CAS.MLT.BS - Bachelor of Science-Major in Medical Laboratory Technology

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About the Program

Program Description

The Indiana Wesleyan University Biology Department offers a four-year Bachelor of Science Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program. The student is prepared to perform medical laboratory tests that reveal the presence or absence of abnormalities of the blood and other body fluids. Program graduates are eligible to take the appropriate national registry examination and are qualified for employment in hospital laboratories, government medical laboratories, medical research laboratories, clinics, and health care centers.

Program Requirements

Additional Requirements for this Program

Standards Required to Enter the Gateway Courses:

BIO-125 and CHE-125 are the first courses taken in the major. The standards required to take each of these courses are as follows:

BIO-125 - Completion of BIO-100 with a grade of "C" or better OR Math SAT 480 or above; OR CHE-110 with a grade of "C" or better.

CHE-125 - Completion of CHE-110 with a grade of "C" or better OR one year of high school chemistry and one of the following acceptable scores: Math SAT (480 or above) or RSAT Math (510 or above); or ACT Math (21 or above).

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Medical Technology (MTE) requires a minimum of three years of university study and a full year of clinical experience in an approved hospital. Indiana Wesleyan University will accept 12 months of clinical experience successfully completed in a hospital-based medical technology program or clinical laboratory science program that is accredited by NAACLS (National Association of Accreditation for Clinical Laboratory Sciences). This 12-month clinical experience is taken instead of the senior year at Indiana Wesleyan University and is considered equivalent to 32 semester hours of work in the major area of concentration. (It is the student's responsibility to gain admission to this hospital-based program. Said hospital may have health and program requirements that must be met at the student's own cost and expense.) When all specific requirements for the degree are met, including the 12 months of hospital experience, candidates will be awarded the Bachelor of Science degree and will be eligible to take the national registry examination of the ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) and/or the NCA (National Certification Agency).

Requirements (39-40 credits)

Required Courses

BIO-125 Principles of Biology

BIO-213 General Microbiology

BIO-213L General Microbiology Lab

BIO-311 Mammalian Anatomy

BIO-312 General Physiology

BIO-440 Immunology

CHE-125 General Chemistry I

CHE-125L General Chemistry I Lab

CHE-126 General Chemistry II

CHE-126L General Chemistry II Lab

CHE-235 Organic Chemistry I

CHE-235L Organic Chemistry I Lab

CHE-236 Organic Chemistry II

CHE-236L Organic Chemistry II Lab

CHE-430 Biological Chemistry I

MAT-112 General Statistics

BIO-125 and CHE-125: Gateway Courses

Additional recommended courses are as follows:

BIO-351 Cellular Biology

BIO-412 Genetics