Admission as a major in the Clinical Laboratory Science program is open to all students who meet the general requirements for admission to EKU. Upon completion of university and department requirements through the junior level, the student must make formal application to the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science for admission to the upper division (professional) phase of the program.

Admission in the Pre-Clinical Laboratory Technology program is open to all students who meet the general requirements for admission to EKU. Admission as a major in Clinical Laboratory Technology requires a minimum ACT score and high school grade point average for entering freshmen. Transfer students must have attained a minimum overall GPA of 2.25 on a minimum of 12 credit hours attempted.