Minor

Students may earn a minor in Medical Laboratory Science by successfully completing five or six MLS courses, totaling a minimum of 20 credits. Students must earn a C- or better, and an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better, in courses that the MLS program advisor approves. Courses taken on the pass/fail basis cannot be used for the minor. Courses may be taken in any order as long as prerequisites are satisfied. A minimum of three MLS core courses and two approved electives are required. This minor does not include a clinical internship, nor does it lead to certification eligibility. Students interested in certification should inquire about the MLS major.

Students should declare an intent to minor as early as possible, and no later than the end of the junior year. During the final term, an application should be made to the Dean to have the minor show on the academic record.

Three MLS core courses and their corresponding labs are required:

Students may choose from the following list of MLS courses:

Core Courses	Credits
MLS 642/3 Basic Immunlogy and Serology	2/1
MLS 644/5 Hematology	3/3
MLS 656/7 Immunohematology & Transfusion Science	2/1
MLS 658/9 Medical Biochemistry	3/2
MLS 660/1 Body Fluids	2/1
MLS 720/1 Clinical Mycology and Parasitology	3/2

Two electives courses are required:

These may be additional courses chosen from the core course list above, or selected from the list below:

MLS 610 Laboratory Management	4
MLS 640 Phlebotomy Theory	2
ANSC 704 Principles of Pathobiology	4
ANSC 705 Veterinary Microbiology	2
ANSC 707 Veterinary Histologic Tech.	2
ANSC 751 Cell Culture	5
ANSC 796 Investigations	1-4
MICR 602 Pathogenic Microbiology	5

For more information about the MLS minor, contact Adele Marone at Adele.Marone@unh.edu or (603) 862-1376 . The MLS program is part of the Animal, Nutritional and Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, and is located in 210 Kendall Hall on the Durham campus.