This is a secondary degree completion progra.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 120 credits, 60 credits of which must be taken at GW.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Must be completed prior to coming to GW | ||
| General Education and prerequisite courses | ||
| 3 credits in English composition | ||
| 8 credits in General Biology with lab | ||
| 8 credits in General Chemistry with lab | ||
| 3 credits in Humanities | ||
| 3 credits in Quantitative Reasoning (college algebra, statistics, or higher) | ||
| 6 credits in Social Sciences | ||
| Can be transferred in as part of 60 credits or taken at GW | ||
| 3 credits in Biotechnology (HSCI 1106 if taken at GW) | ||
| 3 credits in Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry (MLS 3003 if taken at GW) | ||
| 4 credits in Microbiology w/lab (HSCI 3106 and HSCI 3108 if taken at GW) | ||
| 16 credits in Electives | ||
| Major courses that must be taken at GW | ||
| MLS 3000 | Clinical Laboratory Mathematics | 3 |
| MLS 3001W | Professional Ethics for Medical Laboratory Scientists | 3 |
| CERT 3005 | Current Topics in Biomedical Sciences | 3 |
| MLS 4141 | Immunology and Serology | 3 |
| MLS 4151 | Molecular Diagnostics | 3 |
| MLS 4158 | Laboratory Management and Operations | 3 |
| MLS 4170 | Introduction to Molecular Biology | 3 |
| MLS 4171 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| MLS 4172 | Molecular Diagnostics Capstone | 3 |
| MLS 4217 | Molecular Techniques | 3 |
| MLS 4242 | Applications of Molecular Testing | 3 |
| MLS 4266 | Molecular Diagnostics Practicum | 6 |
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| Microbes and Society | ||
| Research and Writing in Health Sciences | ||
| Writing in the Health Sciences | ||
| Additional required courses for the hybrid program option only. | ||
| MLS 4251 | Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | 1 |
| MLS 4252 | Applications of Molecular Testing Laboratory | 2 |
| Electives—hybrid and online program options | ||
| Students pursuing the hybrid option must take 15 credits in HSCI, MLS or CERT elective courses. | ||
| Students pursuing the fully online option must take 18 credits in HSCI, MLS or CERT elective courses. | ||
| Optional concentrations | ||
| All students may choose to complete one of the following concentrations. Credits taken in the concentration count toward the elective requirement. | ||
| Microbiology concentration: | ||
| MLS 2005 | Plagues, Pandemics, and Epidemics | 3 |
| MLS 4116 | Clinical Bacteriology I | 3 |
| MLS 4117 | Clinical Bacteriology II | 2 |
| MLS 4119 | Parasitology, Mycology, and Virology | 2 |
| MLS 4164 | Clinical Microbiology Practicum | 4 |
| MLS 4216 | Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory | 1 |
| MLS 4219 | Parasitology, Mycology, and Virology Laboratory | 1 |
| MLS 4995 | Independent Research in Biomedical Laboratory Science | 1-3 |
| Assisted reproductive technology concentration: | ||
| CERT 3004 | Endocrinology for Health Sciences | 3 |
| CERT 4010 | Clinical Human Embryology | 3 |
| CERT 4012 | Clinical Human Andrology | 3 |
| CERT 4014 | Human Reproductive Cryobiology | 3 |
| MLS 4995 | Independent Research in Biomedical Laboratory Science | 1-3 |