Medical Laboratory Science, B.S.

Degree Requirements

This degree requires a minimum of 122 credits total, with 50 credit hours obtained in the junior/senior years to graduate.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015  requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

• C 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
• C 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
• C 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
• Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
• V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3
• FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3

Casper College Requirements

MLTK and PEAC courses are available through an articulation agreement with Casper College and can be taken only through Casper College. Students are responsible for fulfilling all University Studies requirements. The articulation agreement, with a proposed semester-by-semester sequence, is available at: http://www.uwyo.edu/TRANSFER/articulation/agreements/medical-laboratory-science.html

• MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3 (Meets Quantitative USP requirement) 4 credits at Casper College
• MICR 2021 - General Microbiology Credits: 4

• OR MOLB 2021 General Microbiology   (Casper College equivalent: MOLB 2210)

• SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles Credits: 3 OR ANTH 1200 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  

• OR PSYC 1000  

• ENGL 1010 - College Composition and Rhetoric Credits: 3 (Meets Communication I USP requirement)

• OR

• COMM 2010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
• LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4 (Meets Physical and Natural World USP requirement; Casper College equivalent: BIOL 1010)
• ENGL 2005 - Writing in Technology and the Sciences Credits: 3 (Meets Communication II USP requirement)
• POLS 1000 - American and Wyoming Government Credits: 3 (Meets U.S. and Wyoming Constitution USP requirement)
• Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3 
• Humanities Elective Credits: 3
• CHEM 1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 (Meets Physical and Natural World USP requirement; Casper College equivalent: CHEM 1025 & CHEM 1028)

• OR

• CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
• Other CC courses:
• PEAC xxxx: Online Activity Credits: 1
• MLTK 1500 - Hematology Credits: 3
• MLTK 1600 - Clinical Immunohematology Credits: 3
• MLTK 1700 - Microscopy: UA Body Fluids Credits: 2
• MLTK 2600 - Clinical Microbiology I Credits: 2
• MLTK 2500 - Clinical Chemistry Credits: 3
• MLTK 2650 - Clinical Microbiology II Credits: 2
• MLTK 2700 - Immunology Credits: 4
• MLTK 2971 - Clinical Practicum: Hematology Credits: 2
• MLTK 2972 - Clinical Practicum: Chemistry Credits: 2
• MLTK 2973 - Clinical Practicum: Immunohematology Credits: 2
• MLTK 2974 - Clinical Practicum: Microbiology Credits: 2
• MLTK 2976 - Clinical Practicum: Serology Credits: 1
• MLTK 2977 - Clinical Practicum: UA / Body Fluids Credits: 1
• MLTK 2978 - MLT Professionalism Credits: 1
• MLTK 2800 - Clinical Pathophysiology Credits: 4
• MLTK 1800 - Principles of Phlebotomy Credits: 3

University of Wyoming Requirements

Upper-division courses required to complete the Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (All MLSK courses are only available through UW-Casper.):

• CHEM 2300 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Credits: 4

• Take a minimum of 8 credits from the following courses:

• LIFE 3050 - Genetics Credits: 4

• OR

• LIFE 3600 - Cell Biology Credits: 4

• OR

• PHCY 4050 - Introduction to Evolution of American Health Services Credits: 2

• OR

• PHCY 4241 - Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance Credits: 3

• OR

• PHCY 4441 - Intro Health Institution Leadership Credits: 3

• OR

  Course Approved by Program Director

• STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4

• Take a minimum of 3 credits from the following courses:

• MOLB 3000 - Introduction to Molecular Biology Credits: 3

• OR

• PSYC 4300 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3

• OR

• SOC 3000 - Social Change Credits: 3

• OR

• SOC 3550 - Medical Sociology Credits: 3

• OR

  Course approved by Program Director

• MOLB 3610 - Principles of Biochemistry Credits: 4
• MLSK 4840 - Laboratory Education Methodology Credits: 1
• MLSK 4850 - Clinical Research Design Credits: 2
• MLSK 4860 - Laboratory Management Credits: 3 (Meets Communication III USP requirement)
• MLSK 4870 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry Credits: 4
• MLSK 4880 - Advanced Hematology: Erythrocytes Credits: 2
• MLSK 4981 - Advanced Clinical Practicum-Hematology Credits: 3
• MLSK 4982 - Advanced Clinical Practicum-Molecular Credits: 3
• MLSK 4983 - Advanced Clinical Practicum-Immunohematology Credits: 3
• MLSK 4984 - Advanced Clinical Practicum- Microbiology Credits: 3
• MLSK 4890 - Professional Career Paths and Review Credits: 2
• Upper-division elective credits: 1 (see below, consult your academic advisor)

Upper Division Elective Credit Hours

These credits must be 3000 and above, and achieved through online outreach or on campus courses. A list of courses that are acceptable to fulfil this requirement can be made available to the student. If a course is in question, it is highly suggested to the student to contact the UW-C advising department or the MLS program director for requirement fulfillment confirmation.

Enrichment Rotations and Laboratory Sessions

The final semester of the student’s senior year is comprised of didactic material being delivered in an online hybrid manner, supplemented with on campus lab sessions at the UW-Casper campus. These lab sessions will be accompanied by an observational enrichment rotation at a clinical site. This enrichment rotation will allow for the observation of advanced methodologies in a practical environment. It will be the students’ responsibility for all travel and housing costs associated with the advanced clinical practicum courses.

Probation

Students who do not meet the minimum grade requirements stated above for MLSK course work will be placed on probation. In this period of time, students will be allowed to continue in the program under supervision, but will submit a petition which is an individualized plan of study for the next semester that is developed by the student in agreement with and signed by an academic advisor. All completed MLSK courses that fail to meet minimum grade requirements (C or 2.000 or better) must be repeated by the student. Students shall not be allowed to progress to the final semester until all courses in the previous semesters are successfully completed and a GPA of 2.000 is obtained.

Additional Requirements

The program requires 122 credit hours total, with 50 credit hours obtained in the junior/senior years to graduate. Students must complete a minimum of 42 upper division hours, 30 of which must be earned from the University of Wyoming.

Prerequisite for admission to the Medical Laboratory Sciences degree is completion of the Medical Laboratory Technician program at Casper College, or another accredited MLT program. Students interested in the MLS degree who already hold a bachelors degree should contact program director Jed Doxtater at jdoxtate@uwyo.edu.