Admissions
Each year the Histotechnology Program admits a limited number of students from the applications received. Application forms for admission to the Histotechnology Program are available after December 1st from the Admissions and Records Office, WVU Health Sciences Center, PO Box 9815, Morgantown, WV 26506-9815.
The application fee is $25.00 for residents and $45.00 for non-residents. The priority deadline for returning the application is February 15th. The deadline for all applications is March 1st if the student expects to enter the program the following semester. In the event that the class is not filled by those applications, the deadline may be extended until as late as the first business day in August.
Pre-requisite Courses:
| Course |
Pre-requisite |
| English |
6 hours Composition and Rhetoric |
| Biology |
8 hours General Biology (BIO 101, 102, 103, and 104) |
| Chemistry |
8 hours Inorganic Chemistry (CHEM 115 and 116)
4 hours Organic Chemistry (CHEM 231
*Transfer students must complete 8 hours of Organic Chemistry including a laboratory.
Any student not completing CHEM 231 must take CHEM 233, 235, 234, and 236 |
| Math |
3 hours MATH 126 or higher |
| Statistics |
3 hours Statistics 211 |
| General Education Curriculum |
22-23 hours to satisfy objective 3 through 9 |
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Grade Point Average:
2.5 Cumulative and Science
Interview:
Qualified applicants must be interviewed by the Medical Laboratory Science Admissions Committee
Letters of Recommendation:
Two letters of recommendations are required with at least one from a college science instructor.