Medical Laboratory Science (BSMLS) Military Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
For Catalog Years 2024-2027
This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.
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Requirements Potentially Met Outside the Classroom
Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.
- CLEP Exams - College Board
- DSST Exams - GetCollegeCredit.com
- ODU CLEP and DSST Credits
- CLEP Preparation - ModernStates.org
A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.
Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.
Lower Division General Education Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular) | ENGL 110C English Composition | 3 |
| DSST Technical Writing | ENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics | 3 |
| Instructor, career counselor, recruiter, select specialties | Oral Communication requirement | 3 |
| CLEP College Algebra and DSST Principles of Statistics | MATH 102M College Algebra and STAT 130M Elementary Statistics | 6 |
| CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC grad | Language and Culture requirement* | 6 |
| CLEP Any Social Sciences exam except Ed Psych | Human Behavior requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Any one of six History exams | Interpreting the Past requirement | 3 |
| CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | Literature requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Chemistry | CHEM 121N and 123N Foundations of Chemistry I & II (lecture only) | 6 |
| CLEP Biology | BIOL 121N and 122N General Biology I (lecture and lab) | 4 |
| Subtotal: 40 credits | ||
*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.
Department or Major Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Medical laboratory specialties | MDTS 401 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory | 3 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 210 Orientation to Medical Laboratory Science | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 307 Clinical Methods in Microbiology | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 308 Clinical Microbiology | 2 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 311 and 312 Hematology lecture and laboratory | 4 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 313 Diagnostic Methods in Urinalysis | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 319 Medical Bacteriology Methods | 2 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 320 Blood Collection Techniques | 2 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 325 Clinical Instrumentation Methods | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 331 Clinical Immunology/Serology Laboratory | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 336 Immunohematology Laboratory | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 339 Medical Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory | 1 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 404 Clinical Hematology Practicum | 4 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 406 Clinical Microbiology Practicum | 5 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 452 Clinical Biochemistry Practicum | 5 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 454 Clinical Blood Bank Practicum | 4 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry laboratory | 2 |
| Medical specialties E6-E9 | HLTH 120G Information Literacy for Health Professions | 3 |
| Select medical specialties | BIOL 250 and 251 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 8 |
| Subtotal: 51 credits | ||
Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 91 credits
Requirements Met at ODU
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| MLS 309 Medical Bacteriology | 3 |
| MLS 310 Urinalysis and Body Fluids | 1 |
| MLS 324 Clinical Instrumentation | 3 |
| MLS 326 Immunohematology | 3 |
| MLS 328 Advanced Hematology and Hemostasis | 2 |
| MLS 330 Clinical Immunology/Serology | 2 |
| MLS 340 Medical Parasitology, Mycology, and Virology | 1 |
| MLS 351 Clinical Biochemistry | 3 |
| MLS 402 Survey of Clinical Molecular Techniques | 2 |
| MLS 403W Management in the Clinical Setting | 3 |
| MLS 440 Statistical Applications and Data Analysis in the Clinical Laboratory | 3 |
| MLS 441 Clinical Hematology Competencies (waived if B or higher earned in MLS 328) | 1 |
| MLS 442 Clinical Microbiology Competencies (waived if B or higher earned in MLS 309 and 340) | 1 |
| MLS 443 Clinical Chemistry Competencies (waived if B or higher earned in MLS 324 and 351) | 1 |
| MLS 444 Clinical Blood Bank Competencies (waived if B or higher earned in MLS 326) | 1 |
| MLS 457 Medical Laboratory Science Seminar | 1 |
| CHEM 120 & 124N Foundations of Chemistry I and II laboratories | 2 |
| CHEM 211 Organic Chemistry lecture | 3 |
| PHIL 345E Bioethics (meets upper-division general education requirement) | 3 |
| Impact of Technology - Any 300- or 400-level T course except DNTH 440T (also meets upper-division general education requirement) | 3 |
| Human Creativity requirement | 3 |
Total requirements met at ODU: 45 credits
Total credits for degree: 121-133
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