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The B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) may be earned by following a "combined program," which includes a one-year MLS internship at a ºÚÁÏÉçÇø-affiliated hospital, following three years of pre-internship study at Miami. The Medical Laboratory Science major consists of 92 pre-internship hours and an additional 32 internship hours completed during the final internship year at one of the teaching hospitals affiliated with the program (see most recent catalog).

These internships are awarded at the sole discretion of the hospital's Admissions Committee. Admission is based on curriculum, performance, and personal interview. ºÚÁÏÉçÇø establishes the requirements of the three academic years for ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs who wish to compete for these internships and will award the degree upon successful completion of the fourth year.

Please send questions and comments to:
Department of Microbiology
Medical Laboratory Science Program, 513-529-5422
212 Pearson Hall

Student Learning Outcomes

Our Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) curriculum is one of ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s “combined programs”; it integrates an on-campus interdisciplinary blend of courses with a one-year medical laboratory internship. The internship is hosted by an institution that is both formally affiliated with ºÚÁÏÉçÇø and offers an intensive laboratory curriculum accredited by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education through the National Accrediting Agency of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

The MLS curriculum is designed to educate our majors in key MLS disciplines, including bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, chemistry, toxicology, hematology, and immunohematology. Our expectations are that our majors will use the skills and competencies they develop to contribute to the improvement of local, national, and global health.

Specialized Knowledge

Students graduating with a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science will be able to:

1. Define/explain the fundamental concepts, processes, core theories, and practices within multiple MLS disciplines;
2. Describe/explain the theoretical basis of the tools, technologies, and methods within multiple MLS disciplines.

Intellectual Skills – Communication Fluency

3. Effectively communicate laboratory findings, methodologies, and strategies to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Applied Learning

4. Demonstrate and employ practical skills with both classical and modern laboratory techniques in clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, and immunohematology, including troubleshooting and problem-solving. 

Sample Plan of Study

This schedule integrates requirements for the major, the College of Arts and Science (CAS), and the Miami Plan, and provides a structure for completing them within the 3+1 or 4+1 year options. The required and recommended courses in the major are specifically noted because many of them must be taken in sequence, and some of them may be offered only once a year. To fulfill the Miami Plan and CAS requirements, you will take a certain number of credit hours from several categories of courses. Progress towards the fulfillment of the requirements for the B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science is provided online for each ºÚÁÏÉçÇø (and their advisor) through their Degree Audit Report (DAR).

All ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs in the College of Arts and Science must pass the CAS A requirement for a foreign language, which is to complete a course at the 202 level or higher. Although we have built in a two-year sequence beginning with 101 in our suggested schedule, you may be able to leverage your previous foreign language study in high school and bypass some of the introductory foreign language coursework. Alternatively, the schedule will accommodate the study of a new language.

Ask your advisor how certain elective courses may contribute to your particular professional goals. Some ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs will devote their elective course hours to obtain a second major or co-major, such as Chemistry, Spanish, or Premedical Studies; other ºÚÁÏÉçÇøs may use these hours for additional preparation for professional school standardized tests.

Third-Year

Fall and Spring Semesters

• Complete any Advanced Writing course (this includes MBI 255: Modern Microbiology Applications as an option) 
• Select at least one elective course from Group A and one course from Group B (7)
• Complete Biochemistry and Molecular Biology requirements if necessary (0-7)
• Miami Plan/ Electives (16-25)

Fourth-Year

MLS clinical off-campus year 

Electives