Admission Requirements

Additional Information

Interview

• An interview is required to assess the candidate’s readiness to pursue studies in this program. Only applicants who meet the admission requirements will be interviewed; the interview will be conducted in English and French.
• Candidates will obtain details regarding the interview through the application centre.
• Candidates should inform themselves about the profession and be prepared to show that they possess the skills, personal attributes and abilities to succeed in the program and as medical technologists.
• A letter of intent is very beneficial.

Other Considerations

• The program has put together a list of Recommendations for applicants
• Candidates who have completed the pre-requisite courses within the last 5 years will be given preference for the interview phase of the admission process. If you have not taken any Science or Math courses (secondary or post-secondary level) in the last 5 years, or if your education was completed outside of Canada, we strongly recommend that you take refresher courses through Continuing Education or you may be asked to take pre-admission tests to ensure that you have adequate pre-requisite knowledge.
• Candidates who were not selected for admission and choose to reapply must demonstrate some improvement in order to be considered for another interview. After three unsuccessful attempts, candidates will be considered for an interview only after all other applications have been considered and space remains available in the program.
• In addition to regular student fees, student membership in the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) and l’Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ) is approximately $200 for both. The fee to write the National General Certification exam of the CSMLS upon completion of the program is $985 as of November 2022.
• Hospitals are required to perform a criminal background verification for employment purposes. Hospitals also extend this to include students who intern in their facility. Therefore, students are required to complete an auto declaration form prior to the start of their internship. Students who do not have a clear criminal record check at the beginning of the clinical component of the Program will not be able to complete the clinical component and will therefore not be able to graduate.
• The Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Department of Public Health have determined that: “all students within career programs involving clinical fieldwork, where there is a risk of exposure to blood or bodily fluids need to be properly immunized against certain infectious diseases for their own protection as well as that of their clients”. Therefore, students in the Biomedical Laboratory Technology Program are required to update their immunizations.