Biology Department Forms and Manuals

• Safety Manual 2016 – All students working in a biology lab must read this.
• Biology Lab Etiquette Policy – All biology students working independently in Schaefer Hall, including student workers, teaching assistants, SMP students and students conducting directed research, must read this policy and all will be asked to sign and abide by a safety contract.
• Biology Style Manual (updated October 2024)– The purpose of the Department of Biology Style Manual is to guide the writing and presentations required of biology students throughout their time at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The Style Manual provides a standard format for writing and gives the specific requirements and expectations that department instructors will use to evaluate written work.
• Student Travel Grant Application – This form is for students applying for travel money to present their St. Mary’s research at a professional conference.
• Guidelines for requesting Letters of Recommendation from the Biology Department – Describes what you need to tell us in order to get a letter of recommendation.
• Biology Lab Teaching Assistant Application – this is a pdf fillable form. Please change the file name when submitting to reflect your last name and semester-e.g., ‘spinicchiaFA25’