Overview

The master Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) at University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a full-time, 24-month course of study beginning in August of each year. Students who have completed the necessary prerequisites and earned at least 90 credit hours at a college or university will complete two years of professional coursework on the Memphis campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Accepted graduate students are enrolled in master’s level courses with higher level learning objectives for the purpose of improving the learner’s critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Achievement of these higher-level objectives are accomplished through additional assignments and projects in didactic courses and clinical rotations. Examples of these assignments may include additional reading assignments, essay-based test questions, journal critiques, case study presentations, research papers, and independent learning assignments.

Key facts

Students will begin working with a faculty or clinical mentor on a master’s level capstone research project during the spring term of the second year. During this research rotation, students are expected to complete a research project focused on a clinical laboratory topic, generate a paper detailing their results, and prepare an oral research presentation which will be given at a public symposium upon completion of the program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Urinalysis

Parasitology and Virology

Cell Biology

Molecular Diagnostics
Blood Bank

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Memphis, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

An earned BS degree in biology, chemistry, microbiology or other natural science from an accredited academic institution.

In addition to the BSMLS degree requirements, qualified students interested in admission to the advanced track of the program must have successfully completed the specific prerequisite courses required for medical laboratory science with a “C” or better.

Submit a score of 300 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

Students must complete the first year of the undergraduate professional BSMLS program consisting of thirty-nine (39) credit hours of the courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Foreign applicants whose native language is not English must submit the results of TOEFL, with a minimum score of 550 on the written test or 213 on the computer test.

To be considered for admission to the MSCLS program, students must submit an application, GRE test scores completed within 5 years of application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

10546 USD / year

≈ 10546 USD / year
Out-of-State

7821 USD / year

≈ 7821 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5363 USD / year

≈ 5363 USD / year

Living costs

Memphis

United States

955 - 1582 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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