The Master of Life Sciences Program offers admission exams for its areas of concentration in Biology and Chemistry. The exams consist of two parts, an short answer part and an essay part. These are timed exams and for each case the student must score more than 50% in the short answer part to be allowed to proceed to the essay part. The entire exam (parts I and II) is taken in one sitting with the essay part graded immediately by computer. STUDENTS MUST BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE ENTIRE EXAM

The two exams differ slightly.

The Biology exam consists of :
Part I, 50 multiple choice questions that must be completed within 60 minutes
Part II, 10 essay questions which must be completed within 90 minutes
STUDENTS SHOULD ALLOT AT LEAST THREE HOURS AT ONE SITTING FOR THE EXAM

The Chemistry exam consists of :
Part I, 40 multiple choice questions that must be completed within 60 minutes
Part II, 2 (two) essay questions which must be completed within 60 minutes
STUDENTS SHOULD ALOT AT LEAST TWO AND A HALF HOURS AT ONE SITTING FOR THE EXAM Students taking the Chemistry exam should also have a calculator and a periodic table available.

Practice exams in Biology and Chemistry are available and should be used to familiarize you with the format of the exam.