General University Degree Requirements

As identified in the General Academic Policies section of the Grand Valley State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.

B.S. Course Requirements

• STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics Credits: 3
• AHS 301 - Introduction to Health Care Research Credits: 3 OR
  BMS 301 - Introduction to Research in the Biomedical Sciences Credits: 3
     OR
  PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology Credits: 3
    
• BMS 290 - Human Physiology Credits: 3 AND
  BMS 291 - Laboratory in Human Physiology Credits: 1
    

Medical Laboratory Science Core Requirement

• AHS 100 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
• MLS 102 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Sciences Credits: 1
• BMS 208 - Human Anatomy Credits: 3
• BMS 212 - Introductory Microbiology Credits: 3
• BMS 213 - Laboratory in Microbiology Credits: 1
• BMS 290 - Human Physiology Credits: 3
• BMS 291 - Laboratory in Human Physiology Credits: 1
• BMS 301 - Introduction to Research in the Biomedical Sciences Credits: 3 OR
  AHS 301 - Introduction to Health Care Research
    OR
  PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology Credits: 3
   
• BMS 410 - Immunology Credits: 3
• MLS 495 - Issues in Medical Laboratory Science Credits: 3

Required Science Cognate Courses

There are 27 semester hours of required science cognate courses:

• BIO 120 - General Biology I Credits: 4
• BIO 355 - Human Genetics Credits: 3
• CHM 109 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
• CHM 231 - Introductory Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
• CHM 232 - Biological Chemistry Credits: 4
• PHY 200 - Physics for the Life Sciences Credits: 4
• STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics Credits: 3

Professional Courses

There are 35 additional semester credits in professional courses:

• MLS 320 - General Laboratory Practice Credits: 2
• MLS 350 - Management for Laboratory Science Credits: 2
• MLS 370 - Diagnostic Microbiology I Credits: 4
• MLS 372 - Diagnostic Microbiology 2 Credits: 3
• MLS 373 - Diagnostic Microbiology II Laboratory Credits: 1
• MLS 410 - Clinical Immunoserology Credits: 3
• MLS 416 - Hematology Credits: 3
• MLS 417 - Clinical Hematology Laboratory Credits: 1
• MLS 422 - Clinical Chemistry Credits: 6
• MLS 450 - Clinical Practicum I Credits: 1
• MLS 460 - Advanced Clinical Science Credits: 5
• MLS 461 - Advanced Clinical Laboratory Credits: 2
• MLS 490 - Clinical Practicum II Credits: 5