Curriculum for the BS in Medical Laboratory Science

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Medical Laboratory Science program consists of two years of pre-professional courses and two years of professional courses. The Wayne State Bulletin contains the pre-professional requirements as well as all MLS course descriptions. 

The two-year BS in MLS professional curriculum breakdown by semester is below.

Fall Year 1

• MLS 3100—Urine and Body Fluid Analysis—3 cr
• MLS 3080—Instrumentation—4 cr
• MLS 5500—Immunology—3 cr
• MLS 4040—Lab Operations—3 cr

Total = 13 cr

Winter Year 1

• MLS 3020—Hematology I—4 cr
• MLS 3040—Immunohematology I—4 cr
• MLS 4210—Hemostasis—2 cr
• MLS 5510—Diagnostic Micro I—4 cr

Total = 14 cr

Spring/Summer Year 1

• MLS 5530—Sim Lab—2 cr
• MLS 5550—Molecular Diagnostics—3 cr

Total = 5 cr

Fall Year 2

• MLS 3280—Clinical Chemistry Lec & Lab—4 cr
• MLS 4230—Hematology II—3 cr
• MLS 4240—Immunohematology II—3 cr
• MLS 5520—Diagnostic Micro II—4 cr

Total = 14 cr

Winter Year 2

• MLS 4000—Clinical Hematology: Cr. 5
• MLS 4010—Clinical Chemistry: Cr. 4
• MLS 4020—Clinical Blood Bank: Cr. 3
• MLS 4030—Clinical Microbiology: Cr. 4
• MLS 5996—MLS Clinical Pathology Review: cr. 2

Total = 18 cr

Program Total = 64 credit hours