Program Overview

Medical Laboratory Sciences (BS)

The Medical Laboratory Sciences major leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. Medical Laboratory Scientists apply biological and chemical principles to perform, interpret, and correlate laboratory analyses on body fluids and tissues. Medical Laboratory Scientists are responsible for selecting appropriate methods and implementing quality assurance for tests designed to promote health, and prevent, diagnose and treat diseases.

Requirements

The course requirements listed below may also be used to satisfy the University’s Common Curriculum requirements.

• Mathematics and Science Courses:
  • Select one of the following:
    • CHEM 1124Q & CHEM 1125Q: Fundamentals of General Chemistry I and Fundamentals of General Chemistry II
    • CHEM 1127Q & CHEM 1128Q: General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II
  • Select one of the following:
    • CHEM 2241: Organic Chemistry
    • CHEM 2443 & CHEM 2444: Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
  • BIOL 1107: Principles of Biology I
  • MATH 1060Q: Precalculus
  • STAT 1000Q: Introduction to Statistics I
  • or STAT 1100Q: Elementary Concepts of Statistics
  • MCB 2000: Introduction to Biochemistry
  • MCB 2610: Fundamentals of Microbiology
  • MCB 2400: Human Genetics
  • or MCB 2410: Genetics
  • Select one of the following:
    • AH 3025: Human Physiology of Health and Disease
    • PNB 2264 & PNB 2265: Human Physiology and Anatomy and Human Physiology and Anatomy
    • PNB 2774 & PNB 2775: Enhanced Human Physiology and Anatomy I and Enhanced Human Physiology and Anatomy II
• Professional Courses:
  • AH 2001: Medical Terminology
  • AH 3121: Immunology for the Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • AH 4241: Research for the Health Professional
  • DGS 4234: Diagnostic Molecular Technologies
  • DGS 4235: Laboratory in Molecular Diagnostics
  • MLSC 3301: Fundamentals of Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • MLSC 3333: Mycology, Parasitology and Virology
  • MLSC 3365: Theory of Phlebotomy
  • MLSC 4094W: Seminar in Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • MLSC 4301: Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation
  • MLSC 4302: Clinical Chemistry Laboratory
  • MLSC 4311: Hematology
  • MLSC 4312: Hematology Laboratory
  • MLSC 4321: Clinical Immunology
  • MLSC 4322: Clinical Immunology Laboratory
  • MLSC 4341: Clinical Microbiology
  • MLSC 4342: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
  • MLSC 4351: Transfusion Services
  • MLSC 4352: Transfusion Services Laboratory
  • MLSC 4371: Urinalysis and Hemostasis
  • MLSC 4372: Urinalysis Laboratory
  • MLSC 4500: Laboratory Operations and Professional Practice
• Writing in the Major:
  • MLSC 4094W: Seminar in Medical Laboratory Sciences

Information Literacy

Competency will be met through successful completion of program major courses.

Supplemental Academic Standards

The Department of Allied Health Sciences requires a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.2 in order to gain admission to the professional majors. Thereafter, students must maintain the following standards of scholastic achievement to continue in the professional major. Students who fail to maintain the minimum grade point averages or minimum course standard in any of these areas are subject to dismissal from the professional program and in some cases the Department of Allied Health Sciences.

1. Students must maintain a minimum semester grade point average of 2.2.
2. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.2.
3. Students must maintain a minimum major grade point average of 2.2. Major GPA includes all courses offered with the following departmental designations: AH, DGS and MLSC.
4. Students must obtain a “C” or better in all courses required for graduation that are in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (AH, DGS, MLSC).
5. No student may take a course in the Department of Allied Health Sciences for which another course in the department is a prerequisite unless that student has earned a grade of “C” or better in that prerequisite course.
6. No course in the Department of Allied Health Sciences may be repeated more than once (for a total of two times).

Medical Laboratory Sciences Certificate Program

The Department of Allied Health Sciences also offers a Medical Laboratory Sciences Certificate.

University Common Curriculum Requirements

Every student must meet a set of core requirements to earn a baccalaureate degree, in addition to those required by the student's major course of study and other requirements set by the student's school or college.

College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Degree Requirements

Students must meet a set of requirements established by the college in addition to the University's Common Curriculum requirements.