Medical Laboratory Science Degree Requirements

Complete the requirements to earn a degree in Medical Laboratory Science.

Required 122 credit hours (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing)

Note that some UND ES requirements are met with certain pre-professional and professional program courses.

II. Pre-Professional Program Courses

Required Pre-Professional Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BIOL 150	General Biology I	3
BIOL 150L	General Biology I Laboratory	1
BIOL 151	General Biology II	3
BIMD 220	Human Anatomy Physiology I	3
BIMD 221	Human Anatomy Physiology II	3
BIMD 301	Biochemistry	3
CHEM 121	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 121L	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHEM 122	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 122L	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
ECON 210	Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics	3-4
or PSYC 241	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
or SOC 326	Sociological Statistics
ENGL 110	College Composition I	3
ENGL 130	Composition II: Writing for Public Audiences	3
MATH 103	College Algebra	3-4
or MATH 107	Precalculus
or MATH 146	Applied Calculus I
or MATH 165	Calculus I
MLS 110	Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science	2
MLS 220	Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Operations	2
MLS 226	Introduction to Clinical Immunology	3
MLS 332	Introduction to Clinical Hematology	3
MLS 334	Introduction to Clinical Microbiology	3
MLS 339	Introduction to Evidence Based Practice	3
MLS 340	Introduction to Molecular Diagnostics	1

Required Science Elective Courses

Two of the following courses (or equivalents) are required.

Notes: Some of these courses may have additional pre-requisite requirements beyond what is required for MLS; Some required MLS pre-professional courses may require a course from this list as a pre-requisite.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BIMD 202	Introduction to Medical Microbiology Lecture	3
BIMD 302	General Microbiology Lecture	2
BIOL 315	Genetics	3
BIOL 341	Cell Biology	3
BIOL 410	Molecular Biology Techniques	4
CHEM 333	Analytical Chemistry	3
CHEM 340	Survey of Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 341	Organic Chemistry I	3
Other Advisor-Approved Science Course		3-4

Optional Recommended Pre-Professional Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
PHE 101	Introduction to Public Health	3
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	3

III. MLS Professional Program Required Courses

Students must apply and be accepted to the MLS Professional Program before beginning MLS Professional Program coursework.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
MLS 411	Clinical Chemistry I	2
MLS 412	Clinical Hematology Hemostasis I	3
MLS 413	Clinical Immunohematology I	2
MLS 414	Clinical Microbiology I	3
MLS 415	Clinical Urinalysis Body Fluids I	2
MLS 416	Clinical Immunology Molecular Diagnostics	1
MLS 420	Clinical Laboratory Operations	2
MLS 421	Clinical Chemistry II	2
MLS 422	Clinical Hematology Hemostasis II	3
MLS 423	Clinical Immunohematology II	2
MLS 424	Clinical Microbiology II	3
MLS 425	Clinical Urinalysis Body Fluids II	2
MLS 431	Clinical Chemistry Urinalysis III	2
MLS 432	Clinical Hematology Hemostasis III	2
MLS 433	Clinical Immunohematology III	2
MLS 434	Clinical Microbiology III	2
MLS 449	Capstone in Medical Laboratory Science	3
MLS 450	Advanced Clinical Applications in Medical Laboratory Science	1
Total Credits		39

Medical Laboratory Science Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.