Curriculum

Students perfect pipetting techniques for spectrophotometry and molecular diagnostics.

Balanced Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science/Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Medical Laboratory Sciences Program is a full-time program that comprises five semesters of intensive study and is equivalent to the junior and senior years of college.

The first phase of the program begins in May and lasts through the first summer, fall, and spring semesters. During this phase, the emphasis is on classroom learning and student laboratory experiences. You’ll receive instruction on the principles of blood banking (immunohematology), clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, and body fluid analysis in relation to normal and disease states. You’ll also participate in hands-on laboratory sessions that complement your course work and cover the fundamentals of diagnostic laboratory procedures.

During the second summer and fall semesters, the emphasis shifts to clinical training. Throughout this phase, you’ll receive expert training and supervision at affiliated clinical laboratories and blood centers, including those at UT Southwestern University Hospital–St. Paul, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas VA Medical Center, Medical Center of Plano, Medical City Dallas, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Baylor University Medical Center, and others. Clinical rotations will give you the opportunity to achieve competence and confidence as you perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures on patients’ specimens.

We’ve sequenced the curriculum to create an effective and efficient path for learning. Many of the courses in a given semester are prerequisites for the courses that follow in the next semester.

Degree Plan

9 Total Credit Hours Per Term

63 Total Program Hours

  • MT 3303 Immunology | 3 Credit Hours
  • MT 3310 Biochemistry of Human Metabolism 3 | 3 Credit Hours
  • MT 3301 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Sciences | 3 Credit Hours

15 Total Credit Hours Per Term

63 Total Program Hours

  • MT 3403 Clinical Immunology | 4 Credit Hours
  • MT3304 Hematology I | 3 Credit Hours
  • MT 3405 Clinical Microbiology I | 4 Credit Hours
  • MT 3302 Clinical Chemistry I | 3 Credit Hours
  • HCS 5106 Professional Development | 1 Credit Hours

15 Total Credit Hours Per Term

63 Total Program Hours

  • MT 3404 Immunohematology | 4 Credit Hours
  • MT4406 Hematology II | 4 Credit Hours
  • MT 4407 Clinical Microbiology II | 4 Credit Hours
  • MT 4301 Clinical Chemistry II | 3 Credit Hours

11 Total Credit Hours Per Term

63 Total Program Hours

  • MT 4308 Urinalysis | 3 Credit Hours
  • MT 4116 Phlebotomy Practicum | 1 Credit Hours
  • MT Various Clinical Rotations | 7 Credit Hours

13 Total Credit Hours Per Term

63 Total Program Hours

  • MT Various Clinical Rotations | 11 Credit Hours
  • MT 4210 Professional Issues | 2 Credit Hours
Some sequencing may change from year to year without notice. For detailed course descriptions, please download our catalog.

Special Requirements

Students are expected to maintain high academic performance and display appropriate professional and ethical behavior during all phases of their education and training. The Medical Laboratory Sciences Program’s academic policies are consistent with those of UT Southwestern School of Health Professions as stated in this website.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the Bachelor of Science/PBC in Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, a candidate must:

  1. Demonstrate a high order of scholarly achievement in medical laboratory sciences, including appropriate professional competencies. (The program’s Student Progress Committee determines whether adequate mastery has been acquired.)
  2. Complete satisfactorily a minimum of 63 semester hours in the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions.
  3. Discharge all financial obligations to the medical center. (In the event of nonpayment, the Dean may take one or more actions: a) deny readmission; b) withhold the student's grades and official transcript; and/or c) withhold the degree to which the student would otherwise be entitled.)
  4. Complete the academic requirements listed in the degree plan, including completion of any academic deficiencies in prerequisite courses, by the times stated in the student's official letter of acceptance, and submit official documentation of successful completion to the Office of the Registrar.
  5. Maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average with no academic deficiencies and no incompletes.

Pay a graduation fee designated to partially offset the costs associated with the diploma and diploma cover production, regalia, and the commencement ceremony. All students completing a degree or certificate must pay the fee whether they attend the commencement ceremony or not.