
Bio&ChemEXCEL
Bio&ChemEXCEL is a pre-orientation program for admitted Weinberg College students interested in STEM disciplines such as biology, chemistry, or neuroscience, especially if they want to learn more about research here at Northwestern.
The Arch Scholars programs are designed to welcome, engage, and support students who attended high schools with little or no AP/IB preparation, those with financial need (like Questbridge students), or who are among the first in their families to attend college. Click here to apply to one of our programs for incoming first-year students!
Bio&ChemEXCEL is a pre-orientation program for admitted Weinberg College students interested in STEM disciplines such as biology, chemistry, or neuroscience, especially if they want to learn more about research here at Northwestern.
Bridge is a pre-orientation program for admitted Weinberg and Medill students interested in any discipline, including the sciences, economics, social sciences, humanities, or journalism.
NU Bioscientist is a two-quarter program that runs during the first-year for Weinberg College students interested in performing research in the biological, biomedical, chemical, neurobiological, or cognitive sciences. Even if you have never conducted research before, you are encouraged to apply. Applications for the 2023-24 academic year are now open.
The Advanced Science Practicum will support first-generation and lower-income students, especially those without AP preparation, when they are co-enrolled in Organic Chemistry and Biology courses in the same quarter.