Medical Laboratory Scientist, BAS [MLS-BAS, 120 Total Credits]

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LIMITED ENTRY PROGRAM

Some of these courses are program prerequisites and MUST be completed before a student is considered eligible for entry into the Program. Students MUST attend a Health Programs Orientation and meet with a Health Programs advisor for additional advisement. For more information please visit www.csn.edu/limited-entry-admission.

DESCRIPTION

The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) is an important member of the health care team in hospitals, clinics, medical research and teaching centers, and is an indispensable participant with physicians in providing critical diagnostic information. The MLS functions as a dependable, ambitious, and highly motivated professional capable of handling high stress situations with ease and confidence.

The Medical Laboratory Scientist performs and interprets diagnostic laboratory procedures using state-of-the-art instrumentation to aid in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease; monitors the standards of accuracy and precision in the performance of tests; performs routine maintenance; analyzes and corrects instrument problems; researches, evaluates, and implements new procedures; and may be responsible for fiscal/personnel management of the laboratory.

The Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Medical Laboratory Scientist combines academic and laboratory courses on campus with practical experience at clinical affiliate sites.

SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION

The program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119, (773) 714-8880. Students successfully completing the program are eligible to take a national certifying examination.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Select appropriate courses of action in accordance with established laboratory procedures.
Assess and correlate clinical and/or laboratory data through application of theory and principles.
Evaluate and perform full range of clinical laboratory procedures, including quality assurance and quality control.
Differentiate and resolve technical, instrument, and/or physiologic causes of unexpected or abnormal data.

General Education Requirements (51 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 126 - Precalculus I
or MATH 126E - Precalculus I Expanded or above
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits then the total listed on this degree.}

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (6 Credits)

ENG 333 - Professional Communications
and one course from the following:
COM 101 - Oral Communication
or ENG 102 - Composition II
or ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Natural Science (23 Credits)

^{NOTE: Students must complete both the Biology Group and the Chemistry Group. In the Biology Group, students will complete one three-course set (BIOL 190, 191, and 325) or the other three-course set (BIOL 223, 224, and 325). In the Chemistry Group, students must complete all three courses listed.}

Biology Group
BIOL 190 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
and BIOL 191 - Introduction to Organismal Biology
and
BIOL 325 - Molecular Diagnostics
or
BIOL 223 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and BIOL 224 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
and BIOL 325 - Molecular Diagnostics
Chemistry Group
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I
and CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II
and CHEM 220 - Introductory Organic Chemistry

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (9 Credits)

PHIL 302 - Intermediate Reasoning and Critical Thinking
and PHIL 311 - Professional Ethics
and three credits from the following:
any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (69 Credits)

Core Requirements (66 Credits)

CLS 151 - Phlebotomy
and CLS 152 - Applied Phlebotomy
and CLS 161 - Urinalysis and Body Fluids
and CLS 162 - Applied Urinalysis and Body Fluids
and CLS 241 - Clinical Chemistry I
and CLS 242 - Applied Clinical Chemistry I
and CLS 251 - Immunology/Immunohematology I
and CLS 252 - Applied Immunology/Immunohematology I
and CLS 265 - Laboratory Operations I
and CLS 271 - Clinical Microbiology I
and CLS 272 - Applied Clinical Microbiology I
and CLS 291 - Hematology I
and CLS 292 - Applied Hematology I
and CLS 361 - Urinalysis and Body Fluids II
and CLS 365 - Laboratory Operations II
and CLS 446 - Clinical Chemistry II
and CLS 447 - Applied Clinical Chemistry II
and CLS 448 - Hematology II
and CLS 449 - Applied Hematology II
and CLS 456 - Immunology/Immunohematology II
and CLS 457 - Applied Immunology/Immunohematology II
and CLS 476 - Clinical Microbiology II
and CLS 477 - Applied Clinical Microbiology II
and CLS 478 - Research Methods
and CLS 486 - CLS Clinical Chemistry Review
and CLS 487 - CLS Hematology Review
and CLS 488 - CLS Immunology/Immunohematology Review
and CLS 489 - CLS Clinical Microbiology Review
and CLS 490 - CLS General Laboratory & Urinalysis Review
and CLS 491 - Clinical Practicum –Chemistry
and CLS 493 - Clinical Practicum – Immunology/Immunohematology
and CLS 495 - Clinical Practicum – Microbiology
and CLS 497 - Clinical Practicum – Hematology