Medical Laboratory Technician Requirements and Application

Admission Requirements

The first step to get admitted is to fill out a Northwood Tech application (no application fee required), and Northwood Tech will guide you from there. If you're not quite ready to become a student, visit a campus to get the full Northwood Tech experience. A campus tour will give you the opportunity to meet staff, instructors and students, tour the campus and get a real feel for the campus culture. 

• Complete Online application form
• Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate; current high school seniors must provide both a current high school transcript and a final (official) transcript with confer date
• Review and sign Background Check Disclosure
• Review and sign Functional Abilities Disclosure
• Complete one year, or one credit, of high school chemistry or one credit of college-level chemistry with a 2.0 or better.
• Complete admissions meeting with a Northwood Tech counselor (academic admission requirements apply) 

Program-Specific Requirements

• Submit Background Check Fee 
• Have acceptable results based on the Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check, National Criminal Background Check, Minnesota Caregiver Background Check (if applicable), and other states, if applicable
• Pass a physical exam, have current immunizations, and demonstrate negative status for Tuberculosis (Tb)
• COVID vaccination---highly recommended 
  • NOTE: Northwood Technical College cannot guarantee clinical placement or ability to progress in the program if a student is not able to meet the clinical site requirements including but not limited to; influenza vaccine, covid vaccine, negative tb skin test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT) or T-SPOT®.TB test (T-Spot), up to date acceptable background check, or any other clinical requirements required by the clinical site. Northwood Technical College cannot guarantee clinical placement if the clinical site must be changed due to students inability to meet the site specific requirements. Many sites require the student information 4-6 weeks prior to the clinical start date. 
• Review and sign Health Sciences Confidentiality Statement 
• Possess current certification of “BLS Basic Life Support” 
• Participate in a mandatory session scheduled prior to the start of classes.