{"id":2793,"date":"2021-12-15T13:39:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/bms-labs\/?page_id=2793"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T20:45:45","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/bms-labs\/mls-program-resource-center\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-582\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/bms-labs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2013\/10\/BMS-Labs.jpg\" alt=\"BMS Labs\" width=\"252\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/bms-labs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2013\/10\/BMS-Labs.jpg 589w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/bms-labs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2013\/10\/BMS-Labs-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/bms-labs\/mls-program-resource-center\/\"><strong>Return to the MLS Program Resource Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Each fall, all BMS-Intended students receive a notification from the Program Advisor to attend the annual Application to Professional Major Information Session to discuss the next steps for applying to the BMS submajors (Medial Laboratory Sciences, Public Health Microbiology, Cytotechnology, and Biomedical Sciences).\u00a0 This meeting is typically held in early November, and is intended for students that believe they meet all <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biomedical-sciences-healthcare-administration\/academics\/bs-medical-laboratory-science\/#tab-xbta-admission\">admission criteria<\/a> and plan on advancing to the professional majors the following Spring.\u00a0 Students that are not currently BMS-Intended but wish to change their major and apply to the program should contact the BMS Program Advisor for guidance (muellew@uwm.edu).<\/p>\n<p>During this session, the Program Director will give a general overview of each submajor, and will discuss the paperwork that must be submitted in order to complete the application, which includes a general application form, essential functions form, honor code, academic misconduct statement, and an autobiographical statement.\u00a0 A list of current applicants is compiled during the information session, and students that intend to advance will be added to a Canvas course site that contains all materials needed to apply.\u00a0 Applications are typically due in early December, and are evaluated once all grades for the current fall semester are finalized.\u00a0 Letters of acceptance\/denial to the program are typically forwarded to students in early January, prior to the start of the Spring semester.<strong>\u00a0 Students that plan to apply to the professional majors but are unable to attend the information session should contact the Program Director (lunak@uwm.edu) to request access to the application site.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The general marker indicating that students are ready to apply to the professional majors is enrollment in BMS 427\/428 Clinical Immunology during the Junior Year Fall Semester of the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biomedical-sciences-healthcare-administration\/academics\/bs-medical-laboratory-science\/#tab-xbta-curriculum\">curriculum<\/a>.\u00a0 Students that have questions about eligibility or program requirements can contact the Program Advisor (muellew@uwm.edu) or Program Director (lunak@uwm.edu) for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to the MLS Program Resource Center &nbsp; 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