Academic requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Medical Laboratory Science
- average overall GPA > 3.45 (Range: 2.85 - 3.95 based on 2015 applicant data)
- graduate from a Michigan university (e.g., Michigan State
University; Michigan Technological University, Oakland University;
University of Michigan-Flint; Madonna University)
- completion of all required academic courses, including laboratory component
Applicants enrolled in Medical Laboratory Science curriculums at a
Michigan university and who meet the program prerequisites are
considered first. Applicants from out of state institutions are
considered for admission if a baccalaureate degree in Medical Laboratory
Science has been earned and all course requirements have been met.
Applicants must have a G.P.A. of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale) both overall and in all science/math prerequisite courses listed below.
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a designated agency for course credit and grades, including GPA.
Required courses
Applicants must successfully complete the following college-level
courses (a minimum of 16 semester hours biology and 16 semester hours
chemistry) within the last five years:
- sixteen credit hours in chemistry including organic chemistry and biochemistry
- sixteen credit hours in biology including general microbiology (with bacteriology)
- clinical chemistry including laboratory
- medical microbiology including laboratory
- mycology and parasitology (combined course acceptable)
- clinical immunology
- clinical hematology and hemostasis including laboratory
- clinical immunohematology including laboratory
- physiology
- mathematics (intermediate algebra or higher)
- statistics
- computer applications (or demonstrated proficiency/equivalent)
Notes
- clinical Immunology, clinical immunohematology, clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology and clinical hematology/hemostasis courses must
have been completed at a U.S. college or university.
- due to the rigorous, fast-paced nature of the program, no exceptions can be allowed.
Recommended courses
- anatomy
- epidemiology
- genetics
- clinical laboratory instrumentation
- management
- virology
- molecular pathology/molecular biology
- physics
Essential functions
Essential functions represent the essential non-academic requirement
of the School of Medical Laboratory Science that students must master to
successfully participate in the program. In general, students must be
able to affirm their abilities of manual dexterity, vision, health,
behavior, intellectual skills and communication.
View, download and print the Essential Functions document.
Acceptance into the School of Medical Laboratory Science program is
dependent upon many factors, including the student's grades, letters of
recommendation, statement of career goals, academic and work
experiences, successful completion of a physical examination performed
by the Beaumont Occupational Health Service, and assessment by the
Admissions Committee of a candidate's potential ability to meet the
above mentioned Essential Functions.
Pre-orientation clinical competencies
In preparation for this experience, admitted students will receive a
written assignment titled "Pre-Orientation Clinical Competencies" via
email one month prior to the program orientation start date. These
competencies will cover the theoretical knowledge and basic laboratory
skill background that students are expected already possess from the
required university course work.
More specifically, the competencies will consist of 30 - 50 questions
from the following laboratory disciplines - Blood Bank, Chemistry,
Hematology and Microbiology. Each student is required to write, type or
draw the answers for all the provided questions. The assignment will be
due to the program director the first day of program orientation. The
clinical faculty will review them for completeness. Students will be
expected to review and understand this information. They will be given a
graded pre-test on the first day in these respective laboratory
courses.
Physical exam upon acceptance
Students accepted in to the program will be required to pass a
physical examination through occupational health services before
beginning the program. The examination includes, but is not limited to:
general physical examination; chest x-ray; blood and urinalysis tests;
tuberculosis (TB) testing; drug, alcohol and nicotine screening;
evidence of immunity to rubella, mumps, varicella zoster, rubeola and
pertussis.
In addition, students will be required to receive (or show proof) of
Hepatitis B vaccine, influenza vaccine and Tdap vaccination. Accepted
students who test positive for drugs, alcohol or nicotine will be
declined their offered position in the program.
Special notes to non-medical laboratory science majors
- we do not accept requests for appointments to review transcripts
from candidates with various Biology and Chemistry degrees. Please
contact an academic advisor at one of the universities listed in Note #4
below for transcript review and guidance on meeting our program
requirements
- due to the fast-pace of our program, we can only accept applications
from students who meet (or will meet within two semesters) the specific
academic criteria stated above
- other hospital-based programs participating in the Medical Technology Internship Matching Program of Michigan (MTIMPM) have different admission requirements, so please check their webpages as well
- if you are not currently in a medical laboratory science program at a
U.S. college/university and/or lack our required prerequisite courses,
various metro-Detroit universities offer the required clinical
laboratory science courses identified above. These include: Michigan
State University-Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program; Oakland
University-School of Health Sciences; Wayne State University-Clinical
Laboratory Science Program; University of Michigan-Flint - School of
Health Professions; and Eastern Michigan University - School of Health
Sciences. See the Michigan Laboratory Science Educators (MALSE) website for the complete listing of colleges and universities in Michigan and the United States