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2024-2025 Arapahoe Community College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Arapahoe Community College Catalog

Medical Laboratory Science BAS - Academic Plan


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Total Credits = 120

This Bachelor of Applied Science degree prepares students to advance in the field of Medical Laboratory Science. This completely online program prepares technologists to be able to perform high complexity testing in the clinical lab. It also prepares technologists to assume supervisory and leadership roles in the clinical laboratory. As a certified MLS, employment is available in hospitals, clinics, veterinary, industrial, environmental and research laboratories.

 

A full-time student can complete this Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in two years and a part-time student can complete it in 3 years. This degree prepares students to advance in the field of Medical Laboratory Science. Graduates of this NAACLS-accredited program are eligible to take the America Society for Clinical Pathologists national board exam and awarded the ASCP credential.

Program Outcomes


Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Recommendations


Where requirements are listed as course categories (e.g. Electives, Arts/Humanities) rather than as specific courses, please note that depending upon course choice, prerequisites may be required.

*Grade C or better required

Required Course Prerequisite, Corequisite, or Recommendation
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CO2   PrerequisiteENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1  or ENG 1031 - Technical Writing I: GT-CO1  
MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1   PrerequisiteCollege Readiness in Quantitative Literacy Math
SOC 2018 - Sociology of Diversity: GT-SS3   PrerequisiteCollege Readiness in English
CHE 1112 - General College Chemistry II: GT-SC1   PrerequisiteCHE 1111 - General College Chemistry I: GT-SC1  and MAT 1340 - College Algebra: GT-MA1  
BIO 2104 - Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1    PrerequisiteBIO 1111 - General College Biology with Lab: GT-SC1  and College Readiness in English and Quantitative Literacy Math
MLS 4110 - Advanced Clinical Microbiology   PrerequisiteBIO 2104 - Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1   
MLS 4120 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry   PrerequisiteCHE 1112 - General College Chemistry II: GT-SC1  

Recommended Course Sequence (Full-Time Track)


Recommended Course Sequence (Part-Time Track)


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