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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH & COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
PROGRAM IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
REQUEST FOR LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EVALUATOR:
The below-named person is applying for admission to the MEDICAL Laboratory Sciences Program at Northern
Illinois University. Please evaluate the candidate's performance and potential as it applies to the field of
medical laboratory sciences. Your comments will be used by the program officials to help them better assess
the candidate's qualifications. Your cooperation is appreciated in completing and returning this form directly to
the Medical Laboratory Sciences Program so that it is received no later than the due date for the respective
application period. Please e-mail letter of recommendation to: mlsadmissions@niu.edu
Application period: _______Feb 1_______May 1
Name of Applicant_________________________________________ Student Z-ID #
Address
Telephone # (include area code)
Date Given to Evaluator
Pursuant to federal law a student admitted to our Program in Medical Laboratory Sciences is entitled to inspect
this evaluation in his/her file, unless the student has signed a waiver of this right of access. Students submitting
names of individuals for letters of recommendation are free to determine whether or not they wish to waive their
potential right to examine such evaluations. Please consult the box below to determine if such a waiver has
been granted.
APPLICANT WAIVER
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act permits us to request, but not require that you waive your
right to inspect this evaluation. The right, which we request that you waive, would apply if you were an
enrolled student at this school and if the evaluation was maintained after your enrollment. In considering
whether you will waive, please be advised that the information contained on this form will be used to
evaluate you as an applicant for admission to this Program in Medical Laboratory Sciences.
I hereby waive my right to examine the contents of this evaluation.
Signature_______________________________________ Date________________________________
I wish to retain my right to examine the contents of this evaluation.
Signature_______________________________________ Date________________________________
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