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Admission to the CLS Program
Thank you for your interest in the clinical laboratory science program and profession! The CLS program will prepare you for entry-level laboratory positions and a future in a constantly growing area of health care. Now is a great time to start your career in the clinical laboratory profession, because there is a nationwide shortage of clinical laboratory personnel. Our graduates have multiple job offers when they complete the program and go on to have rewarding careers in a wide variety of positions. We look forward to receiving your application and talking to you about the exciting field of clinical laboratory science.
Students typically enter the Clinical Laboratory Science program after completing general education requirements and prerequisite courses. Successful completion of the prerequisite courses listed under the major does not guarantee admission to the program. CLS students are selected on the basis of science and math prerequisite courses, grades, a written application, interviews, and letters of recommendation. Students with an overall grade point average less than 2.0 can not be considered for admission to the UNC CLS program. Students who already have a baccalaureate degree and have the CLS prerequisite courses may apply for admission to the program and request a second baccalaureate degree from UNC.
Because enrollment is limited, students are encouraged to begin the application process early in the fall preceding the year of enrollment. The deadline for completed applications is January 1. Completed applications received after January 1 will be considered for admission if positions are available in the program.
Students who wish to apply to the UNC CLS program should download application forms using the links below, or you may obtain them from the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science by contacting:
Alice Pope
Division of Clinical Laboratory Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 7145, Bondurant Hall Suite 4100
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7145
(919) 966-3011
Alice_Lambert@med.unc.edu
Currently, we are only accepting applications for the baccalaureate degree CLS program. A certificate program in CLS that does not lead to a BS degree is no longer offered.