Credit Hour Requirements
A total of 125-133 credit hours is required for graduation (including those credit required for an AAS MLT) ; 43 are required general education courses, 27-34 are required support courses, and 23-34 are required MLS courses,
General Education Requirements
Refer to the General Requirements for Bachelor of Science degree requirements. General education requirements for the BS degree can be taken prior to or concurrently with the MLS program.
- 6 credit hours Composition
- 3 credit hours American Institutions
- 3 credit hours Quantitative Literacy
- 4 credit hours Computer Literacy
- 3 credit hours Diversity
- 9 credit hours Creative Arts & Humanities
- 6 credit hours Social Sciences
- 9 credit hours Physical/Life Sciences *
* The following courses will fulfill both general education and program support course requirements for Physical/Life Sciences: CHEM PS/SI1110, CHEM PS/SI1210, HTHS LS1110, MICR LS1113, MICR LS/SI2054, and PHYS PS/SI1010. (Also listed below under support courses.)
Some requirements may be met by ACT, CLEP, and/or AP scores as designated by the University (contact the Admissions Office for more information).
Support Courses for MLS BS Degree:
27-34 credit hours (includes 21-27 AAS MLT credits hours and 6/7 upper division BS MT credits)
In addition to the Gen Ed and MLS courses, you will need to complete the following upper division support courses:
- MICR 3254 Immunology (with lab) (4)
OR MICR 3810 Immunology (without lab) (3)
OR HTHS 3328 Pathophysiology of Cells & Tissues (2)
AND HTHS 3329 Pathophysiology of Organs & Systems (2) - MICR 3603 Medical Microbiology (3)
OR HIM 3200 Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3)
MLS Courses Required for BS Degree:
You must be accepted into the MLS program to enroll in any of the MLS courses. In addition to the requirements for the AAS MLT degree the following MLS courses are required:
Track I (for those intending to work as medical laboratory scientists)
69 credit hours (includes 33 AAS MLT credit hours and 35 upper division BS MT credits)
- MLS 3302 Advanced Medical Lab Practices I (4) F
- MLS 3311 Advanced Immunohemaology (3) F
- MLS 3313 Advanced Hematology & Hemostasis (4) F
- MLS 3314 Advanced Clinical Chemistry (3) S
- MLS 3316 Advanced Clinical Micro & Molecular Diagnostics (4) S
- MLS 4409 Clinical Correlation (1) F
- MLS 4411 MLS Simulated Laboratory I (4) F
- MLS 4412 MLS Simulated Laboratory II (4) S
- MLS 4414 Laboratory Teaching/Supervision I (2) F
- MLS 4417 Laboratory Teaching/Supervision II (1) S
- MLS 4453 Supervised Clinical Experience I (1) Su *
- MLS 4454 Supervised Clinical Experience II (1) Su*
- MLS 4801 Research Projects in MLS I (1) F
- MLS 4802 Research Projects in MLS II (1) S
Track II (pre-professional students who are interested in going to medical, physician assistant, dental, veterinarian or graduate school)**
56 credit hours (includes 33 AAS MLS credit hours and 23 upper division BS MLS credits)
- MLS 3302 Advanced Medical Lab Practices I (4) F
- MLS 3311 Advanced Immunohemaology (3) F
- MLS 3313 Advanced Hematology & Hemostasis (4) F
- MLS 3314 Advanced Clinical Chemistry (3) S
- MLS 3316 Advanced Clinical Micro & Molecular Diagnostics (4) S
- MLS 4409 Clinical Correlation (1) F
- MLS 4453 Supervised Clinical Experience I (1) Su *
- MLS 4454 Supervised Clinical Experience II (1) Su*
- MLS 4801 Research Projects in MLS I (1) F
- MLS 4802 Research Projects in MLS II (1) S
* For Supervised Clinical Experience courses, which you register for spring semester (MLS 4453 and 4454), if you have been employed in a clinical laboratory as an MLT, you will be given credit for your experience. To see if you qualify, please meet with the MLS Program Director.
** The remaining Track II upper division courses are as follows, but may vary depending on the specific school requirements; for approximately 23 credit hours.
- CHEM 2310 Organic Chemistry I (5)
- CHEM 2320 Organic Chemistry II (5)
OR CHEM 3070 Biochemistry (4) - MATH 1060 or 1080 or higher (4)
- PHYS 2010 College Physics (5)
OR PHYS 2210 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (5) - PHYS 2020 College Physics II (5)
OR PHYS 2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (5) - ZOOL 3300 Genetics (4) or equivalent ***
*** Genetics is recommended, but may be replaced with other upper division science courses, i.e. histology, cell biology, advanced human physiology, HAS 3230 Health Communication, HAS 4400 Legal & Ethical Aspects of HAS.
Source: Refer to the current course catalog for course descriptions. This curriculum pattern is subject to revision and is not an academic contract. See your MLS advisor to make sure you are choosing the proper courses.