BS in Medical Laboratory Sciences

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College of Health Professions

BS in Medical Laboratory Sciences (2024 - 2025)

Note

Admission into the professional MLS curriculum requires an application process. Grades of C/2.0 or higher required in all pre-program and program courses.

1st year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I ³ 010	3	ENGL 102 College English II ³ 010	3
MATH 111 College Algebra ³ 030	3	CHEM 212 Chemistry II with Lab ² 040	5
CHEM 211 Chemistry I with Lab 040	5	GEN ED: Social/Behavioral Science, Subject 1 050	3
First Year Seminar or Electives ¹	3	GEN ED: Fine Arts/Humanities, Subject 1 060	3
Fall Total Hours	14	Spring Total Hours	14

Total hours for 1st year: 28

2nd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
HS 290 Human A&P with Lab ² 040	5	BIOL 220 Microbiology with Lab ² 040	4
BIOL 210 Gen Biology with Lab ² 040	4	MLS 311 Biochemistry	3
COMM 111 Public Speaking ³ 020	3	GEN ED: Fine Arts/Humanities, Subject 2 060	3
		GEN ED: Social/Behavioral Science, Subject 2 050	3
Fall Total Hours	12	Spring Total Hours	13

Total hours for 2nd year: 25

3rd year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours	Summer Semester	Summer Hours
MLS 405 Medical Immunology	3	MLS 473 Immunohematology	8	MLS 400 Clinical Lab Management	3
GEN ED: Diversity 070	3	MLS 495 Clinical Microbiology	8	MLS 452 Principles of Urinalysis	2
Open Electives	3			MLS 494 Special Topics in Microbiology	3
Open Electives	3
Open Elective	1
Fall Total Hours	13	Spring Total Hours	16	Summer Total Hours	8

Total hours for 3rd year: 37

4th year
Fall Semester	Fall Hours	Spring Semester	Spring Hours
MLS 453 Clinical Chemistry	8	MLS 479 Applied Immunohematology	3
MLS 463 Hematology	8	MLS 488 Core Lab Practicum	8
		MLS 498 Applied Clinical Microbiology	3
Fall Total Hours	16	Spring Total Hours	14

Total hours for 4th year: 30

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

All incoming freshman are required to take one First-Year Seminar as part of their General Education program. Students who are exempt from First-Year Seminar requirements may take an open elective.
These courses also apply toward institutionally designated gen ed requirements (070).
Grade of C-/1.7 or higher required.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

010 English
020 Communications
030 Math/Statistics
040 Natural and Physical Science
050 Social and Behavioral Science
060 Arts and Humanities
070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity