MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
Entry requirements
LEVEL 100: MORNING AND EVENING SESSIONS I. West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Applicants with minimum grade of C6 or better in three (3) core subjects i.e. English Language, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science and three (3) elective subjects namely Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Elective Mathematics will be admitted to level 100 of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science Programme. II. Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) Applicants with minimum grade of D or better in three (3) core subjects i.e. English Language, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science and three (3) elective subjects namely Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Elective Mathematics will be admitted to Level 100 of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science Programme. III. General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Applicants with passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better) in addition to having credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English, Mathematics and a Science subject will be admitted to level 100 of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science Programme. 2. ADMISSION TO LEVEL 200: EVENING SESSION I. Higher National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology Applicants with the 3-year Higher National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology (HND SLT) at least Second Class Lower from a recognized institution may be considered for admission to level 200 (Evening Session) of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science Programme after passing an interview. 3. ADMISSION TO LEVEL 300: WEEKEND SESSION I. Bachelor of Technology Science Laboratory Technology Applicants with a Bachelor of Technology, Science Laboratory Technology with at least Second Class Lower from the Accra Technical University and other recognized institutions with working experience in the health sector, may be considered for admission to level 300 of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science programme after passing an interview and bridging course examination. II. Bachelor of Science Qualifications Applicants with a 4-year Bachelor of Science in either Biological Science, Biochemistry, Applied Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Human Biology, Laboratory Technology or other life sciences qualification at least Second Class Lower from a recognized institution with working experience in the health sector, may be considered for admission to level 300 of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science programme after passing an interview and bridging course examination. III. Bachelor of Technology Science Laboratory Technology (Clinical Biochemistry Option) Applicants with the Bachelor of Technology Science Laboratory Technology (Clinical Biochemistry Option) from the Accra Technical University and other recognized institutions with a minimum of 2- year working experience in the health sector may be considered for admission to level 300 of the B.Tech. Medical Laboratory Science programme after passing an interview and bridging course examination. IV. Higher National Diploma / Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology Applicants with a 3-year Higher National Diploma or Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) with at least Second Class Lower from a recognized institution accredited by the Allied Health Professions Council with working experience in the health sector, may be considered for admission to level 300 of the B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science Programme after passing an interview and bridging course examination.
Career prospects
Phlebotomist Forensic Analyst Microbiology technologist Clinical laboratories Cytotechnologist industrial pharmacist Scientist Veterinary Clinics General practice doctor Hospital doctor Immunologist Laboratory Administrator Clinical pharmacology Radiation therapists