The program is customizable, allowing you to choose the upper level courses that mesh with your interests and goals. You will have hands-on laboratory training with access to modern scientific instrumentation, including high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry (GC-MS), infrared, UV-visible, and fluorescence spectroscopy. You will have valuable research opportunities in chemistry and biology — including molecular and atomic level work in molecular biology, cellular biology, developmental biology, natural product chemistry, synthetic chemistry and organometallic chemistry. You will have opportunities to gain experience as a supplemental instructor or a laboratory teaching assistant in general and organic chemistry courses.

- official secondary school / high school transcript translated into English that indicates academic achievement - PTE, GTEC, TOEFL, IELTS, CEFR, Duolingo English Test, ACT or SAT test score Illinois College will also recognize successful completion of an English language program in lieu of an English language proficiency exam. Examples of such programs include (but are not limited to) FLS Level 14 Intensive English Program and Education First (EF) Level C1 English Language Program. Students who do not meet one of the listed English proficiency examination requirements for regular admissions may be admitted to Illinois College via the Academic Bridge program.