This is a secondary degree completion program.

Students must complete 120 credits consisting of 45 to 60 transfer credits to satisfy general education and program-specific prerequisite requirements and a minimum of 60 credits taken at GW.

University General Education Requirements
3 credits in critical thinking in the humanities
6 credits in critical thinking, quantative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences
3 credits in quantitative reasoning (college algebra, statistics, or higher)
3 credits of English Composition
Oral communication component satisfied by CERT 3005 program requirement. 1
Writing in the disciplines (WID) coursework satisfied by MLS 2007W and MLS 3001W program requirements. 1
Program prerequisites
8 credits in general biology I and II
3 credits in chemistry or biochemistry 2
4 credits in microbiology with lab 2
3 credits in biotechnology 2
19 to 24 credits in elective and/or additional required courses 2
Core courses for the major (60 credits) that must be taken at GW
CERT 3004Endocrinology for Health Sciences
CERT 3005Current Topics in Biomedical Sciences
CERT 4010Clinical Human Embryology
CERT 4012Clinical Human Andrology
CERT 4014Human Reproductive Cryobiology
CERT 4021Laboratory Techniques in Reproductive Medicine
MLS 2007WMicrobes and Society
MLS 3000Clinical Laboratory Mathematics
MLS 3001WProfessional Ethics for Medical Laboratory Scientists
MLS 4141Immunology and Serology
MLS 4151Molecular Diagnostics
MLS 4158Laboratory Management and Operations
MLS 4171Human Genetics

1Requirement completed post matriculation. 

2Requirement can be completed via transfer credit or at GW