Medical Laboratory Science (BSMLS) Degree Completion Military Pathway
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
For Catalog Years 2026-2029
Military Pathway Information
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 |
| 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* | 0-6 |
| Current or previous E6-E9 | STEM 251G Computer Literacy: Communication & Information | 3 |
| Medical Specialties | HLTH 120G Information Literacy for Health Professionals | |
| CLEP Any Social Sciences exam except Educational Psych | Human Behavior requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Any History exam | 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 | 6 |
| CLEP Biology | BIOL 121N and 122N General Biology I Lecture and laboratory | 4 |
| Subtotal: 43 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 325 Clinical Chemistry I 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, 406, 452, and 454 - Clinical Practica for Hematology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Blood Bank | 18 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | MLS 320 Blood Collection Techniques | 2 |
| Medical laboratory specialties | CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
| Select medical specialties | BIOL 240 and 241 Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology I and II | 8 |
| Subtotal: 48 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 Chemistry I | 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 Chemistry II | 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 and 330) | 1 |
| MLS 457 Medical Laboratory Science Seminar | 1 |
| CHEM 122N & 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: 120+
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