Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students in undergraduate majors within the College of Medicine are expected to consistently make good progress towards their degrees. Therefore, the COM/BSBS Progress Policy mandates that undergraduate students meet the requirements of the policy. Below are the specific requirements of the Progress Policy:
- Students who earned 5 low grades (C-, D, F, NC, U) will be placed on a probationary status. Students who earn 8 or more low grades (C-, D, F, NC, U) will be excluded from all COM majors.
- Students with 2 unsuccessful attempts of the same UCF course will be placed on a probationary status. Students with 3 unsuccessful attempts of the same UCF course will be excluded from all COM majors.
- Students should complete the General Education Program, Foreign Language Admissions and the Common Program Prerequisite Requirements before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
- The courses designated in sections 1 and 2 below may be taken at a Florida College System institution and should usually be completed in the first 60 hours.
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in prerequisite and major courses is required for admission to, continuation in, and graduation from the Medical Laboratory Sciences Program.
- UCF Residency Requirement: 32 hours.
- The courses designated in General Education and Common Program Prerequisites should usually be completed in the first 60 hours.
- An FDLE background check, negative drug screen, and Board of Clinical Lab Personnel trainee license are required.
While many students discover that they have interests in varied disciplines at the University of Central Florida, they are not permitted to pursue two majors within the College of Medicine. College of Medicine students may declare a major and a minor within the college or pursue a second major or minor in another academic college at UCF. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to discuss these opportunities.
This program prepares students for state-regulated professional licensure or certification. For more information on how this program may prepare you in that regard, please view the licensure disclosure for the Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.S.) program.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
64 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- MLS3220C - Techniques in Clinical Microscopy (3)
- MLS4625 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry I (3)
- MLS4625L - Advanced Clinical Chem I Lab (1)
- MLS4630 - Clinical Chemistry II (3)
- PCB3233 - Immunology (3)
- MLS4430C - Clinical Microbiology I (4)
- MLS3305 - Hematology (3)
- MLS4505 - Immunodiagnostics (3)
- MLS4910 - Introduction to Clinical Research (2)
- MLS4550C - Clinical Immunohematology (5)
- MLS4460C - Clinical Microbiology II (5)
- MLS4334 - Hemostasis (3)
- MLS4625 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry I (3)
- PCB3233L - Immunology Laboratory (1)
- MLS4933 - MLS Senior Seminar (1)
- MLS3705 - Concepts in Education/Management (3)
- MLS4830L - Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Practicum (3)
- MLS4831L - Immunohematology Laboratory Practicum (3)
- MLS4832L - Interpretive & Practical Hematology (4)
- MLS4833L - Microbiology Laboratory Practicum (3)
- MLS4075L - Clinical Applications of Laboratory Automation (1)
- BSC3403C - Quantitative Biological Methods (4)
Grand Total Credits: 64
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
Graduation
Additional Requirements
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- A minimum 2.5 overall GPA is required for clinical assignment.
- The degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the University's didactic component and the clinical component in affiliated hospital laboratories.
- Upon receiving the degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences, the graduate will be eligible to take a national certification examination and then qualify for State Licensure. For more information, please go to: https://apq.ucf.edu/files/Licensure-Disclosure-COM-Medical-Laboratory-Sciences-BS.pdf
- Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher in required courses with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA for graduation.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 126
Additional Information
Honors In Major
Related Programs
- Biology (B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.S.)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.S.)
- Biomedical Sciences (B.S.)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (B.S.)
- Molecular Microbiology (B.S.)
Certificates
Related Minors
- Biomedical Sciences Minor
- Biology Minor
- Chemistry Minor
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
- Students that transfer with an AA degree and will be pursuing a BS degree must meet the University foreign language admission requirements for graduation.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BSC 2093/BSC 2094) Credit Hours: 8
- MCB 2010C is acceptable as the Microbiology prerequisite for this degree.
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $39 per term
- Full-Time Student: $78 per term
