/
Location: Ustler Hall 204.
Phone: 392-3365
Statistics UGC: Demetris Athienitis.
Website: http://www.stat.ufl.edu/
Location: 116B Griffin-Floyd Hall.
Phone: 352-392-5175
Chemistry UGC: Melanie Veige.
Website: https://www.chem.ufl.edu/
Location: JJH 103.
Phone: 352-392-0518
International Studies UGC: Matthew Jacobs.
Website: http://intstudies.program.ufl.edu/
Location: 170 HUB.
Phone: 352-294-3333
Asian American Studies UGC: Malini Schueller .
Location: 4113 Turl.
Phone: 352-392-6650
University Writing Program UGC: Angela Bacsik.
Website: https://writing.ufl.edu/
Location: 302 Tigert Hall.
Phone: 352-846-1138
Marine Science (Biology) UGC: Dr. Nicole Gerlach.
Location: 520 Carr.
Phone: 352-273-0125 *per website
Criminology – UFO UGC: Lora Levett.
Website: https://ufonline.ufl.edu/degrees/undergraduate/criminology/
Location: 3336 Tur.
Phone: 352-392-0265
Akan UGC: Charles Bwenge.
Location: 423 Grinter.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Career Planning UGC: Andie Cochran.
Location: Farrior Hall.
Phone: 352-273-4097
Geography UGC: Liang Mao.
Website: https://geog.ufl.edu/
Location: 3121 Turlington.
Phone: 352-392-0494
International Studies UGC: Cindy Tarter.
Location: Suite 170 HUB.
Phone: 294-3334
Italian UGC: Deborah Amberson .
Location: 355 Dauer.
Phone: 352-392-2422
BOT/MAR/ZY UGC: Nicole Gerlach.
Location: 520 Carr Hall.
Phone: 352-392-1175
Biology/Botany/ZY UGC: Claudine Tolbert.
Location: 205 Farrior.
Phone: 352-392-1521
Biology/Botany/ZY UGC: Brittany Hoover.
Location: 205 Farrior.
Phone: 352-392-1521
Philosophy UGC: Jaime Ahlberg.
Location: 332 Griffin-Floyd Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2084
English UGC: John Murchek.
Website: http://www.phil.ufl.edu/ugrad/ugrad-major.html
Location: Tur 4012E.
Phone: 352-294-2877
East-Central European Studies Certificate UGC: Holly Raynard.
Location: 3326A Turlington.
Phone:
European Union Studies Certificate UGC: Holly Raynard.
Website: http://www.english.ufl.edu/
Location: .
Phone:
Geospatial Information Analysis Certificate UGC: Liang Mao.
Location: 3121 Turlington.
Phone: 352-392-0494
International Relations Certificate UGC: Zach Selden.
Location: 03 Anderson.
Phone:
Holocaust Studies Certificate UGC: Norman Goda.
Location: 201 Walker Hall.
Phone: 352-392-2168
Latin American Studies Certificate UGC: Rosana Resende.
Location: 358 Grin.
Phone: 352-273-4705
Medical Anthropology Certificate UGC: John Krigbaum.
Location: .
Phone:
Meterology & Climatology Certificate UGC: Corene Matyas.
Location: TUR 3119.
Phone: 352-392-0494
Political Campaigning Certificate UGC: Garrett & Sue.
Location: .
Phone: 352-392-0262
Public Affairs Certificate UGC: Dave Hedge/Garrett Mullee.
Location: 218 Anderson Hall.
Phone: 352-273-2367
Russian & East European Area Certificate UGC: Galina Rylkova.
Location: 256 Dauer.
Phone: 352-392-2422
Spanish for Professionals Certificate UGC: Greg Moreland.
Location: .
Phone:
Teaching English as Second Language Certificate UGC: Paula Golombek.
Location: 4131 Turlington.
Phone: (352) 392-0639