Apr 18, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Pre-Professional Concentration (MLS) 4YP


Medical Laboratory Sciences, BSMLS
Pre-Professional Concentration
*Sample Four Year Plan

First Year Fall Semester
SCH
First Year Spring Semester
SCH
APSU 1000-Freshmen Seminar 1 ENGL 1020-English Composition II 3
ENGL 1010-English Composition I 3 COMM 2045-Public Speaking 3
BIOL 2010/2011-Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/lab 4 BIOL 2020/2021-Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab 4
MATH 1730-Precalculus 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3
TOTAL SCH 12 TOTAL SCH 13
Second Year Fall Semester
SCH
Second Year Spring Semester
SCH
ENGL 2330-Topics in World Literature 3 CHEM 1120/1121-General Chemistry w/lab 4
History Core 3 BIOL 3130/3131-Genetics w/lab 4
BIOL 2300/2301-Principles of Microbiology w/lab OR
BIOL 3730/3731-Medical Microbiology w/lab
4 History Core 3
CHEM 1110/1111-General Chemistry w/lab 4 Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3
       
TOTAL SCH 14 TOTAL SCH 14
Third Year
Fall Semester
SCH
Third Year
Spring Semester
SCH
CHEM 3500/3501-Brief Organic Chemistry w/lab 4 MTEC 3940/3941-Fundamentals of Clinical
Analysis w/lab
4
MTEC 3910/3911-Fundamentals of Hematology w/lab
(recommended) OR
MTEC 4920 Molecular Diagnostics OR
BIOL 4160/4161-Human Physiology w/lab OR
BIOL 4440/4441-Cell/Molecular Biology w/lab OR
BIOL 4450/4451-Biotechnology w/lab
4 BIOL 3760/3761-Immunology & Serology w/lab OR
MTEC 3760/3761-Immunology & Serology w/lab
4
Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core 3 CHEM 4300/4301-Brief Biochemistry w/lab 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core 3    
TOTAL SCH Total SCH 14 TOTAL SCH 12
Fourth Year
 Summer Semester
SCH
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
SCH
Fourth Year
Spring Semester
SCH
MTEC 4980/4981-Diagnostic
Microbiology II w/lab
4 MTEC 4750-Management, Research
& Education Seminar
3 MTEC 4090-Clinical Hematology 4
MTEC 4950/4951-Immunohematology
w/lab
4 MTEC 4910/4911-Hematology w/lab 4 MTEC 4290-Clinical Microbiology 4
MTEC 4940/4941-Clinical
Analysis I w/lab
4 MTEC 4970/4971-Clinical Analysis II
w/lab
4 MTEC 4490-Clinical Chemistry Urinalysis 4
    MTEC 4730/4731-Diagnostic Microbiology I w/lab 4 MTEC 4390-Clinical Immunohematology Serology 4
    MTEC 4900-Clinical Phlebotomy 1 MTEC 4930-Board of Certification Review 2
TOTAL SCH 12   16 TOTAL SCH 18
    Total Student Credit Hours for Degree 125

*For this degree a student must complete a total of 33 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.

Note:  acceptance to the professional year requires an application and a GPA of at least a 2.5/4.0. This is a competitive process and all applicants may not be selected for the program