Bachelor of Science in Biology / Master of Science in Biology

Qualified undergraduate students may elect to enroll in a dual-degree program, combining their undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a Master of Science degree in Biology. The dual-degree program requires the successful completion of a total of 145 s.h., including at least 115 s.h. at the undergraduate level and 30 s.h. at the graduate level. The dual-degree program can be completed in five years. Students who are admitted to the MS portion of the dual-degree program may count 9-12 s.h. of our graduate course offerings with approval from the department chair, graduate director or their undergraduate advisor. These 9-12 s.h. will apply to the undergraduate degree in addition to the required minimum 115 s.h. of undergraduate course work, for a minimum of 124 s.h. for the BS.

Secondary school transcript: Your complete 9, 10, and 11th grade transcript and official translation in English, or any national exam or government certificates earned.Incoming first-year students entering Hofstra may apply for direct admission to this dual-degree program. Applicants must have a combined SAT score (in critical reading and mathematics) of 1240 (or an ACT score of 25) and an overall high school GPA of 3.5 (or be in the top 15 percent of their high school graduate class) in order to be considered for admission. Students admitted directly to the dual-degree program as incoming freshmen will be admitted automatically to the MS program in integrative biology at the end of their junior year provided they fulfill the following requirements:A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 in biology courses at the time of application to the MS program, or upon completion of 92 s.h. of course work toward their BS degree in biology.TOEFL, internet-based-TOEFL (IBT) - Score of 80 or higherIELTS - 6.5 or higher