Medical Laboratory Science (BS)
Students will take a minimum of 90 credit hours at NDC and an additional 32 credit hours at the Cleveland Clinic School of Medical Laboratory Science.
The 3 +1 program prepares students to become eligible for licensure by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. The students who successfully complete the year-long internship at the Cleveland Clinic will sit for the boards one day after completion of the program. Once students pass the exam they will have the professional title of MLS (ASCP).
Students who intend to enter this program must be admitted to the college with the preparedness to enter into General Biology I (BI 114/115) and General Chemistry I (CH118/119).
Admission requirements for the program at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF) include completion of all the required courses at NDC with a minimum GPA of 2.5, see https://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/files/org/pathology/med-technology/laboratory-student-handbook-19-20
Required Coursework in Biology: 26 credits
BI 114, BI 115 General Biology I and Lab: Molecular Biology
BI 307, BI 307L Cell and Molecular Biology and Lab
BI 340, BI 341 Parasitology and Lab
BI 350 Genetics
BI 360, BI 361 Microbiology and Lab
BI 430 Immunology
BI 465, 466 Research Methods and Lab
Required Coursework in Chemistry: 22 credits
CH 118, CH 119 General Chemistry I and Lab
CH 120, CH 121 General Chemistry II and Lab
CH 211, CH 213 Organic Chemistry I and Lab
CH 214, CH 215 Organic Chemistry II and Lab
CH 305, CH 306 Biochemistry I and Lab
Required Coursework in Mathematics: 3 credits
MA 221 Statistics
Recommended Coursework:
BI 116, BI 117 General Biology II: Organismal and Lab
BI 300, BI 301 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Majors I and Lab
BI 302, BI 303 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Majors II and Lab
BI 486, 487, 488, 489 Independent Research
MA 120 Precalculus
Courses to be completed at CCF (year 4): 32 credits
MLS 300 Urinalysis and Fluids
MLS 301 Coagulation
MLS 302 Bacteriology I
MLS 303 Bacteriology II
MLS 304 Mycology
MLS 305 Molecular Diagnostics
MLS 306 Parasitology
MLS 400 Clinical Hematology I
MLS 401 Clinical Hematology II
MLS 402 Clinical Chemistry I
MLS 403 Clinical Chemistry II
MLS 404 Lab Operations I
MLS 405 Lab Operations II
MLS 406 Lab Operations III
MLS 407 Immunopathology I
MLS 408 Immunopathology II
MLS 409 Immunohematology I
MLS 410 Immunohematology II
See CCF Student Handbook for course credit hours and descriptions: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/files/org/pathology/med-technology/laboratory-student-handbook-20-21.ashx
Financial Considerations
Institutional Aid may be adjusted due to the expense of the Cleveland Clinic School of Medical Laboratory Science.