Medical Laboratory Science

Program Description

If you want an in-demand career that allows you to play a critical role in the healthcare system, choose the Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science. You’ll become the go-to person for detecting and diagnosing disease because you’ll be the one analyzing blood, tissue, and other samples. In AUM’s program, you’ll study chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology, and microbiology—and put that theoretical knowledge to work in AUM’s laboratory-based training. Most medical laboratory scientists work in hospitals, but you can also work in:

Commercial laboratories
Departments of public health
Agencies such as the U.S Food and Drug Administration
Forensic science settings, such as law enforcement, analyzing crime scenes

The curriculum satisfies the requirements adopted by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education which sets educational standards to ensure that these expected outcomes can be met. This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

Medical laboratory scientists perform many routine and specialized tests in clinical, research or industrial laboratories to provide diagnostic data supporting health care, quality control and product development.

Medical Laboratory Sciences Plan of Study

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2021

FAQs

Program Outcome Measures

Past Student Handbooks:

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2018

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2019

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2020

Convenient, Online MLT to MLS Track

The Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science can also be completed online in the MLT to MLS track. This option is designed for certified medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) who have prior clinical laboratory experience with modern laboratory instrumentation and for military laboratory personnel who have completed military medical laboratory specialist school and have laboratory experience with modern clinical laboratory instrumentation. This online program is convenient for working professionals since they won’t have to perform introductory laboratory exercises that would normally be required of individuals training in the field for the first time. This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

MLT to MLS Plan of Study

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2021

Program Costs

Past Student Handbooks:

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2018

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2019

Student Handbook – Class Beginning Fall 2020

Online Forms:

UrinalysisChecklist

Professional.Development Evaluation

Phlebotomy Checklist

Micro.Checklist

Immunology Serology Checklist

Heme.coag.checklist

Clin.Chem.Checklist

BB.Checklist

Points of Pride

100% job placement for past graduates
More than 90% pass rate on board of certification
One of only two MLS programs in Alabama
Convenient online option for current medical laboratory technicians

Put Your Degree to Work

Note: While salaries vary depending on several factors including your level of experience, education and training, and geography and industry, here is a sampling of the future job growth and salaries in this area.

The job outlook for medical laboratory science is excellent. A degree in this field will give you your choice of jobs with higher-than-average salaries. Employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 14 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 1.9 million new jobs.

U.S Bureau of Labor statistic sample
Jobs	Median Annual Pay	Job Growth through 2028
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$53,120	11%
Chemists and Materials Scientists	$78,790	4%
Medical Scientists	$88,790	8%

For More Information

Department of Medical & Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Auburn University at Montgomery
Moore Hall 208
334-244-3606
jtaylor@aum.edu

Soaring Warhawks

Christy Young is a laboratory director at Mizell Memorial Hospital in Opp, Ala.
Leslie Adams is a pharmacist at the U.S. Veterans’ Administration in Birmingham.
Kyle Taylor is Head of the Department of Medical & Clinical Laboratory Sciences at AUM.

Program Overview

The course listings below are a representation of what this academic program requires (but not necessarily for the online MLT to MLS track).

Course sampling specific to the Medical Laboratory Sciences major includes:

Course #	Course Name	Course Description
CLLS 3013	Laboratory Techniques	An introduction to the basic techniques used by clinical laboratory scientists. In addition, laboratory safety and current issues in health care explored.
CLLS 3103	Immunology and Serology	A study of the human immune system in health and disease. Laboratory exercises are serologic procedures used in the laboratory diagnosis of immunologic and infectious diseases.
CLLS 3253	Clinical Hematology II	A study of erythrocyte abnormalities and associated disease states. The laboratory will focus on methods used in the evaluation of abnormal erythrocyte morphology.
CLLS 4054	Phlebotomy	Experience in phlebotomy provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to phlebotomy.
CLLS 4080	Laboratory Management and Education (writing intensive	This course offers an overview of the management process and supervisory techniques and responsibilities commonplace in the clinical laboratory. Also covered are clinical and classroom instructional methods and evaluation strategies. This is a writing intensive course.
CLLS 4114	Clinical Serology	Experience in clinical serology provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to clinical serology.
CLLS 4174	Clinical Immunohematology III	Experience in clinical immunohematology provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to clinical immunohematology.
CLLS 4214	Clinical Urinalysis	Experience in clinical urinalysis provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to clinical urinalysis.
CLLS 4263	Clinical Hematology III	A study of white blood cell abnormalities in human blood with correlations to disease processes. The laboratory portion of this course will involve development of expertise in hematologic procedures and correlation of test results with disease states. This is a writing intensive course.
CLLS 4274	Clinical Hematology IV	Experience in clinical hematology provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to clinical hematology.
CLLS 3403	Clinical Instrumentation I	An introduction to clinical laboratory instruments. Basic theory of fundamental clinical instrumentation discussed with hands-on experience in lab. Maintenance procedures and troubleshooting techniques introduced.
CLLS 3433	Methods of Drug Analysis	A study of current techniques used in drug analysis. General theory as well as practical application of organic acid/base theory, liquid-liquid extraction, solid phase extraction, TLC, HPLC, GC and mass spectrometry covered.
CLLS 4040	Comprehensive Review	A comprehensive review of Medical Laboratory Sciences. All students take a final comprehensive examination at the end of this course. Successful completion of this course is required for graduation. Final grades will be assigned on a pass/fail basis.
CLLS 4323	Clinical Microbiology III	Continued development of the skills necessary to function efficiently in a microbiology laboratory. The student will be exposed to extensive bacterial identification problems as it relates to various specimen sites (respiratory, CSF, etc.). Other topics include anaerobic bacteria and mycobacteria.
CLLS 4334	Clinical Microbiology IV	Experience in clinical microbiology provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to clinical microbiology.
CLLS 4364	Clinical Parasites and Mycology II	Experience in clinical parasitology and mycology will be provided in an affiliated clinical facility. This will include a review of basic concepts related to clinical parasitology and mycology.
CLLS 4474	Clinical Chemistry IV	Experience in clinical chemistry provided in an affiliated clinical facility. Includes a review of basic concepts related to clinical chemistry.

Medical Laboratory Science