- Graduate Study -
Reproductive Laboratory Science Admissions

Master of Science in Reproductive Lab Sciences  (RLS)

Applicants must meet all requirements for admission for the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky and apply for admission to both the Graduate School and the RLS Graduate Program.

Request Clinical Sciences Program applications from:

CheMyong (Jay) Ko, Ph.D.,
Director of Graduate Studies
University of Kentucky
900 S. Limestone Room 126
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0200

Applicants to the RLS Graduate Program must hold a baccalaureate degree in clinical laboratory science, or a Bachelor degree in science with acceptable laboratory experience.

Admission to the Clinical Sciences Graduate Program is based upon:

• Letter to applicants (MS-Word)
• An overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 and 3.0 on all graduate work (required by both the Clinical Sciences Graduate Program and the Graduate School.)
• Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative and analytical portions)
• Application (MS-Word)
• Recommendations (MS-Word)
• Interview may be required

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Graduate Certificate in Reproductive Laboratory Science Application:

Applicants must meet all requirements for admission for the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky including the minimum GPA for post-bacculate study,  and have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Science (Medical Technology) OR a Bachelor’s degree in science with acceptable experience
• Interview may be required (determined by the RLS Admissions Committee)

Request application to the program from:

Doris J. Baker, Ph.D., Director, Graduate Programs in RLS
E-mail: dbake0@uky.edu

Address: University of Kentucky
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Division
College of Health Sciences
900 S. Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40536-0200

Or see on-line forms:

• Letter to Applicants (MS-Word)
• Application (MS-Word)
• References (3) (MS-Word)

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Application Deadlines:

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Tuition and Fees:

Information on current tuition and fees for graduate students may be found at the Graduate School website.

For students seeking a graduate degree, the University of Kentucky now offers merit scholarships to new non-resident students who meet certain academic requirements. The merit scholarships make tuition costs for non-resident students the same as the tuition for resident students . To be eligible for the scholarships applicants have

• An earned bachelor's degree
• An undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.00 scale
• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 in prior graduate studies

Please review the website for merit scholarships for current application deadlines for the Kentucky Graduate Scholarship.

All non-resident applicants automatically will be considered for the scholarships. For more information contact the Graduate School.

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