Medical Laboratory Science
To become a certified medical laboratory scientist, students take three years of courses
in biology, chemistry and mathematics at Bluffton. Then, for the fourth year (12 months)
students take courses at Ohio Northern University, which administers the West Central
Ohio Medical Laboratory Science Program (WCOMLS), and do clinical rotations in affiliated
hospital laboratories. WCOMLS is the only nationally accredited MLS program run by
a private school in the state of Ohio. After completing the coursework, students will
sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification Exam.
More about the MLS major >
Major
Bluffton courses: (47 hours)
BIO 230 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 (4) satisfies Critical Analysis competency
BIO 231 Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 (4)
BIO 301 Microbiology (4)
BIO 303 Genetics (4)
BIO 315 Immunology (3)
BIO 335 Cell Biology (4)
BUS 284 General Statistics (3)
CEM 121 General Inorganic Chemistry 1 (5) satisfies Scientific Inquiry competency
CEM 122 General Inorganic Chemistry 2 (5)
CEM 221 Organic Chemistry 1 (4)
CEM 222 Organic Chemistry 2 (4)
CEM 341 Biochemistry (3)
Courses offered through West Central Ohio Medical Laboratory Science Program (WCOMLS)
at Ohio Northern University:
MLS 4601 Foundations of MLS (3)
MLS 4611 Professional Practice & Development (3)
MLS 4621 Biological Fluids (4)
MLS 4641 Hematology & Hemostasis (4)
MLS 4651 Blood Banking & Transfusion Science (4)
MLS 4661 Medical Chemistry (4)
MLS 4691 Medical Hematology Practicum (4)
MLS 4701 Blood Bank Practicum (4)
MLS 4711 Medical Chemistry Practicum (3)
MLS 4721 Medical Microbiology Practicum (4)
MLS 4921 Capstone Experience (1)
MLS 4941 Capstone Seminar (1)
BIOL 3201 Immunology Laboratory (1)
BIOL 4961 Clinical Microbiology Laboratory (1)
MLS Enrichment Course (one of the following 3 hours):
BIOL 3231 Introduction to Virology (3)
BIOL 3251 Pharmacology (3)
BIOL 3621 Parasitology (3)
BIOL 3921 Practical Toxicology (3)
PLSC 2601 Health Policy (3)
July 2024