Entrance into this program is competitive. There is a minimum GPA requirement of 2.5 for overall and science GPA; however, 3.0 is recommended to be competitive.
Students should have completed the following five prerequisite courses prior to submitting the MLS application: BIO 1330/1130, BIO 1331/1131, CHEM 1341/1141, CHEM 1342/1142, and the mathematics course. Students may only have a maximum of the nine remaining prerequisite hours, with no remaining credit hours in prerequisite science and mathematics courses prior to beginning the CLS Program. While students are encouraged to work on completing prerequisite courses prior to admission, the MLS course sequence only offers 10 hours in the first fall semester and 11 hours in the first spring semester. Thus, students requiring 12 hours for full-time status in the first year of our program, should save two liberal arts courses to meet this 12-hour requirement. Currently, financial aid will only pay for classes required to complete the MLS degree. Please contact the College of Health Professions advising office or Financial Aid and Scholarships if you have questions.
If you are enrolled in prerequisite courses when you apply, you may receive "Conditional Acceptance" into the MLS program. If you drop a prerequisite course or make a "D or F" before you begin the program, you may forfeit your spot at the discretion of the CLS faculty and staff. Final acceptance will be given or denied after Spring grades are available for review.
Preference will be given to those applicants that have completed all of the science prerequisites before applying.
