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  4. BS Medical Laboratory Sciences

BS Medical Laboratory Sciences

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Maine

Program Overview

Students in the medical laboratory sciences (MLS) program prepare to become medical laboratory scientists who work in the laboratory/diagnostic sector of the health professions industry and research laboratories. Students spend three years on campus gaining the background in biology, chemistry, and mathematics needed to understand the medical tests that medical laboratory scientists perform. The student s final year is spent in a practicum at a medical center learning how to perform and interpret the medical tests used by medical laboratory scientists.

Program Key Stats

$33482 (Annual cost)



Eligibility Criteria

2.8
32
70

1100
6.5
79

Additional Information & Requirements

Official high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores, Official college transcripts for all attempted college coursework, An essay, A school recommendation, TOEFL- minimum score of 79 (iBT) or 550 (iTP). IELTS minimum score of 6.5. PTE-minimum score of 53. CEFR completed level C1.

Career Options

  • Career paths within this area of study include
  • but are not limited to: physical therapy
  • athletic training
  • health and fitness promotion
  • exercise physiology
  • rehabilitation counseling
  • sports nutrition
  • and personal training
  • The general emphasis in all of these careers is the link between science
  • sports
  • fitness
  • and allied health sciences
  • This program area has been structured to enable the students to design an academic curriculum that best reflects his or her individual interests as well as general prerequisites for graduate or professional programs
  • This degree program has been designed to allow students to fulfill the requirements for entry into graduate programs in several health care professions (e
  • g
  • athletic training
  • physical therapy
  • physicians assistant
  • occupational therapy
  • rehabilitation counseling
  • etc
  • )

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