Biology - Medical Laboratory Science, B.S.

Major Code: 6002

University Core (Total Listed 42-44)

For full list of courses see University Core (Bachelor’s) .

Support Courses: 0-3 Minimum Required Hours

Students majoring in Biology-Medical Laboratory Science are encouraged to complete the following courses in high school.

Two years of high school algebra OR
MATH 1453 - Applied Algebra OR
MATH 1513 - College Algebra

Major Requirements

Biology-Medical Laboratory Sciences: 87 Minimum Required Hours

Students may earn the B.S. in Biology-Medical Laboratory Science from UCO upon completion of the following three year curriculum and an additional one year in a hospital school approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

Biology and Chemistry: 45 Credit Hours

Mathematics: 3 Credit Hours

STAT 2103 - Intro Statistics for Sciences

Elective Biology and/or Chemistry: 9 Credit Hours

Selected from the following courses:

#Medical Technology: 30 Credit Hours

Students must complete an appropriate one year program with an approved affiliate Hospital Medical Laboratory Science Program and satisfactorily complete the following courses through UCO.

Electives to bring total to: 124 Minimum Required Hours

#The Medical Laboratory Science degree can only be obtained upon completion of the one year clinical hospital training. Completion of the three-year requirements at UCO does NOT assure acceptance into one of the affiliated hospitals. Acceptance into a hospital program is highly competitive.

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in (a) all college course work, (b) course work at UCO, and (c) major courses: 2.00
A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all courses in the major to count toward meeting degree requirements.