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1. Submit Your Online Admissions Application
Pay the non-refundable $30 application fee in U.S. Dollars.
2. Academic Credentials
Freshmen
First time incoming international students who are not educated in a U.S. based or IB curriculum MUST have their high school records evaluated by a NACES accredited evaluation agency. This evaluation must include:
Course-by-course list of subjects and grades completed throughout high school career
Exam results (e.g.CXC, GCSES, etc.)
Overall US grade point average (GPA)
Separately calculated Mathematics-only GPA
A list of evaluation service members may be found at the NACES accredited evaluation website.
If you attend an International High School patterned after a U.S. educational system outside the United States, you should proceed with completing the SSAR report.
3. Test Scores
Submit your SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or ACT (American Achievement Test) scores. SAT and ACT test scores are required for all freshman applicants as well as for all students with less than 60 credits from an accredited post-secondary institution.
If you are an international student, whose first language is not English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in the English language.
Non-Native English Speakers are not required to submit proof of English language proficiency if they meet one of the following:
Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in the United States or abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in a country where English is the majority native-speaking language, or where English is the primary language of instruction starting in the primary grades.
Completion of at least thirty (30) post-secondary credits, including ENC 1101 and ENC 1102, or the equivalent, with a grade of C or higher, from a U.S. regionally accredited post-secondary institution or from a recognized post-secondary institution abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
Completion of at least sixty (60) post-secondary credits or an associate degree or higher from a U.S. regionally accredited postsecondary institution or from a recognized post-secondary institution abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
Currently we will accept only the following exams to demonstrate English proficiency:
TOEFL, iBT (80)/PBT (550)
IELTS, 6.5
Cambridge English Language Assessment, 180
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE), 55
Duolingo English Test (DET), 105
OHLA, Elite
ELS, 112
FAU Intensive English Institute, Level VI (Bridge)
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKDSE), 5
International GCSE IGSE English Grade, C/4
International Baccalaureate (IB), English Higher Level 6
Study Group English for University Studies, score 65%,
The chemistry concentration is designed for those students who wish to go on to graduate school, medical school or who desire to work in industry.
The interdisciplinary curriculum will benefit students who choose to pursue graduate studies in chemistry or other areas such as oceanography or environmental science.
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Concentration In Chemistry
Course Name
Honors General Chemistry I with Lab
Honors General Chemistry II with Lab
Honors Organic Chemistry I with Lab
Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab
Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry
Honors Inorganic Chemistry with Lab
Honors Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab
Honors Calculus I
Honors Calculus II
Honors General Physics I with Lab
Honors General Physics II with Lab
Chemistry Elective (See list below; one elective must include a Lab)
Honors Research in Chemistry or Honors Research and Writing in Chemistry
Honors Thesis in Chemistry
Total Credits: 61-2
Chemistry Electives
Course Name
Honors Biochemistry with Lab
Honors Environmental Chemistry
Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab
Honors Chemistry of Medicinal and Natural Products
Honors Spectroscopy
Honors Quantum Chemistry
Honors Directed
Independent Study in Chemistry
Honors Special Topics in Chemistry
Restrictions: Students in the chemistry concentration will need to maintain a minimum of a C in all required chemistry courses. (Revised 3/28/08; prior version). The senior thesis will be based on 3 hours of senior research and 3 hours of thesis credit. The thesis committee must have at least one member of the chemistry advisory board.
Minor Concentration
To receive a minor concentration in Chemistry students must fulfill the following minimum standards:
20 credit hours of work in chemistry from the course list below;
At least 9 of the credit hours must be upper level (3000 or above);
At least 50 percent of the credit hours beyond General Chemistry I and II must be completed at the Wilkes Honors College;
Students completing the minor concentration must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in the course work required.
Course Name
Honors General Chemistry I with Lab
Honors General Chemistry II with Lab
Honors Organic Chemistry I with Lab
Honors Organic Chemistry II with Lab
Honors Environmental Chemistry
Honors Quantitative Analysis with Lab
Honors Introduction to Physical Chemistry
Honors Inorganic Chemistry with Lab
Honors Instrumental Methods of Analysis with Lab
Total Credits: 34
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