Medical Laboratory Science (MLSC)
This curriculum prepares students to work in clinical diagnostics along with other laboratory fields such as public health, bacteriology, environmental testing, industrial quality control, research, and forensic science. Graduates within the medical laboratory science track will have the opportunity to become an American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certified Medical Laboratory Scientist.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 1610 Calculus I | 4 | BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I1 | 3 | BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 1120 General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers II1 | 3 |
| Core History | 3 | CHEM 1121 General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| PHIL 1030 Ethics and the Health Sciences | 3 | Core Social Science or Humanities2 | 3 |
| 17 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 2070 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM 2080 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2071 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | CHEM 2081 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2501 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | 1 | BIOL 2511 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | 1 |
| STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences | 3 | BIOL 3000 Genetics | 3 |
| Core Literature | 3 | BIOL 3001 General Genetics Laboratory | 1 |
| LBSC 2010 Basics in Laboratory Science | 2 | Core History or Literature3 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 3200 General Microbiology | 3 | LBSC 4250 Clinical Biochemistry/Instrumentation4 | 4 |
| BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | LBSC 4050 Clinical Immunohematology/Parasitology | 5 |
| BCHE 5180 Biochemistry I | 3 | BIOL 5500 Immunology | 3 |
| LBSC 4010 Hematology | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| LBSC 4011 Hematology Lab | 2 | ||
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | ||
| BIOL 5200 Clinical Microbiology | 5 | ||
| Core Social Science | 3 | ||
| Core Social Science | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 14 | |||
| Professional Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | ||
| Degree is granted upon successful completion of a clinical internship at a NAACLS-approved school of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Laboratory Sciences) affiliated with Auburn University. | |||
| Clinical Internship | 22 | ||
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 22 | |||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||
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CHEM 1030/CHEM 1031 and CHEM 1040/CHEM 1041 sequence can substitute for CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121. See advisor for details.
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If a second LITERATURE sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE. If a second HISTORY sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE HUMANITIES.
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Students must complete a sequence of EITHER History or Literature to graduate. Please select the second half of EITHER the History or Literature sequence that you began.
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