The B.MLS degree programme shall run for five (5) years for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination entry candidates and four (4) years for Direct Entry candidates.

Five-Year Degree Programme (UTME Entry)

In addition to appropriate UTME scores, five Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE) credit passes including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English Language in not more than two sittings.

Direct Entry (DE)

Candidates of Allied Health Science disciplines with BSc in Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Zoology, and candidates with GCE ‘A’ level with minimum of credit passes in Biology, Chemistry and Physics in addition to the above Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE) credit passes, may enter the Programme at 200 Level. Holders of Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certificate of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria who have at least five Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE) credit passes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English Language (WAEC, NECO and NABTEB) at no more than two (2) sittings are eligible for direct entry at 200 level. The medical laboratory technician already has an appropriate academic knowledge and skill in Medical Laboratory Science.

The B.MLS degree programme shall run for five (5) years for UTME entry candidates and four (4) years for Direct Entry candidates. The pass mark for core courses is 50%. The degree is an unclassified degree.