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Contribute to better health care by providing clues key in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

If you are looking for a career path that marries chemistry, biology, medicine, and problem solving, then a degree in medical laboratory science may be a good fit for you. The medical laboratory science program prepares its graduates for employment in hospital or medical laboratories. The accelerated option is for students who have completed a minimum of 90 credits towards a bachelor’s degree or have completed a bachelor’s program. The 16-month program consists of online medical laboratory science courses, on campus laboratory courses for hands-on skills and technical training and an off-campus clinical experience. The curriculum emphasizes basic science, medical laboratory science, critical thinking and communication skills, including structured learning in the laboratories of clinical affiliated laboratories. The program provides the scientific background in hematology, immunohematology, urinalysis, phlebotomy, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, clinical chemistry and management necessary for a laboratory career.