Medical Laboratory Science BS

College of Arts and Sciences
Degree BS, Medical Laboratory Science
For information contact Mateusz Wosik, PhD

The medical laboratory science (MLS; formerly clinical laboratory science) major offers, through its affiliation with hospital schools, the opportunity to complete the requirements for a bachelor of science degree in four years with a clinical year rotation at an accredited hospital school. MLS majors complete three years in a biology-based curriculum on campus, and then apply for acceptance to an affiliated hospital program at the end of their fourth semester. Admission to a hospital school program is not guaranteed, but Misericordia University maintains a very high success rate. Following the hospital program, the student is eligible to sit for the certification examinations offered by the Board of Registry of Clinical Laboratory Scientists (or Medical Technologists) and the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS).

The mission of the Medical Laboratory Science program at Misericordia University is to recruit, educate, and prepare highly competent medical laboratory scientists to serve their patients and the healthcare profession while demonstrating high ethical and moral standards and the utmost in technical competence

Program Learning Outcomes

The following are program goals for the Clinical Laboratory Science major:

1. Students will demonstrate strong foundational comprehension of the concepts, mechanisms, and processes of biology and chemistry.
2. Students will use effective medical laboratory skills.
3. Students will develop professional competence.

The Medical Laboratory Science major program learning outcomes are realized in the following student learning outcomes:

Student Learning Outcome Group 1:

1. Identify and explain fundamental biological and chemical concepts and principles.
2. Describe the unifying biological and chemical concepts underlying the diversity of life.

Student Learning Outcome Group 2:

1. Perform a full range of medical laboratory tests with accuracy, precision, and safety.
2. Develop procedures for collecting, processing, and analyzing specimens.
3. Operate equipment properly, trouble-shoot, and establish and perform preventive and corrective maintenance.

Student Learning Outcome Group 3:

1. Communicate effectively as a member of a healthcare team.
2. Demonstrate ethical and professional conduct with patients, laboratory personnel, health-care professionals, and the public.