Curriculum Requirements
Completing these MLS Requirements (or Categorical, see note below) makes you eligible for the certification examination needed to practice in the profession. Certification is achieved by successfully passing the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) exam by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
To be eligible for this exam, you must satisfy these requirements:
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university, which must include 16 credit hours of biological sciences (with one semester in microbiology); 16 credit hours of chemistry (with one semester of organic or biochemistry); one semester of mathematics; and successful completion of an NAACLS-accredited program in Medical Laboratory Science at the University of Vermont within the last five years
We will review your transcript to determine the Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics credit hours that are acceptable.
Required Courses for MLS Certification
| Clinical Chemistry | 7 credits | MLS 3100, 3110 |
| Hematology | 4 credits | MLS 3200 |
| Clinical Microbiology | 7 credits | MMG 3220; MLS 3300 |
| Immunology | 3 credits | BHSC 3420/MMG 3230 |
| Immunology Lab | 1 credit | BHSC 3440 |
| Immunohematology | 4 credits | MLS 3400 |
| Applied Molecular Biology | 3 credits | BHSC 3810 |
| Applied Molecular Biology Lab | 1 credit | BHSC 3820 |
| Topics in MLS | 3 credits | MLS 3900 |
| Clinical Practicum | 12 credits | MLS 3192, 3292, 3392, 3492 |
Completing the MLS Categorical Requirements in Blood Bank, Hematology, Chemistry, or Microbiology allows you to be eligible for the certification examination in one area to practice in the profession. Certification is achieved by successfully passing the Technologist Categorical exam offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
Required Courses for Each MLS Categorical Certification
| Blood Bank | Hematology | Chemistry | Microbiology |
| MLS 3200 | MLS 3200 | MLS 3100 | MMG 3110 |
| MLS 3400 | MLS 3292 | MLS 3110 | MLS 3300 |
| MLS 3492 | BHSC 3420/MMG 223 | MLS 3192 | MLS 3392 |
| BHSC 3420/MMG 223 | BHSC 3440 | BHSC 3420/MMG 223 | BHSC 3420/MMG 223 |
| BHSC 3440 | BHSC 3810 | BHSC 3440 | BHSC 3440 |
| BHSC 3810 | BHSC 3820 | BHSC 3810 | BHSC 3810 |
| BHSC 3820 | BHSC 3820 | BHSC 3820 |
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