Transfer Admissions Requirements: Medical Lab Sciences

The bachelor's degree program in Medical Laboratory Sciences includes a liberal arts education and a thorough grounding in the basic sciences, as well as clinical experiences in various laboratories. After a competitive holistic review, students are admitted into the program at the junior or senior year, depending on the number of courses completed. Upon completion of the degree, graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination to practice. Applicants are considered for admission for fall semester only.

Degree options: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

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Admission requirements

Competitive transfer applicants will have:

  • Minimum cumulative college GPA of 2.75.
  • Minimum cumulative prerequisite GPA of 2.75.

Prerequisite Coursework

Applicants must have the following prerequisite course completed with a C- or higher at the time of application:

  • Chemistry I with lab (equivalent to CHEM 1061/1065)

Applicants must have 1 of 4 prerequisite courses completed with a C- or higher at the time of application: 

  • Biology (lab not required, equivalent to BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951)
  • Statistics (equivalent to STAT 3011 or EPSY 3264)
  • Calculus (equivalent to MATH 1271)
  • Short Calculus (equivalent to MATH 1142)

Applicants must have the following prerequisite course completed with a C- or higher by the end of the spring semester prior to the fall term of enrollment:

  • Chemistry II with lab (equivalent to CHEM 1062/1066)

 

Pre-Professional Admission

Applicants must have completed all prerequisite courses with a C- or higher by the end of the spring semester prior to the fall term of enrollment:

  • Chemistry I with lab (equivalent to CHEM 1061/1065 or CHEM 1081/1065)
  • Chemistry II with lab (equivalent to CHEM 1062/1066 or CHEM 1082/1086)
  • Biology (lab not required, equivalent to BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951)
  • Statistics (equivalent to STAT 3011 or EPSY 3264)
  • Calculus OR Short Calculus (equivalent to MATH 1271 or MATH 1142)
  • Human Physiology (equivalent to PHSL 3051)
  • Organic Chemistry I (lab not required, equivalent to CHEM 2301 or CHEM 2081)
  • Organic Chemistry II (lab not required, equivalent to CHEM 2302 or CHEM 2082)

Professional Admission

Applicants must have completed all prerequisite courses with a C- or higher by the end of the spring semester prior to the fall term of enrollment:

  • Chemistry I with lab (equivalent to CHEM 1061/1065 or CHEM 1081/1065)
  • Chemistry II with lab (equivalent to CHEM 1062/1066 or CHEM 1082/1086)
  • Biology (lab not required, equivalent to BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951)
  • Statistics (equivalent to STAT 3011 or EPSY 3264)
  • Calculus OR Short Calculus (equivalent to MATH 1271 or MATH 1142)
  • Human Physiology (equivalent to PHSL 3051)
  • Organic Chemistry I (lab not required, equivalent to CHEM 2301 or CHEM 2081)
  • Organic Chemistry II (lab not required, equivalent to CHEM 2302 or CHEM 2082)
  • Microbiology with lab (equivalent to VBS 2032 or MICB 3301)
  • Genetics (equivalent to GCD 3022 or BIOL 4003)
  • Biochemistry (equivalent to BIOC 3021 or BIOC 3022) 
  • All liberal education requirements and two writing intensive courses