International students applying to Clark must submit their applications through the Common Application. Official transcripts covering the student’s prior three (full) years of education must be submitted by the student’s school. Two letters of recommendation are required, one from an academic teacher and one from a school counselor.
English Requirements
To apply to a School of Professional Studies Bachelor of Science degree program, please submit the following:
Completed online application
Personal essay
$75 non-refundable application fee (international students only)
Official high school transcript or equivalent (unless high school completion is noted on a college transcript)
In lieu of a high school transcript, transfer students can submit an official copy of their domestic college transcript in combination with our Attestation Form. This will waive the need for a high school transcript submission.)
English proficiency exam scores. Required for international applicants whose native language is not English: TOEFL 80 | IELTS 6.5 | PTE 51.
The Department of Biology offers both a major and a minor that prepare students for careers in the biological and biomedical sciences. The Department provides support for other programs within the University that require students to obtain a background in one or more subfields of biology and meets the needs of non-science majors who wish to integrate the science of biology into a liberal-arts curriculum. The major in Biology is suitable for students who intend to go on to professional schools in the health sciences (such as medical, dental, or veterinary school) or graduate studies in the biological sciences and for those planning careers in biomedical research, biotechnology, education, environmental sciences, or conservation biology.
The Department encourages students to begin the major by obtaining a broad foundation in biology before choosing an area of focus (e.g., cell and molecular biology, ecology and evolution, among others), or the pre-health careers track. In consultation with your faculty adviser, you’ll select courses appropriate to your area of specialization. You should include one course that develops research techniques in biology, a seminar course, and a capstone experience, which can be an upper-level research course, internship, or directed research (on or off campus).
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1. Ten Courses in Biology:
a. Two semesters of introductory biology:
BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology I
BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology II
b. Two additional core courses in biology:
Genetics (BIOL 118)
Evolution (BIOL 105)
c. One course in Biological Diversity:
Examples include: BIOL 109 - Microbiology, BIOL 110 - Introduction to Botanical Diversity, BIOL 114 - Marine Biology, BIOL 111 - Comparative and Human Anatomy, BIOL 119 - Herpetology
d. Five additional courses:
At least four of these courses must be at the 200-level, at least one must be a capstone.
2. One or two semesters of chemistry to include:
CHEM 101 - Introductory Chemistry I
and
CHEM 102 - Introductory Chemistry II
OR
CHEM 103 - Accelerated Introductory Chemistry
3. Two courses in mathematics to include:
MBB 110 - Biology-Enriched Calculus (or one Calculus I course noted below) and
BIOL 106 - Introductory Biostatistics
Note: If Biol 106 Introductory Biostatistics is used to meet this requirement, it will not count toward the ten required Biology courses. Equivalent courses in statistics will also meet this requirement. Currently these include: ECON 160 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis, GEOG 110 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods, or PSYC 105 - Statistics.
OR
MATH 120 - Calculus I and
MATH 121 - Calculus II
OR
MATH 124 - Honors Calculus I and
MATH 125 - Honors Calculus II
4. Two additional courses outside biology that are in the natural sciences, mathematics, or computer science:
These courses must be at 100-level or above and must be approved by the student’s faculty adviser.
To be drawn from offerings in computer science, chemistry, physics, GIS or earth system science.
Courses in mathematics above calculus (MATH 125 and above) can fulfill this requirement.
