General Considerations
One Liberal Studies Elective must be speech/communication
One Liberal Studies Elective must be ethics, preferably bioethics

After receiving a degree at DePaul, students must apply for an external 1-year internship at Evanston Hospital, after which they can take the national exam for certification. For more information, contact Dr. Talitha Rajah, the director of the Clinical Lab Science Program, or call 773-325-7595.

Mathematics Proficiency
If math skills are a particular problem (e.g. you are assessed below Math 130: Precalculus), you are strongly urged to use the first year for any pre-calc math requirements, then take General Chem and General Bio in your second year. If this is the case, completing your program will take longer.

AP credit from High School
Students generally get one General Biology course credit for a "3", two for a "4", and a full year for a "5" score on a Biology AP exam. For less than a full year’s credit, we suggest the student sit down with an academic advisor to determine which subject material was weakest in their high school curriculum, and then take the quarter(s) with the corresponding material from our General Biology sequence. We also encourage those students with strong backgrounds (e.g. "5" on the AP exams) to start their freshman year by taking the Biology core courses if appropriate, allowing them to take additional biology electives later.