Medical Laboratory Science is a dynamic health profession focused on analyzing blood, tissues, and other bodily specimens to help diagnose, monitor, and treat disease. As a medical laboratory scientist, you’ll be a key member of the health care team, using your biomedical knowledge and technical skills to uncover critical information about a patient’s health. From identifying infectious microbes and detecting cancer cells to screening for diabetes, determining blood types, and performing genetic testing, you’ll play a central role in patient care.
As a student in this concentration, you’ll complete coursework that prepares you for hands-on practica in medical laboratories. These experiences allow you to apply what you’ve learned and deepen your understanding of health and disease. This accredited pathway also prepares you to sit for the ASCP Medical Laboratory Science Certification exam and qualify for licensure in states where it’s required.
Model Curriculum for the Medical Laboratory Science Concentration
First Year
- Applications to Health
- Introduction to Public Health
- Written Expression
- General Chemistry I
- Fundamentals of Calculus I
- Intro to Scientific Writing
- Human Cell Biology
- General Chemistry II
Second Year
- Anatomy and Physiology I
- Elements of Statistics or Basic Statistical Methods
- Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Health Care Ethics
- General Education Elective
- Anatomy and Physiology II
- Intro to Organic Chemistry
- General Education Elective
- Elective
Third Year
- Leadership and Management in Health Care
- Fundamentals of Biochemistry
- Intro to Human Disease
- Clinical Chemistry I
- Advanced Medical Microbiology
- Immunology
- Immunology Lab
- Clinical Chemistry II
- Electives
Fourth Year
- Applied Molecular Biology
- Applied Molecular Biology Lab
- Hematology
- Hematology Lab
- Clinical Microbiology II
- Immunohematology
- Foundations of Interprofessionalism
- Certification Review
- Clinical Practicum: Chemistry
- Clinical Practicum: Hematology
- Clinical Practicum: Microbiology
- Clinical Practicum: Immunohematology