Integrated Life Sciences Honors Program

The Integrated Life Sciences (ILS) Program at the University of Maryland is a holistic biological sciences-focused and accelerated curriculum for talented STEM students.

ILS includes a significant research requirement, a two-year commitment of coursework, a student-driven service-learning experience and an emphasis on student wellness in an encouraging residential environment. Their living-learning community, which is located in the air-conditioned LaPlata Hall and is a requirement for all first-year ILS students fosters collaboration, nourishes relationships between students and offers accessible staff and faculty to mentor and guide each cohort. ILS strives to assist students to achieve their unique goals and launch their careers beyond the classroom. Student interests include research, medicine (human and veterinary), public health, dentistry, academic and graduate degrees including Ph.D.s and MD/Ph.D.s.

Students choose from different locations for their internships, and the Arboretum has hosted ILS interns for the past five years.