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MLS Curriculum

The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) curriculum consists of two segments: pre-medical laboratory science (PMLS) and professional medical laboratory science (MLSC).

The PMLS segment includes four academic semesters, or the equivalent, in an accredited college or university. No grade below a 鈥淐鈥� may be transferred from another college or university.

The MLSC segment consists of two calendar years or four academic semesters. The first year of the professional program includes on-campus medical laboratory science didactic and laboratory courses.

The second year includes off-campus practicum rotations in affiliated medical laboratories. Medical laboratories affiliated with the 麻豆社 Medical Laboratory Science program include:

• CHRISTUS Coushatta Healthcare Laboratory, Coushatta, LA听
• CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria, LA
• Franklin Medical Center, Winnsboro, LA
• Glenwood Regional Medical Center, West Monroe, LA
• Green Clinic, Ruston, LA
• LabCorp, West Monroe, LA
• LifeShare Blood Centers, Shreveport, LA
• Monroe Surgical Hospital, Monroe, LA
• Morehouse General Hospital, Bastrop, LA
• Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Natchitoches, LA
• Northern Louisiana Medical Center, Ruston, LA
• Ochsner-LSU Health, Monroe, LA
• Oncology Associates of Monroe Laboratory, Monroe, LA
• Pathology Resource Network, Shreveport, LA
• Rapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria, LA
• Reeves Memorial Medical Center, Bernice, LA
• Richardson Medical Center, Rayville, LA
• Richland Parish Hospital, Delhi, LA
• St. Francis Community Health Clinic - LabCorp, Monroe, LA
• St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA
• Touro LCMC Health, New Orleans, LA
• West Carroll Memorial Hospital, Oak Grove, LA

To receive the Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science, completion of the following curriculum is required.

NOTE:This information is provided as a reference only and is subject to change. Always verify all curriculum information with your faculty advisor or the dean's office. For complete curricular information, see the

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MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (MLS) CURRICULUM

The MLS prerequisite curriculum includes 20 hours of directed electives: 7 hours of upper-level biology and 13 hours of biology, chemistry, physics, health studies, or other medically related courses. Below is an example, as prerequisites are individualized based on each student鈥檚 academic and career goals, including plans for graduate or professional school. Contact an MLS faculty member to schedule an appointment and map out your curriculum.

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Freshman Year

Semester 1	Credit Hours (16)	Semester 2	Credit Hours (13)
ENGL 1001	3	ENGL 1002	3
MATH 1011	3	MATH 1016	3
BIOL 1020/1021	4	CHEM 1007/1009	4
Core Social Science*	3	Core Fine Arts*	3
Core Humanity*	3	MLSC 2001	1
UNIV 1001	(1 - not counted)	听	听

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Sophomore Year

Semester 1	Credit Hours (16)	Semester 2	Credit Hours (14)
BIOL 2026	3	BIOL 2014/2015	4
CHEM 1008/1010	4	CHEM 2030/2031	4
Core Social Science*	3	BIOL 2020	3
Core Humanity*	3	Pure Humanity*	3
AHSC 2001	3	听	听

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Junior Year 鈥� Year 1 MLS Professional Program

Semester 1	Credit Hours (17)	Semester 2	Credit Hours (15)
MLSC 3010	3	MLSC 3034	4
MLSC 3015	4	MLSC 3038	4
MLSC 3024	3	MLSC 3030	4
MLSC 3032	4	MLSC 4010	3
MLSC 3040	3	听	听

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Senior Year 鈥� Year 2 MLS Professional Program

Rotation Block 1	Credit Hours (14-16)	Rotation Block 2	Credit Hours (15-17)
MLSC 4011	2	MLSC 4012	2
MLSC 4023	4	MLSC 4022	3
MLSC 4033	4	MLSC 4032	3
MLSC 4043	4	MLSC 4054	4
MLSC 4060 (Fall)	1	MLSC 4062 (Spring)	2

*Refer to the 麻豆社 Core Curriculum Requirements

Total Hours for the B.S. degree in Medical Laboratory Science = 120 credit hours.

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