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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Medical Laboratory Science (BSMedLabSci)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
M 408RDifferential and Integral Calculus for the Sciences (Core, Major) 0204
CH 301CFoundations of Chemistry I (Core, Major) 0303
BIO 311CIntroductory Biology I (Core, Major) 0933
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
2nd Semester
CH 302CFoundations of Chemistry II (Core, Major) 0303
BIO 311DIntroductory Biology II (Major)3
CH 204Introduction to Chemical Practice (Major)2
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
3rd Semester
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
U.S. History (Core) 0603
4th Semester
CH 320MOrganic Chemistry I (Major)3
BIO 325Genetics (Major)3
SDS 320EElements of Statistics (Major)3
MIS 302FFoundations of Information Technology Management (Major)3
Foreign Language (General Education)3
5th Semester
CH 320NOrganic Chemistry II (Major)3
or CH 455 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
CH 220COrganic Chemistry Laboratory (Major)2
MBS 326MIntroductory Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Major)3
MBS 226LGeneral Microbiology Laboratory (Major)2
Foreign Language (General Education)3
6th Semester
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
U.S. History (Core) 0603
7th Semester
MBS 360KImmunology (Major)3
MBS 260LImmunology Laboratory (Major)2
MBS 361Human Infectious Diseases (Major)3
BCH 369Fundamentals of Biochemistry (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
8th Semester
MBS 330Molecular Biology of Animal Viruses (Major)3
MBS 344Molecular Biology (Major)3
MBS 361LClinical Bacteriology Laboratory (Major)3
INB 365SHuman Systems Physiology (Major)3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
9th Semester
9 hours of clinical education coursework selected from the following: MLS 155M, 255M, 355M, 455M, 555M, 655M, 755M, 855M, 955M (any topic); MLS 156M, 256M, 356M, 456M, 565M, 656M, 756M, 856M, 956M (Major)9
10th Semester
9 hours of clinical education coursework selected from the following: MLS 155M, 255M, 355M, 455M, 555M, 655M, 755M, 855M, 955M (any topic); MLS 156M, 256M, 356M, 456M, 565M, 656M, 756M, 856M, 956M (Major)9
11th Semester
6 hours of clinical education coursework selected from the following: MLS 155M, 255M, 355M, 455M, 555M, 655M, 755M, 855M, 955M (any topic); MLS 156M, 256M, 356M, 456M, 565M, 656M, 756M, 856M, 956M (Major)6
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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