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Diploma of Medical Laboratory Assistant

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

  • Saskatoon, Canada
  • 0.58 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus

About the program

One-year certificate in specimen collection and laboratory support.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights: no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Demonstrate applied knowledge and practical skills in Medical Laboratory Assistant. Apply concepts related to one academic year in guided assignments and practical contexts. Communicate work appropriately and complete subject-relevant projects or assessments.

Career outcomes

  • Medical laboratory assistant in hospitals
  • Research centres
  • Public health
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Support to medical laboratory technologists

Curriculum

  • One academic year
  • Blended delivery. Core: anatomy and physiology
  • Ethical and legal concepts
  • Medical terminology
  • The Canadian healthcare system
  • Laboratory fundamentals
  • Specimen collection
  • Laboratory instrumentation
  • Foundations of clinical microbiology
  • A clinical practicum and preparation for national certification.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Minimum 25 net words per minute keyboarding speed with 90% accuracy (5-minute testing report to be submitted with transcripts) Gross words per minute minus errors per minute indicates net words per minute. Testing is available through Saskatchewan Polytechnic Testing Services. A completed Keyboarding Test Results Form must... English language proficiency is also required (see English score).

Accepted academic background

Grade 10 or Grade 12 (or equivalent, or 15 post-secondary credits) with programme-specific subjects; Accuplacer alternative admission for some programmes

Language tests

  • IELTS 7.0 (minimum 7.0 in each component)
  • IELTS Academic 7

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts

How to apply

  1. Check the entry requirements on the programme page and the intake (most programmes admit first-qualified
  2. first-admitted from 1 September; competitive programmes open 1 October). Apply online through the Applicant Hub ( and pay the 150 CAD application fee. Upload high school transcripts
  3. the completion certificate and English proficiency proof. Receive the offer letter and pay the non-refundable 5
  4. 000 CAD tuition deposit within 30 days. Receive the Letter of Acceptance and Provincial Attestation Letter
  5. then apply to IRCC for a study permit with proof of funds.

Other costs

Tuition per year$18,500 CAD
Application fee$150 CAD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusSaskatoon Campus
Faculty or schoolSchool of Health Sciences
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay_
Scholarship noteInternational students can apply for merit awards (https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/international/international-scholarships.aspx).

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 0.58 years.