General Information

Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) graduates are encouraged to apply to the UND MLS program. A CLT/MLT graduate will be eligible for the transfer of up to 60 semester credits depending on the curriculum completed. Transfer credits allow the waiver of several science courses in the professional curriculum. The student's record is evaluated and a recommendation made to the Registrar regarding the number of credits to be transferred and the science courses to be waived. The student may be eligible for a shortened professional program based on previous coursework, years of experience working in a clinical laboratory, and a competency assessment. A minimum of 3 weeks each of Immunohematology and Clinical Microbiology (total of 6 weeks) clinical rotations will be required. A specific outline for the number of credits that will transfer has been incorporated into articulation agreements with numerous regional technical and community colleges.

Contact theMLT/CLT to MLS program advisor Chris Triske for additional information or Click to see the example of a generic MLT Articulation.

Curriculum

Freshman Year - Fall Semester

Freshman Year - Spring Semester

Sophomore Year - Fall Semester

Sophomore Year - Spring Semester

Application to the professional portion of the MLS curriculum is required to register in any MLS courses that are listed as part of the Junior or Senior of the curriculum. Contact you advisor for additional information in regards to professional program application.

Junior Year - Fall Semester

Junior Year - Spring Semester

Senior Year - Summer Semester

Senior Year - Fall Semester

Senior Year - Spring Semester

Admission to the Final Clinical Year
Admission is on a competitive basis. Application to the professional program must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to submit an application:

• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a scale of 4.0.
• No more than two repeated math, or science courses in the pre-professional curriculum. No more than one repeated MLS course in the pre-professional curriculum.
• No more than one letter grade of D in any math or science course in the pre-professional curriculum.
• No letter grade of D in any MLS course.
• If a Clinical Laboratory Science ( MLS) student fails (earns a D or F grade) in any 300 level MLS course, the student will lose his/her full admission status and will be placed in the alternate list ranking for entrance into the upcoming summer session program.
• The student must verify that they meet the essential functions required for entrance into the clinical curriculum of a program.
• All transfer work must be submitted to the UND Office of the Registrar. Verification of completion of coursework must also be submitted to the student advisor if the transfer credits have not yet been placed on the official UND transcript .Transfer credit verification must be on the UND transcript by May 1st  prior to the entrance to the following summer session. If all transfer credits are not at UND by this date the student will lose full admission status and admission into the summer session.
• The student must understand that a background study will be done by a professional agency, approved by the MLS program, at the cost to the student. The student must pass this background study to be allowed into a clinical affiliate site to complete the clinical affiliation portion of the curriculum and fulfill the requirements of earning a BS or certificate in MLS from UND.
• Application must be made before July 15th. An application received after July 15th must petition for acceptance by the Department of Pathology Professional & Academic Standards Committee.
• The Department of Pathology Professional and Academic Standards Committee may require an interview for admission.
• Admission is on a competitive basis, the application will be scored on a numerical scale related to the following criteria: Overall GPA, prerequisite science GPA, repeated courses, number of credits completed, assessment of writing sample and scientific passage.
• A completed application must be in the student’s file in the MLS program office.
• Application and acceptance to the University of North Dakota is different than the application process of the MLS professional program. Acceptance (admission) to the University of North Dakota does not mean acceptance into the MLS professional program.
• If the student has previously been terminated from a MLT/CLT or MT/MLS program, he/she must submit a petition for consideration of acceptance to the program to the Department of Pathology Professional and Academic Standards Committee.
• If a student is not accepted into the MLS professional program, he/she must reapply the following year for admission consideration.
• When a student is registered in 300 and 400 level MLS courses, a specific tuition is assessed.

Additional Policies
All previous policies for admission apply:

• If the student is on a probationary status within the MLS program, a signed statement of understanding, generated by the MLS program director, concerning the probationary requirements to be met by the student, must be in the student’s file in the MLS program office.
• All required coursework must be successfully accomplished in the freshman, sophomore, and junior years prior to the start of the Summer Session with official verification displayed on the UND transcript.
• All MLS courses prior to the Summer Semester of the senior year must be at a letter grade of a C or better.
• Two semesters of the junior year must be on campus unless the student holds a prior BS or BA degree, has earned CLT or MLT certification, is a member of a Western College Alliance for Clinical Laboratory Science (WCAMLS) college/university or, in the Mayo Cohort Program.
• To reapply to the program the following year, the student must reapply before November 1 deadline prior to the upcoming Summer Session.
• Any student may be subject to a drugs of abuse screen during their senior year curriculum. Any student who tests positive for drugs of abuse will be removed from the program and will not be able to complete the required courses to earn a BS or certificate in Clinical Laboratory Science.