Medical Laboratory Science
School of Medicine
Medical Laboratory Science, offered by the Department of Laboratory Medicine, is a profession of highly knowledgeable and skilled individuals who perform clinical laboratory tests on patient samples. This is a critical part of healthcare, as the results obtained by these laboratory tests are a vital tool for physicians in their diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. The disciplines within Laboratory Medicine that students learn about and train in are: Clinical Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Microbiology, Transfusion Medicine, Urinalysis and Clinical Research.
Major category: Capacity-constrained
Topic: Health, Natural sciences
Applicant type
Freshman
Freshmen can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a freshman, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
Transfer
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission. Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- See UW college and school graduation requirements.
- Learn the degree requirements.
- Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Department admission information
- Departmental application deadline: February 15
- Please contact the department for details about the application process.
- Students must earn a minimum of 90 quarter credits, including both prerequisite courses for medical laboratory science and general education courses required for graduation from the University of Washington
Courses required for the major:
- BIOL 118 NSc – Survey of Physiology
- BIOL 180 NSc – Introductory Biology
- BIOL 200 NSc – Introductory Biology
- BIOL 220 NSc – Introductory Biology
- CHEM 142 NSc RSN – General Chemistry
- CHEM 152 NSc RSN – General Chemistry
- CHEM 162 NSc RSN – General Chemistry
- CHEM 223 NSc – Organic Chemistry Short Program
One of the following:
- STAT 220 NSc RSN – Basic Statistics
- Any basic statistics course
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 65
Total from Washington community colleges: 18
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: 12
3.50 – 3.74: 2
3.25 – 3.49: 1
3.00 – 3.24: 1
2.75 – 2.99: 1
2.50 – 2.74: 1
2.49 and below: 0