Advising Services
- Semester Schedule
- Degree Planning
- Final Degree Audit
- Holds
- Q-Drop with Advising
Students will be emailed weekly with updates, changes, and reminders. Be sure to check Spam or Junk folders, as some communications have been labeled as Junk in the move to Microsoft 365.
Questions can be emailed to our advisors at bims@tamu.edu.
Location
For in person advising:
- We are located in Suite 123 of the VIDI (#1813) Building at the Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex (VBEC)
- The Physical Address for Google Maps is 668 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy, College Station, TX 77845
- If you are on Main Campus, you can take Bus Route 3 “Yell Practice” from the MSC. This route goes directly to our building, make sure you pull the chord to stop when you see it saying approaching Vet Med.
For Virtual Advising:
- We offer advising services on Zoom through the following meeting link: BIMS Fall Zoom
Advising Schedule
Monday through Friday: 8:30–11:30 a.m. and 1:30–4:30 p.m.
- Advisors will be available for both drop-ins and appointments on a rotating basis. Different advisors will have availability on different days for scheduled appointments and drop-ins, so please check alternate days if you have a preferred advisor!
Wednesday: 1:15-2:30 p.m. — BIMS Advising Office will be closed for our Weekly Staff Meeting
Drop-Ins
Drop-In appointments are available at any point during the times listed above. Be prepared to wait in a queue, but we generally do not have wait times longer than 10-20 minutes.
Please email bims@tamu.edu with any questions you have and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
BIMS Navigate Service Options
In-Person Appointments
PLEASE NOTE: Navigate will not allow you to create an appointment with a BIMS advisor unless you are a BIMS student. If you are a student from another major, please email us at bims@tamu.edu and we can get you scheduled on our side.
Appointments can be scheduled to discuss general advising questions, change of majors and minors, Q-drop or withdrawals, and class registration. You can make an appointment by following these steps:
- Log in to Navigate
- Select New Appointment page
- Choose Type of Appointment: Advising Texas A&M University
- Choose Location: VM – BIMS – see Additional Details
- Choose a service (i.e., VM – General Advising)
- Select Find Available Time
- Select VM-BIMS on the right side of page
- Find day and time
- Enter reason for appointment in Comments
For questions about using Navigate or scheduling appointments, email our advisors at bims@tamu.edu.
Come prepared with all of your questions and concerns.
Contact Us
Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Undergraduate Program
Mailing Address:
4461 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4461
Physical Address:
668 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy.
College Station, TX 77845
Advising:
To schedule an appointment with an advisor, use the Navigate app.
Office:
VIDI (#1813) Bldg. | Suite 123
Veterinary & Biomedical Complex