Medical Laboratory Science

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Campus Contact: Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters, Biology Department

COOPERATING INSTITUTIONS: Medical Laboratory Science Programs: UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s School of Medical Laboratory Science, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s College, Sioux City, Iowa and Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa.

COURSE OF STUDY: Students complete three years (27 course credits) of liberal arts education, including all components of the Wartburg Plan of Essential Education except one writing intensive course, which is fulfilled by the year of professional study. Students apply to a cooperating institution or a MLS program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Upon acceptance, they complete a final year of professional study, qualifying them to receive the Bachelor of Arts degree from Wartburg.

12½ course credits

BI 151 Biology I: Ecosystems, Cells, and Evolution
BI 152 Biology II: Phylogeny, Structure, and Function
BI 211 Genetics
BI 305 Microbiology
BI 311 Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology I
BI 405 Immunology
BI 461 Science Seminar
CH 113 Principles of Chemistry I
CH 114 Principles of Chemistry II
CH 211 Organic Chemistry I
MA 214 Statistical Methods
One BI course credit numbered 200 or higher excluding BI 371 and BI 372 .

One CH course credit from

Notes:

By completing the medical laboratory science major, students have met the requirements for OCAC/ILAC.

Identified in previous catalogs as either clinical laboratory science or medical technology.