Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences emphasises the multidisciplinary nature of the laboratory sciences and encourages research that crosses traditional laboratory disciplines. The curriculum is customised to each student's project, with research possible with resident and adjunct faculty.

Faculty: College of Natural Science | Department: Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program | Duration: 30 credits (Plan A thesis or Plan B) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Required BLD 801 seminar, BLD 805 Communication in the Sciences and BLD 811 Fundamentals of Scientific Research, at least 4 credits of 800-level BLD courses, a biochemistry or cell biology course and a statistics course; Plan A adds 7 thesis credits, Plan B adds BLD 890.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with a GPA indicative of success, including 16 credits of biological science (with one semester of microbiology), 16 credits of chemistry (including organic chemistry and/or biochemistry) and 3 credits of statistics. Required: transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a letter of intent, a brief resume, GRE scores (waivable in lieu of a professional credential) and TOEFL if English is not the first language. Medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist certification is preferred but not required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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