BSc. Medical Laboratory Sciences
University of Ghana · College of Health Sciences
Will you get in?
Only students with near-perfect aggregates get a place here. Enter your WASSCE grades and we will tell you whether you meet the published cut-off for this programme — and every other programme at University of Ghana you qualify for.
Check if you qualifyThe BSc. Medical Laboratory Sciences at the University of Ghana is a degree programme in the College of Health Sciences. It prepares you to work in diagnostic laboratories, where you will analyse patient samples to help doctors detect and treat diseases. This is a practical science course that demands accuracy and careful thinking.
What Medical Laboratory Science programmes cover
Programmes of this kind train you to test blood, urine, tissue, and other body samples using laboratory instruments and chemical, biological, and microscopic techniques. You learn how to identify abnormal results, interpret what they mean for a patient's health, and communicate findings clearly. Most courses include practical laboratory work, and graduates are expected to work methodically and safely with clinical specimens.
How competitive is entry to this programme?
Entry to the BSc. Medical Laboratory Sciences at the University of Ghana is highly competitive. The College of Health Sciences admits students from General Science and Home Economics backgrounds, and with many applicants for a limited number of places, strong WASSCE results in your science subjects are crucial. You can check whether your own grades meet the specific entry requirements on the university's admissions portal. The same programme at KNUST is also highly competitive, while at Koforidua Technical University it is less competitive, which may give you a wider range of options.
Entry requirements
SHS backgrounds accepted
- General Science
- Home Economics
Aggregate needed
University of Ghana publishes a cut-off aggregate for this programme. Run a check to see whether your grades meet it.
BSc. Medical Laboratory Sciences at other institutions
The same programme elsewhere in Ghana, ordered from most to least competitive.
Where graduates work
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Diagnostic Laboratory Technician
- Research Assistant
- Public Health Laboratory Officer
- Quality Control Analyst
- Pathology Laboratory Manager