Admission Review and Selection Process
We believe that selecting students from a highly talented group of applicants requires a very careful, individual, overall assessment of each student's application materials. Each application is reviewed in its entirety and all application materials are carefully considered.
Admission decisions are based on a very careful, overall assessment of each student's academic preparation and performance, as well as the additional information provided in the application, based on the primary and secondary factors listed below. Although the strongest consideration in the decision is given to the primary factors, no single factor is the deciding factor in the decision.
Primary Factors (in order of consideration)
- Minimum Overall, Prerequisite and Science GPA of 2.50
- Successful completion of all prerequisite courses (Liberal Education, Science Foundation) by the end of spring semester (grades of C or higher)
- Science Prerequisite Grade point average
- Total Science Grade point average
- Cumulative (Overall) Grade point average
- Rating on the personal interview
- Performance on the Admissions Skills Assessment
Secondary Factors
Individual circumstances such as those listed below are also considered as part of the overall assessment of each application and may factor into individual decisions. (in no particular order)
- Work experience in medical or other laboratory
- An exceptionally rigorous academic curriculum
- No repeated courses
- No more than one course withdrawal
- Military service
- Knowledge of CLS profession
- Advanced degrees