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Requirements for Clinical Laboratory Science Major
Applicants must complete the pre-professional requirements. An overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted with the admission application. Students are accepted at the beginning of fall and, space permitting, winter quarters. Fall admission is recommended. In addition to fulfillment of academic requirements, a personal interview, conducted by members of the Admission Committee, is required for admission. Interviews are behaviorally-oriented and take about an hour. Questions focus on commitment, problem solving ability, team interaction and initiative. Applicants are asked for life experience situations in which these behavioral characteristics are demonstrated. At the time of the interview, each applicant may be asked to write a short essay. Essays are evaluated for grammar, spelling, content and overall quality of written communication. Applications are ranked on the basis of grades in prerequisite courses, references, interview results and the written essay.
The following prerequisites are required for admission:
- A bachelor of science degree from an accredited United States college or university documented with official transcripts from each college or university attended. The following courses are required: 24 Quarter/16 Semester hours of chemistry (including organic and quantitative analysis), 18 quarter/12 semester hours of biology (including microbiology), and 4 quarter/3 semester hours of mathematics (algebra and statistics).
- Affiliated students must successfully complete all pre-admission coursework and be recommended by the affiliate's Health Career Advisor
- An overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Personal interview
- Three letters of recommendation
- TOEFL/TSE if English is not the applicant's first language.
Students who have not completed all requirements for entry into the Master of Science program may petition the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences for consideration for admission. Such requests are handled on a case by case basis.
Documentation of Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination
Before a student is allowed to begin the program, he/she must have on file documentation that he/she has either begun or has finished the course of inoculations for the Hepatitis B virus vaccine. This documentation must be sent directly to the Program Director or his/her designate.
If the student has just begun, but has not yet finished, the series of inoculations at the start of the program, he/she must provide documentation that he/she has finished the course of inoculations as soon as possible in order to remain in the program. This information will be reviewed quarterly and the student will be notified if he/she is not in compliance with this requirement. Students who fail to complete the Hepatitis B virus vaccination protocol in a timely manner will not be allowed to register for the following quarter until he/she can provide documentation that he/she is in compliance.
Documentation of Tuberculosis Testing
All students must provide the results from tuberculosis tests in order to begin the program. Students should thereafter be tested annually for tuberculosis and should submit the results to the Program Director or his/her designate. Failure to comply can lead to dismissal from the program.
Required Rush University Medical Center OSHA, HIPPA, and Safety Training
Students are required to take all Medical Center training courses that apply to clinical laboratory scientists. These courses must be taken annually and are available through Rush University's LEAP Online system. Students failing to remain current in these training areas will not be allowed in the clinical laboratories.
Documentation of Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination
Before a student is allowed to begin the program, he/she must have on file documentation that he/she has either begun or has finished the course of inoculations for the Hepatitis B virus vaccine. This documentation must be sent directly to the Program Director or his/her designate.
If the student has just begun, but has not yet finished, the series of inoculations at the start of the program, he/she must provide documentation that he/she has finished the course of inoculations as soon as possible in order to remain in the program. This information will be reviewed quarterly and the student will be notified if he/she is not in compliance with this requirement. Students who fail to complete the Hepatitis B virus vaccination protocol in a timely manner will not be allowed to register for the following quarter until he/she can provide documentation that he/she is in compliance.
Documentation of Tuberculosis Testing
All students must provide the results from tuberculosis tests in order to begin the program. Students should thereafter be tested annually for tuberculosis and should submit the results to the Program Director or his/her designate. Failure to comply can lead to dismissal from the program.
Required Rush University Medical Center OSHA, HIPPA, and Safety Training
Students are required to take all Medical Center training courses that apply to clinical laboratory scientists. These courses must be taken annually and are available through Rush University's LEAP Online system. Students failing to remain current in these training areas will not be allowed in the clinical laboratories. |
