Admission to the Program

The Program in Medical Laboratory Science is an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science.

Students must be matriculated students (accepted by the UB Office of Admissions) prior to acceptance by the Medical Laboratory Science Program.

Students are reviewed for acceptance into the Medical Laboratory Science Program after approximately two years (approximately 60 semester hours of college level work), either at UB or in transfer colleges.

During these first two years a student will complete the prerequisites for the Medical Laboratory Science Program and the University's General Education Program.

Approximately 20-25 students are accepted each year, but accepts only the most qualified students. Students who are earning second bachelor’s degrees are welcome.

• Students who have been dismissed from the UB MT Program may not be considered for readmission
• Students who have been dismissed from the UB BTE Program may not be considered for admission to UB MT
• Students who have been dismissed from an MT/CLS program at another college or university will not be considered for admission to UB MT.

1. Admission is competitive and granted on a space available basis.
2. There are more applicants to the Medical Laboratory Science Program than can be accommodated; not every student who applies will be accepted.
3. Achievement of a 2.0 or better minimum grade point average (in prerequisites and at UB) assures students that their academic records will be reviewed; however, it does not guarantee admission to the program.
4. Only grades on an official transcript will be used in the Admissions Review.
5. Admissions Review will also take into account any deficiency in completing prerequisite courses satisfactorily, regardless of the intent of the applicant to fulfill, remediate, or repeat these courses.

The application to the Medical Laboratory Science Program is available online or in the office at 26 Cary Hall. The deadline for application to the Medical Laboratory Science Program is January 15 of each year. 

The Medical Laboratory Science Program is a two-year full-time program. The sequence of courses for the MT program begins each fall. Students cannot start "off-cycle". Students who attend full-time will complete the coursework in two years. All students must complete the “MT 300-400 level coursework” in five years. There are no summer course requirements. There are no "on-line"/condensed/distance learning etc. components to this curriculum.

The top students who meet the academic criteria are offered conditional/ provisional acceptance into the program. Decisions are based on the student records available, which does not include the Spring semester grades that the student is currently enrolled in, or any Summer sessions classes that the students are planning to enroll in. Students who are offered conditional/ provisional acceptance must complete their Spring prerequisite courses and Summer session prerequisite courses (if Summer registration is applicable) with passing grades and maintain the grade point average minimum to be fully accepted into the program. Students who do not pass prerequisite coursework in the Spring semester or the Summer sessions can be dismissed from the Medical Laboratory Science Program.

The most highly academically qualified students who meet the academic criteria are offered provisional acceptance into the program. The students who show academic competitiveness and promise of higher grades and prerequisites completion may be placed on a wait-list. Wait-list students are not guaranteed an acceptance. Students who are wait-listed will have their academic records reviewed at the end of the Spring semester when grades are available and informed of a decision.

Students who miss the January 15 deadline may be reviewed for a position in the upcoming Fall semester class only on a space-available basis. 

Prerequisite courses are foundation courses necessary to the knowledge base upon which a student will draw to successfully enroll in and finish their major coursework in Medical Laboratory Science. Material learned in the prerequisite courses will be used in the Medical Laboratory Science Program courses. Students are expected to complete all the prerequisite courses prior to the start of the Medical Laboratory Science Program. Prerequisite Science and Math courses must be taken for a letter grade. There are no options for "Pass/Fail" or for "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" grading.

The UB Taurus website identifies transfer courses which are articulated and approved as "course content equivalent". If a student has courses which are not articulated on the UB Taurus website, it is the responsibility of the student to provide information for review (syllabus, textbook, description, etc.). This information should be provided in a timely fashion to allow for a review, and if the course is deemed not equivalent, to allow a student to register and take the course.

Courses may be repeated within the University at Buffalo’s “Repeat Policy”. Repeated courses often affect financial aid, and some courses may be repeated only during summer sessions. UB has procedures for repeating at a transfer college, and students may not always be eligible to receive academic credit if they repeat elsewhere. Students are well advised to review, understand, and ask questions about the University at Buffalo’s “Repeat Policy”.

All Medical Laboratory Science program courses must be taken for a letter grade. Students register within registration policies and registration procedures as established by the University at Buffalo Office of the Registrar. All force registration, exception registration, or any problem with registration for MT courses is the responsibility of the BCLS Undergraduate Program Advisor.

The University at Buffalo Office of the Registrar/Student Accounts is responsible for disseminating information about costs of attendance (tuition, fees, estimated costs of texts, etc.).

Information is available online and in person at 1 Capen Hall, UB North Campus.