General Information, Department of Biological Sciences

Directories:

Phone/Office Directory

Email Directory

Department Mailing Address:

Department of Biological Sciences
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

803-777-4141 (Department Office: hours M-F 8AM - 5PM Eastern)
803-777-4002 (Department Fax)

Department Chair:

Charles R. Lovell

Room Locations:

Department Office: CLS 401 (803-777-4141)

Undergraduate Office: CLS 108 (803-777-2852)

Graduate Office: CLS 401 (803-777-4141)

Stock Room: CLS 006 (803-777-1196)

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina was established in 1906, awarded its first master's degree in 1923 and first Ph.D. degree in 1955. The Department currently offers Undergraduate (B.S.) and Graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) degrees in Biological Sciences, with about 1100 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students representing many states and foreign countries.

With a faculty of more than 45 teaching and research professors, as well as adjunct faculty, the department provides the expertise, the modern facilities, and the flexible curriculum needed to train students in many fields of biology. The department fosters a mutual respect among faculty and students which enables each student to share knowledge and experience with fellow students, and to draw on the expertise of any professor in the department. Graduates of the department are pursuing careers in academic institutions, research institutes, governmental agencies, health facilities, industry and public education.