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Medical Laboratory Science: Pre-Professional

125
Total Credit Hours
4
Full-Time Faculty
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Apply Now: On-Ground Program

Applications for the cohort beginning in May are accepted each year in September and October. Interviews follow the timelines below. All applicants must complete required prerequisite courses by the end of the upcoming spring semester.

Early Application (Due October 1)

  • Eligibility: GPA ≥ 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) and all prerequisites on track to be completed by the end of the upcoming spring semester

  • Interviews: Mid-October to early November

Regular Application (Due November 1)

  • Eligibility: GPA ≥ 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and all prerequisites on track to be completed by the end of the upcoming spring semester

  • Interviews: Mid-November to early December

Rolling Application (After November 1)

  • Process: Interviews scheduled as time permits

  • Decisions: Admission or placement on a waitlist as class space allows

  • Minimum eligibility: GPA ≥ 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and completion of all required prerequisites by the end of the upcoming spring semester


How to Apply

Application packets are available in person and online.

 

Submit Your Application

Turn in completed packets to the Medical Laboratory Science program office (Health Professions Building, 4th Floor) or mail to:

Austin Peay State University
Dept. of Allied Health Sciences
P.O. Box 4668
Clarksville, TN 37044


What Do MLS Majors Do After Graduation?

 

  • Hospital laboratories

  • Forensics

  • Reference clinical laboratories

  • Laboratory information systems

  • Sales

  • Medical school/Graduate school
  • Education

  • Research laboratories

  • Physician offices

  • Biotechnology

  • Laboratory management

  • Veterinary diagnostics