Requirement for MLS Applicants

When you apply to the Medical Laboratory Sciences program, we will ask for 2 references and a job shadowing experience. You also need to upload your transcripts from other institutions. Do not worry about sending a transcript for classes you took at A-State.

References:

The application will request references:

from an employer
from a professor.

If you have never been employed, you may use 2 references from professors.

Job Shadowing:

Set up a job shadowing experience at a local lab. If you are in the Jonesboro area, you can use NEA Baptist (any facility in their Baptist system) or St. Bernard's. Both require that you request the experience by competing a form.

Job Shadowing Opportunities – Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation | Career Development

Job Shadow & Student Volunteers | St. Bernards Healthcare

When you go for the shadowing experience, get the contact information from the person you are shadowing (name and email address). Enter their information in the application portal as a job shadowing "reference". They will get a form to fill out on you behalf to verify the shadowing experience.

English Proficiency Requirement for Foreign Students

Foreign-born applicants must submit test scores of English proficiency with their application.

English proficiency documentation includes one of the following:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – minimum score of 83 (new score of 4.5) on the preferred internet-based test (iBT), 570 on the paper-based test, or 213 on the computer-based test
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – minimum score of 6.5 and a spoken band score of 7
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) – minimum score of 56