Medical Laboratory Science, BS (GPS)

Admission to the Medical Laboratory Science program is competitive and limited.

Term One

BIO 1110 - Freshman Seminar Bio Sciences Credit Hour(s): 1
BIO 1120 - Cells and Genes Credit Hour(s): 4
CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 13 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete BIO 1110, BIO 1120, CHM 1210, CHM 1210L, ENG 1100, with C or better; maintain a GPA of 2.7 or better

Term Two

BIO 1150 - Organisms and Ecosystems Credit Hour(s): 4
CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Lab II Credit Hour(s): 2
STT 1600 - Statistical Concepts Credit Hour(s): 4
or
STT 2640 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 13 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete BIO 1150, CHM 1220, CHM 1220L, and STT 2640 with C or better; maintain a GPA of 2.7 or better

Term Three

BIO 2110 - Principles of Molecular and Classical Genetics Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 2110 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State CORE Course Credits / Units: 3 CORE - Wright State CORE Course Credits / Units: 3 CHM 2110L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credit Hour(s): 2

Total: 14 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete BIO 2110, CHM 2110, CHM 2110L with C or better; maintain a GPA of 2.7 or better

Term Four

BIO 2120 - Cell Biology Credit Hour(s): 3
BIO 2140 - Introduction to Cell Biology Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 2.5
CHM 2120 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 2120L - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 2
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 13.5 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete BIO 2120, BIO 2140, CHM 2120, and CHM 2120L with C or better; maintain a GPA of 2.7 or better

Term Five

BIO 3100 - Clinical Microbiology Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State CORE Course Credits / Units: 3
CORE - Wright State CORE Course Credits / Units: 3 Life Science Elective - Advanced Science Course (3000/4000 level) Credits / Units: 3 BIO 3110 - Clinical Microbiology Lab Credit Hour(s): 2

Total: 14 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete BIO 3100, BIO 3110, and Life Science Elective with C or better; maintain a GPA of 2.7 or better

Term Six

CORE - Wright State CORE Course Credits / Units: 3
Life Science Elective - Advanced Science Course (3000/4000 level) Credits / Units: 5
ANT 3120 - Human Structure and Function II Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 12 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete ANT 3120 Life Science Electives with C or better; maintain a GPA of 2.7 or better

Terms Seven to Nine (Clinical Year)

Clinical Year

Includes 42 credit hours of medical lab coursework spread over 3 semesters (Summer, Fall, Spring). Clinical year is a 12-month program consisting of didactic coursework and rotations at affiliated laboratories.

Classes include: hematology, clinical chemistry, urine and body fluid analysis, microbiology, parasitology, serology, immunohematology, and a laboratory management course which counts as an IW in the major.