Online Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (MLT to MLS)

Total credit hours per program: 56* credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $325

Total cost with fees and maximum amount of credits allowed to transfer into the program: $9,750

Total cost with fees: $18,200

Major Requirements

• MLSC 1000/2000 Classes | Credit Hours: up to 24
• MLSC 3000: Advanced Hematology | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 3010: Advanced Immunohematology | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 3020: Advanced Clinical Chemistry | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 3030: Advanced Pathogenic Microbiology | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 3040: Molecular Diagnostics | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 3050: Professional Practices Seminar I | Credit Hours: 1
• MLSC 4000: Professional Practices Seminar II | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 4010: Clinical Project: Hematology | Credit Hours: 3
• MLSC 4020: Clinical Project: Clinical Chemistry | Credit Hours: 4
• MLSC 4030: Clinical Project: Immunohematology Serology | Credit Hours: 4
• MLSC 4040: Clinical Project: Microbiology | Credit Hours: 4

Additional Requirements

• BIOL 4110: Biochemistry | Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 4192: Survey of Virology | Credit Hours: 2
• CHEM 2001: General Chemistry | Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 3261: Organic Chemistry Concepts | Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 3160: Organic Chemistry Laboratory Concepts | Credit Hours: 2

Additionally, students must complete the Safety Verification quiz, verify receipt of the student handbook, submit competency checklists and the Capstone project. These are submitted through a Moodle site titled MLSC Competency, Safety, and Capstone Verification and CastleBranch. 

General Education Science (if not completed on AS degree)

• BIOL 1161: Human A&P I | Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 1162: Human A&P II | Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1201: General Chemistry I | Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1202: General Chemistry II | Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1301: Chemistry Lab | Credit Hour: 1
• CHEM 1302: Chemistry Lab | Credit Hour: 1
• BIOL 2151: General Microbiology | Credit Hours: 3

If you did not take these courses through your associate degree, you will need to take them at LSUA. These courses are offered at LSUA as online courses. For more information and advisement on transfer questions, please email online@lsua.edu.

Course substitutions will be considered. There are often multiple ways to complete degree requirements.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Have successfully completed a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited program, AND
• Have graduated with an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution,* AND
• Be unconditionally admitted to the university and declare Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) as their major, AND
• Have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher, AND
• Students must have completed with a grade of "C" or higher all courses listed under the General Education Requirements and Additional Requirements sections of the MLSC curriculum, AND
• Student must be a working MLT/CLT. A completed Verification of Employment Form is required for admission to the program and must be submitted to the admissions office. Students can email admissions@lsua.edu OR attach to the online application, AND
• Students must be able to meet the program's technical standards/essential requirements

*Military personnel who completed the 50-week training program and hold ASCP Certification may be admissible without a completed associate degree. Please email online@lsua.edu if you meet these criteria for additional information about admissions options.

Students will receive credit for MLSC courses from their Associate Program. Non-MLSC courses will be evaluated on a course by course basis.

Upon admission to the MLT-MLS Program, the following should be reviewed and completed: 

1. Purchase Exam Simulator 
Students are required to purchase the Media Lab C.E. Exam Simulator (MLS, MLT) and CE (MLT/MLS). The cost is $130 for 12-month access.

• From LSUA bookstore OR  Directly from MediaLab http://www.labce.com
• Select BOTH CE for MLS/MLT AND Exam Simulator for MLS/MLT
• Enter PROMO CODE: LSUESCOMBO
• Login, go to profile page, select to pair your account to LSUA: Account number is 123520
• Required Documentation Prior to Clinical Training/Competency Checklists

2. Purchase Access to CastleBranch (for compliance documentation)

• Instructions for Order Placement
• Required Documentation Prior to Clinical Training/Competency Checklists (All documents are linked in Castle Branch)
  • Facility Fact Sheet
  • Receipt of Student Handbook form
  • Confidentiality Release of Information
  • Essential Functions Form
  • Infection Control Acknowledgement
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy
  • Competency Checklists
  • Release of Liability

3.  Submit Affiliation Agreement to Program Director, Elizabeth Duck, esmith@lsua.edu
Affiliation Agreement (note: GUILD students will have this already submitted)

4.  View and Complete Videos and Assessment in Moodle
Watch Safety videos and complete Quiz with a score of at least 70%

Re-Enrollment Information for LSUA

Although LSUA has six sessions (terms) a year, there are only three semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer).  Summer enrollment is optional and will not affect student records.

One Semester

Students who are not enrolled for one entire semester (both Fall terms or both Spring terms) will need to complete the "I am Coming Back Form" at least two weeks before the term starts to let us know they are returning so we can reactivate their record.  

More Than One Semester

Students who are not enrolled for more than one full semester (Fall ELearn1 and ELearn2 AND ELearn1 of Spring – or all of Spring ELearn1 and ELearn2 and ELearn1 of Fall) will have to reapply.  Students do not have to resubmit documents that we already have but would need to submit new transcripts from any school attended while absent from LSUA.  Re-entry students are eligible to be re-admitted.  

• Medical Lab Scientist
• Product Development
• Forensic Science
• Consumer-Product Testing
• Chemical and Materials Science

The Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
5600 N. River Rd., Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
Website: www.naacls.org
Email: info@naacls.org
Phone: 773-714-8880
Fax: 773-714-8886

Students who graduate with an online medical laboratory science degree will be prepared to use the latest technology to perform complex tests on patients.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Graduates will demonstrate cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills necessary to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of the entry-level medical laboratory scientist.
• Graduates will demonstrate technical skills and delivery of reliable results with assurance and confidence in performing laboratory tasks.
• Graduates will demonstrate appropriate professional communication skills, attitudes, and ethics required of medical laboratory scientists.
• Graduates will integrate the role and services of medical laboratory scientists with the roles and services of other health care professionals in the delivery of patient care to the consumer/public.

Why Choose LSUA's Online Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science?

LSUA’s online degree prepares students to enter the flourishing medical field. Coursework equips students to successfully pass a national certification examination through the American Society for Clinical Pathology-Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC), or equivalent certification examination. Once completed, this certification allows them to apply for positions in hospitals, clinics, industry, labs, research, quality assurance, quality control, laboratory management, laboratory consulting, and academia. This degree is also ideal for students who plan to apply to medical school, a Pathologist’s Assistant (PA) program, a Doctorate in Clinical laboratory Science (DCLS) program, or other professional programs.