| Admission Deadlines: | Fall - July |
| Spring - November | |
| Summer - March | |
| Standardized Test Scores: | Not required. |
| Recommendations required: | Two (2) recommendations. |
| Prior Academic Records: | Transcripts required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Transcripts must be forwarded in their original sealed envelopes. |
| If academic records are in a language other than English, a certified English language translation must be provided in addition to the original transcripts; translations alone will not be accepted. | |
| Official transcripts from institutions outside the U.S. must be accompanied by an official transcript evaluation from an accredited independent evaluating agency. Please be sure you request a detailed evaluation that includes all course titles, credit hours, grades, U.S. degree equivalency, grade-point averages (GPA), and date of degree conferral. Please see the list of acceptable foreign credential evaluation services (https://www.naces.org/members). | |
| Statement of Purpose: | Please include a 250-500 word essay describing your reasons for undertaking study at the George Washington University, your academic objectives, career development plan, and related qualifications, including collegiate, professional, and community activities, relevant to your program of interest. Include any substantial accomplishments not already mentioned on the application form. |
| Degree and GPA Requirements: | A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, with a 3.0 GPA or above on a 4.0 scale. |
| Additional Requirements: | National certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Medical Technologist (MT), Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Blood Banking Technologist/ Specialist, or Microbiology Technologist/Specialist for medical laboratory science and immunohematology and biotechnology concentrations. No certification is required for the generalist or translational microbiology concentration. |
| International Applicants: | The Health Sciences programs require the following minimum English language test scores for admission: |
| - Academic IETLS: an overall band score of 7.0 with no individual band score below 6.0; or | |
| - TOEFL: 600 on paper-based or 100 on Internet-based, or | |
| - Academic PTE: 68 |
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
George Washington University
ATTN: Transcript Processing Center
8300 Norman Center Dr
Suite 400
Bloomington, MN 55437
Alternatively, official electronic transcripts can be sent to transcripts@hsprograms.gwu.edu.
Contact for questions:
hsphora@gwu.edu
202-994-0384 (phone)
202-994-0870 (fax)
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 36 credits, which may include either 15 credits in required courses and completion of a 21-credit concentration; or, for students who do not wish to pursue a concentration, 15 credits in required courses and 21 credits in graduate-level HSCI or MLS courses selected in consultation with the program director.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required core courses | ||
| MLS 6244 | Research Ethics and Integrity | |
| MLS 6245 | Current Topics in Medical Laboratory Science | |
| MLS 6246 | Capstone Project | |
| HSCI 6263 | Biostatistics Translational Research | |
| MLS 6159 | Leadership in Laboratory Medicine | |
| Non-concentration and concentration options | ||
| Program without a concentration—21 credits in graduate-level HSCI or MLS elective courses approved by the program director. | ||
| Program with a concentration—21 credits in required and elective courses taken in one of the following concentrations: | ||
| Immunohematology and biotechnology concentration | ||
| Required | ||
| MLS 6219 | Molecular Biology | |
| MLS 6213 | Seminar in Immunohematology | |
| MLS 6141 | Advanced Immunology and Serology | |
| MLS 6218 | Genetics | |
| MLS 6217 | Medical Biotechnology | |
| Electives | ||
| Electives 7 credits in graduate-level HSCI or MLS courses approved by the program director. | ||
| Medical laboratory science concentration | ||
| MLS 6242 | Molecular Pathology | |
| MLS 6160 | Data Analytics and Research Methods in Laboratory Medicine | |
| MLS 6243 | Education and Assessment in MLS | |
| MLS 6132 | Molecular Epidemiology | |
| MLS 6158 | Advanced Laboratory Management and Operations | |
| Electives | ||
| 6 credits in graduate-level HSCI or MLS courses approved by the program director. | ||
| Translational microbiology concentration | ||
| Required | ||
| MLS 6141 | Advanced Immunology and Serology | |
| MLS 6132 | Molecular Epidemiology | |
| MLS 6216 | Microbial Pathogenesis | |
| MLS 6160 | Data Analytics and Research Methods in Laboratory Medicine | |
| MLS 6217 | Medical Biotechnology | |
| Electives | ||
| 6 credits in graduate-level HSCI or MLS courses approved by the program director. | ||