Applicants must complete the pre-professional requirements. An overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale is required. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted with the admission application. Students are accepted at the beginning of fall and, space permitting, winter quarters. Fall admission is recommended. In addition to fulfillment of academic requirements, a personal interview, conducted by members of the Admission Committee, is required for admission. Interviews are behaviorally-oriented and take about an hour. Questions focus on commitment, problem solving ability, team interaction and initiative. Applicants are asked for life experience situations in which these behavioral characteristics are demonstrated. At the time of the interview, each applicant may be asked to write a short essay. Essays are evaluated for grammar, spelling, content and overall quality of written communication. Applications are ranked on the basis of grades in prerequisite courses, references, interview results and the written essay. Applicants who have taken their prerequisite course work at a university outside the United States must have their course work evaluated by the Education Credentials Evaluators (ECE). In addition, TOEFL and TSE scores must be submitted.

The following prerequisites are required for admission:

1. The following courses are required: 24 Quarter/16 Semester hours of chemistry (including organic and quantitative analysis), 18 quarter/12 semester hours of biology (including microbiology), and 4 quarter/3 semester hours of mathematics (algebra and statistics).
2. Official transcripts from each college or university attended.
3. Affiliated students must successfully complete all pre-admission course work and be recommended by the affiliate's Health Career Advisor.
4. An overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
5. Personal interview
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. TOEFL/TSE if English is not the applicant's first language. Students who have not completed all requirements for entry into the Bachelor of Science program may petition the Department of Medical Laboratory Science for consideration for admission. Such requests are handled on a case by case basis.

Minimum Core General Education Requirements

Effective January 1, 2009 all entering students must complete the following core general education requirements in order to be eligible for the Bachelor in Science degree awarded by Rush University