Admissions Criteria

MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (MLS)
Admissions Requirements
CONTACT LISSA MORGAN IN THE BCHS ADMISSIONS OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION AT (901) 572-2441 OR E-MAIL TO lissa.morgan@bchs.edu.

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Tuition:

Transfer credits:

The MLS program applicant must meet the following admissions requirements:

1. 68 hours of college credit earned from a regionally accredited college/university, including 32 hours of natural science and chemistry courses with labs;
2. Minimum overall grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale;
3. Interview required for admission into the MLS program.
4. All applicants whose native tongue is not English must submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 or above;
5. Meet all the College General Performance Standards;
6. Meet the MLS program Essential Functions requirements;
7. Applicants for admission to the Medical Technology must have completed the following courses with a grade of “C” or better and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7;

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC COURSES REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE MLS PROGRAM:  English I, English II, Speech/Communications, Literature, Mathematics, Microbiology with Lab, Immunology,General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II, Organic Chemistry I with Lab, 4 hours higher level chemistry with Lab. Students can select from the course inventory for the remaining credit hours required in general studies. 

  Courses                                               Credit Hours
Communications                                              9
English I**
English II**
Speech/Communications**

Humanities/Fine Arts                                        9
Literature**
Philosophy
Foreign Language
Art, Music or Theatre
Women’s Studies
World/American History

Social/Behavioral Sciences                                 9
Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
American Government
Geography
Political Science
Economics

Introduction to Computers                                  3

Natural Sciences                                               16
General Biology I
General Biology II
Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy and Physiology II
Genetics                     (L*)
Microbiology **           (L*)
Immunology **

Chemistry                                                         16
General Chemistry I**
General Chemistry II **
Organic Chemistry I ** ( L*)
Organic Chemistry II    (L*)
Biochemistry                (L*)
Quantitative Chemistry  (L*)

Mathematics                                                       3
College Algebra**

 Religion                                                             3
 Any Christian or comparative course      

**Required Course
L*-Lab required

Total Hours                                                           68

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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is an equal opportunity educational institution.