This is a secondary degree completion program.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 120 credits, at least 60 of which must be taken at GW.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education and prerequisite courses | ||
| 3 credits in English composition | ||
| 3 credits in critical thinking in the humanities | ||
| 6 credits in critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences | ||
| 8 credits in general biology with lab | ||
| 3 credits in quantitative reasoning (must be in algebra or statistics at the college level or above) | ||
| 37 credits in elective courses and/or additional required courses | ||
| Required and elective courses that can be transferred in or taken at GW | ||
| 3 credits in introduction to biotechnology for health sciences | ||
| 3 credits in microbiology (lecture) | ||
| 1 credit in microbiology for health sciences laboratory (lab) | ||
| 3 credits in organic chemistry or biochemistry (MLS 3003 Biochemistry for Health Sciences if taken at GW.) | ||
| Core courses for the major (60 credits) that must be taken at GW | ||
| CERT 3004 | Endocrinology for Health Sciences | |
| CERT 3005 | Current Topics in Biomedical Sciences | |
| CERT 4010 | Clinical Human Embryology | |
| CERT 4011 | Human Embryology Laboratory | |
| CERT 4012 | Clinical Human Andrology | |
| CERT 4013 | Human Andrology Laboratory | |
| CERT 4014 | Human Reproductive Cryobiology | |
| MLS 2007W | Microbes and Society | |
| MLS 3000 | Clinical Laboratory Mathematics | |
| MLS 3001W | Professional Ethics for Medical Laboratory Scientists | |
| MLS 4141 | Immunology and Serology | |
| MLS 4151 | Molecular Diagnostics | |
| MLS 4158 | Laboratory Management and Operations | |
| MLS 4171 | Human Genetics | |
| MLS 4251 | Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | |
| Optional concentration | ||
| Students who wish to complete a concentration in either molecular biology or microbiology must take the required courses and number of elective credits listed below. | ||
| Molecular biology concentration | ||
| Required | ||
| MLS 4170 | Introduction to Molecular Biology | |
| MLS 4172 | Molecular Diagnostics Capstone | |
| MLS 4217 | Molecular Techniques | |
| MLS 4242 | Applications of Molecular Testing | |
| MLS 4252 | Applications of Molecular Testing Laboratory | |
| MLS 4266 | Molecular Diagnostics Practicum | |
| Elective | ||
| One 1-credit elective course | ||
| Microbiology Concentration | ||
| Required | ||
| MLS 2005 | Plagues, Pandemics, and Epidemics | |
| MLS 4116 | Clinical Bacteriology I | |
| MLS 4117 | Clinical Bacteriology II | |
| MLS 4119 | Parasitology, Mycology, and Virology | |
| MLS 4216 | Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory | |
| MLS 4219 | Parasitology, Mycology, and Virology Laboratory | |
| MLS 4164 | Clinical Microbiology Practicum | |
| Electives | ||
| 5 credits in elective courses | ||