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Medical Laboratory Science MLS

College(s): College of Health Professions

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Required Courses
General Education
BIOL 103	Biological Concepts	4
BIOL 205	Human Anatomy-Physiology	5
BIOL 108	Medical Microbiology	3
Or
BIOL 286	General Microbiology	3
BIOL 300	Pathophysiology	3
CHEM 114	Intro to General Chemistry	4
CHEM 214	Fund of Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 324	Fund of Biochemistry	3
COMM 105	Interpersonal Communication	3
Or
COMM 121	Fundamentals-Public Speaking	3
Or
COMM 221	Small Group Decision Making	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
ENGL 321	Advanced Composition	3
MATH 117	Contemporary Mathematics	4
Cultural Enrichment		9
Social Awareness		9
Core
CCHS 101	Orientation-Health Care	3
CCHS 102	Safety Issues-Health Care	1
CCHS 315	Epidemiology - Statistics	3
FSUS 100	Ferris State Univ Seminar	1
	(first year only)
MRIS 102	Orientation to Med Vocabulary	1
*	Computer Competency
Major
CLLS 101	Clinical Lab Science Orient	1
CLLS 122	Intro Specimen Collection	2
CLLS 123	Specimen Collection Lab	1
CLLS 216	Clinical Chemistry	3
CLLS 217	Clinical Chemistry Lab	1
CLLS 218	Body Fluid Analysis	1
CLLS 219	Hemostasis	1
CLLS 220	Body Fluid-Hemostasis Lab	1
CLLS 231	Hematology	2
CLLS 232	Hematology Lab	1
CLLS 236	Diagnostic Microbiology	2
CLLS 237	Diagnostic Micro Lab	2
CLLS 241	Virology-Mycology-Parasitology	2
CLLS 242	Virology-Mycology-Parasitology	1
CLLS 252	Intro Clinical Immunology	2
CLLS 253	Intro Clin Immunology Lab	1
CLLS 258	Immunohematology	2
CLLS 259	Immunohematology Lab	1
CLLS 356	Advanced Clinical Chemistry	2
CLLS 357	Adv Clinical Chemistry Lab	1
CLLS 431	Advanced Hematology	2
CLLS 432	Advanced Hematology Lab	1
CLLS 436	Advanced Diagnostic Microbio	2
CLLS 437	Adv Diagnostic Microbio Lab	2
CLLS 456	Simulated Laboratory for MT	3
CLLS 458	Advanced Immunohematology	1
CLLS 459	Adv Immunohematology Lab	1
CLLS 465	Management Clinical Lab	3
CLLS 480	Clinical Lab Sci Theory for MT	1
CLLS 491	Clinical Experience for MT	10
CLLS 494	Mgmt Practice in Clin Lab Sci	1
CLLS 499	Clinical Lab Science Seminar	1

Why Choose Medical Laboratory Science?

Medical Laboratory Scientists perform laboratory analyses to help the physician detect, diagnose and treat disease. Lab scientists work with sophisticated laboratory instruments and computers that must be kept in optimal operating condition to give the most accurate results. The volume and sophistication of laboratory testing will increase as the population grows and lives longer. Physicians base about 70 percent of their diagnosis and treatment decisions on the results of laboratory testing.

Medical Laboratory Scientists work in such departments of the medical laboratory as the blood bank, clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and body fluid analysis under the supervision of a medical director.

The program combines classroom instruction and laboratory practice on-campus with internships in hospitals throughout the state to prepare graduates to perform a wide range of tests.

The program is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS.) NAACLS can be contacted at the following: 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018. (773) 714-8880.
www.naacls.org

Get a Great Job

Career opportunities exist in the clinical laboratories in hospitals and medical centers; pharmaceutical industry in quality control, research and biotechnology; government crime labs, accreditation offices, environmental technology, veterinary medicine and lab information systems; humanitarian work in the Peace Corps, Project Hope and medical missionary workers. Many assume positions as laboratory directors and supervisors.

The average annual base salary of full-time medical technologists was $60,815 in 2010. Medical technologists who worked as laboratory supervisors and managers averaged $72,320. Salaries are increasing annually.

Admission Requirements

Students must be admitted to the university. To be qualified to enter the professional sequence of the program a student must have earned a minimum grade of "C" in each of the following courses or their equivalent: MATH 115 or MATH 117 (or have an ACT Math subscore of 24) and CHEM 114, CHEM 214, BIOL 205, and BIOL 108 or BIOL 286.

To assure students of a quality technical education in classroom/lab and clinical practice, enrollment is limited. Students who meet or will have met the program's qualification criteria by the end of Spring semester are required to apply to the program's professional sequence between January 15 and January 30 of the year prior to the May or August professional sequence entry. Admission will be based upon date of qualification.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the program, a student must have earned a minimum grade of "C" in each CLLS course, BIOL 205 and CHEM 214 or equivalent, and the CAHS core courses. A minimum cumulative gpa of 2.5 is required.

Ferris offers an internship in the last semester of the program, although due to limited space, specific clinical site locations cannot be guaranteed. If a student interrupts progression in the professional sequence of the program, re-entry cannot be guaranteed due to space limitations in laboratory and clincial placement sites.

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Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: 231-591-2270 or
1-800-462-8553 ext 2266