Integrated Life Sciences Applications Open for Current First-Year Students

The Integrated Life Sciences (ILS) Program seeks the applications of outstanding first-year students currently enrolled in University Honors who are interested in joining the ILS living-learning community in order to pursue academic and professional interests in the Life Sciences.  This admissions program is targeted to those University Honors students who will be rising second-year students in Fall 2018, and who were not able to satisfy the AP or college-course requirement for being admitted to ILS as entering freshmen. 

 
Information about the ILS Program
ILS seeks to engage and inspire honors students interested in all aspects of biological research and biomedicine.  The overall objective of the ILS experience is to build a community of students who enjoy working and living together while preparing for future success in the most challenging programs in graduate, medical, dental, or other professional schools.
 
As with the other Honors living-learning communities, ILS is designed to promote the development of meaningful academic, professional and personal relationships.  In addition to the required ILS courses, ILS offers facilitated research internships and service opportunities in the Life Sciences, as well as regular community outings, dinners, and guest speakers.  To learn more about the ILS program, visit www.ils.umd.edu.  If you would like to talk to a current ILS student who was admitted in their second year at UMD, please contact Dr. Sabrina Kramer srkram@umd.edu , 301-405-4596.
 
Application Process
 
To be eligible for consideration, an Honors student must:

• be currently enrolled as a first-year student in the University Honors program.
• have satisfied the pre-requisites for BSCI 207 (i.e., BSCI 105, BSCI106, CHEM 131, and/or AP/IB waivers) by the start of their second-year, but not already be enrolled in BSCI 207 and/or BSCI 222.
• have high grades in their first-year courses and be in good standing with the Honors College.
• be willing to live in ILS housing located in La Plata Hall.

This application will close at 11:59 pm on Friday, February 16^th, 2018.
 
 If you have questions about your eligibility for the program please contact Dr. Sabrina Kramer srkram@umd.edu , 301-405-4596.

To apply go to https://go.umd.edu/ils-admit