Bachelor of Science

BS in Medical Laboratory Science

General Education

I. LMU Specific Courses

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4.0

*LMU requires all first-time freshman students with less than 15 credits of college credit to complete UACT 100. This credit does not include AP, CLEP, or Dual-enrollment credit. 

II. Communication

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
9.0

III. Ethics, Fine Arts, History, or Humanities

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6.0

IV. Behavioral/Social Sciences

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3.0

V. History

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
6.0

VI. Mathematics

(see Mathematics Placement)

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Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3.0

VII. Natural Sciences/Physical Sciences

Item #
Title
Credits
8
Sub-Total Credits
8.0

*Bachelor of Science degree students must complete 8 hours in the Natural/Physical Sciences section of the General Education Core.

Collateral Science Requirements

In compliance with the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), the State of Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board, and national certification agencies such as the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the following collateral science courses are required for completion of the BS degree in Medical Laboratory Science:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
24.0

Plus one of the following four credit hour chemistry lecture / lab courses: 

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4.0

Plus one of the following four credit hour microbiology lecture / lab courses:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4.0

Please note that, in accordance with the State of Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board, survey, audit, remedial, college level examination program, advanced placement, and clinical courses do not qualify as fulfillment of the chemistry or biology collateral science requirements.

Total Credits
122