For these majors, the department offers courses in human genetics, clinical chemistry, clinical hematology, clinical microbiology, and clinical immunology and immunohematology. While the concentration in many of these courses is on human physiology and pathophysiology, the material is not limited to human applications. Both undergraduate options provide students with the concepts, professional attitudes, scientific theory and skills essential for practicing clinical laboratorians. Medical laboratory science leads students to understand the health care delivery system and the role of the clinical laboratory scientist and cytotechnologist in that system, to function as professionals, and to gain the skills and attitudes needed to enter their practice.
All graduates are eligible for national certification and licensure.
The medical laboratory science faculty are professional laboratory scientists and leaders in local, regional, and national professional and scientific organizations who influence the practice of the profession by serving on committees and as consultants. In addition, the Department offers two courses for non-science majors, Contemporary Topics in Human Ecology I and II, a course in Health Care Legislation and various research and directed study programs. Members of the department also team teach a course in Bioethics. Click here to contact us.