Overview

Medical Laboratory Science professionals, often called medical laboratorians or clinical laboratory scientists, are vital healthcare detectives. They uncover and provide laboratory information from analyses that assists physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment as well as in disease monitoring or prevention.

Choosing Washburn for CLS

Washburn University offers a Bachelor of Health Science in Medical Laboratory Science (BHS/CLS) through its partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). After three years of prerequisite coursework, students may complete this program in less than 12 months which includes 11 weeks in the summer at the UNMC Omaha campus. The remaining clinical and didactic coursework is then completed at Topeka area hospitals.

This Medical Laboratory Science program at Washburn University is a hybrid delivery. Students complete required prerequisites on campus. Once accepted into the program in their senior year students take courses online with the exception of their summer at UNMC. Exams are proctored on campus. Clinicals are completed in person.

Graduates of this program are prepared to sit for the ASCP national certification examinations as Clinical/Medical Laboratory Scientists. They also will be well prepared for the workforce.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical Laboratory Operations

Clinical Hematology

Clinical Microbiology

Clinical Chemistry & Urinalysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Topeka, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

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General requirements

Students apply during the first semester of their junior year.
Applicants must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a 2.5 GPA in math/science.
The application process is competitive, and meeting minimum criteria does not guarantee admission.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10950 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10950 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10950 USD / year

≈ 10950 USD / year

Living costs

Topeka

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Choosing Washburn for CLS

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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Living costs

Topeka

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