MLS National Certification Eligibility Requirements

Course Requirements

Individuals lacking professional certification may request to be admitted to the Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (MSMLS) program on a provisional basis while they pursue the course work required for eligibility to write the national certification examinations. These clinical courses and their prerequisites require a minimum of four academic semesters. The courses include:

• MLSC 210 - Fundamentals of Hematology and Hemostasis Credits: 2
• MLSC 230 - Fundamentals of Clinical Microbiology Credits: 3
• MLSC 240 - Fundamentals of Immunohematology Credits: 1
• MLSC 320 - Fundamentals of Immunology Credits: 3
• MLSC 350 - Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry Credits: 3
• MLSC 400 - Specimen Procurement and Processing Credits: 1
• MLSC 401 - Clinical Year Seminar and Research Methodology Credits: 1
• MLSC 405 - Clinical Year Seminar and Research Project Credits: 1
• MLSC 411 - Hematology Credits: 3
• MLSC 412 - Hemostasis Credits: 1
• MLSC 413 - Clinical Hematology & Hemostasis Practicum Credits: 4
• MLSC 421 - Clinical Immunology, Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Credits: 2
• MLSC 423 - Clinical Immunology, Virology, and Molecular Diagnostics Practicum Credits: 1
• MLSC 431 - Clinical Bacteriology Credits: 4
• MLSC 432 - Specialized Clinical Microbiology Credits: 2
• MLSC 433 - Clinical Microbiology Practicum Credits: 4
• MLSC 441 - Immunohematology Credits: 3
• MLSC 442 - Transfusion Medicine Credits: 2
• MLSC 443 - Clinical Immunohematology Practicum Credits: 4
• MLSC 451 - Clinical Chemistry I Credits: 3
• MLSC 452 - Clinical Chemistry II Credits: 3
• MLSC 453 - Clinical Chemistry Practicum Credits: 3
• MLSC 461 - Body Fluids Credits: 1
• MLSC 463 - Body Fluids Practicum Credits: 1
• MLSC 475 - Laboratory Operations Credits: 2
• MLSC 483 - Comprehensive Review and Written Examination Credits: 1