MLS Student Handbook
The 2024-2025 MLS Student Handbook outlines the programmatic structure and expectations; contains programmatic and clinical practicum policies; and identifies key programmatic stakeholders (e.g. faculty, clinical affiliates, clinical liaisons, advisory committee members).
Request for Recommendation
To request professional or academic recommendation from MLS faculty, current and former students must electronically submit a Request for Recommendation to the MLS faculty member and MLS Program. To protect the privacy of students’ academic information, a recommendation cannot be provided until a completed Request for Recommendation form has been received by the MLS faculty member.
Honors in MLS Application
MLS majors with a cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 3.25 in the MLS Program and one semester in residency at UIS may elect to participate in the MLS honors option. Prior to the final semester of the MLS Professional Phase, interested candidates must secure a faculty research advisor and submit an Honors in MLS Application.
Clinical Learning at Employment Site Agreement
If an MLS student is scheduled to complete any of their clinical contact hours at their site of employment, the student and the site’s clinical liaison must sign the MLS Clinical Learning at Employment Site Agreement form to affirm their understanding of and plan to comply with the MLS Program's Clinical Learning Policy. The full Clinical Learning Policy is available in the MLS Student Handbook.
Important UIS Links
- School of Health Sciences Academic Integrity Policy - Article XI in bylaws
- UIS Academic Integrity Policy
- UIS Student Handbook
External Resources
- Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- American Chemical Society
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-Illinois
- American Society of Clinical Pathology
- American Society for Microbiology
- The American Association of Immunologists
- The Association of Genetic Technologists
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- College of American Pathologists
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- World Health Organization