Contact Us
General Information
biology@louisiana.edu or 337-482-6748.
Main Office
410 E. St. Mary Blvd.
Billeaud Hall, Room 108
Lafayette, LA 70503
Main office hours
M-Th: 7:30 am-5 pm
F: 7:30 am-12:30 pm
The main office is closed daily from 11:45am to 12:30pm for lunch.
Wharton Hall Office
411 E. St. Mary Blvd
Warton Hall, Room 403
Lafayette, LA 70503
Mailing Address
School of Biological Sciences
P.O.Box 43602
Lafayette, LA 70504-3602
Undergraduate Admission and Transfer Students
Dr. Sophie Plouviez
Email: sophie.plouviez@louisiana.edu
phone: 337-482-5234
Graduate Program Admission
Dr. Yi-Hong Wang
e-mail: biolgradprogram@louisiana.edu
phone: 337-482-6756
Pre-professional Advisory Committee
The Pre-Professional Faculty Advisory Committee drafts comprehensive letters of support for students applying to health professional schools.
Dr. August A Gallow, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Karen M Smith, Professor and Director of School of Biological Sciences
Dr. Ritwij P Kulkarni, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
COMMITTEE LETTER SERVICE
Submission Requirements:
Required documents: MCAT, DAT, or GRE scoresheet(s), unofficial transcript(s), and personal statement are required before a letter can be submitted.
Faculty reference: If no committee member knows you personally, please provide names of two UL Lafayette faculty who are familiar with you. They cannot be individuals writing separate recommendation letters for your application.
Blurb requests: The committee will contact these faculty members for 2-3 sentence blurbs. These faculty members should not be writing individual letters supporting the same application.
Notify your references: You must inform these faculty members to expect an email from Dr. Kulkarni before submitting the form.
Processing Timeline:
The committee requires a minimum of 21 days (3 weeks) to review your application, to prepare your evaluation, and to submit the final letter.