Medical Laboratory Science B.A./B.S.

The medical laboratory science curriculum requires 94 credit hours (basic requirements and major requirements) at K-State and the completion of 30 hours of clinical training at one of two affiliated hospitals in Kansas City: North Kansas City Hospital or Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Both sites are NAACLS accredited. Admission into the clinical portion of the training is competitive and acceptance is not guaranteed. Students are expected to have a minimuym GPA of 2.5 for both overall work and for the required science courses. After completion of all the requirements for the bachelor’s degree in MLS, students are eligible to sit for the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC).

In addition to the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, the following courses are required:

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Pre-clinical courses

BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: 3
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 340 - Structure and Function of the Human Body Credits: 8
or
KIN 360 - Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 8
*Note: only four credit hours of physiology is required.
BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: 4
BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: 4
BIOL 670 - Immunology Credits: 4
CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
or
MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: 3
or
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: 3
or
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
or
STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: 3
or
STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3

Choose one of the following:

BIOL 530 - Pathogenic Microbiology Credits: 3
BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 545 - Human Parasitology Credits: 3
BIOL 609 - Cellular and Molecular Biology of Human Diseases Credits: 3
BIOL 730 - General Virology Credits: 3
PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4

Notes

Because requirements for admission into clinical programs may change or vary, consultation with a medical laboratory science advisor is recommended.

For more information go to K-State Pre-Health.

Total credit hours required for graduation: (124)

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