Medical Laboratory Science, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Bachelor of Science (BS)
Medical Laboratory Science

2026–2027
Edinburg Campus

The 2026-2027 list of core courses can be found in the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog. See 'Bachelors Degree Program Regulations'

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Campus: B - Offered in Brownsville; E - Offered in Edinburg; O - Offered Online; T - Travel Required

Bolded Course Number*: Program Admission Requirement

Min Grade: A - Excellent; B - Good; C - Satisfactory; D - Below Average; CR - Credit; P - Passing; S - Satisfactory.

Core: 010 - Communication; 020 - Mathematics; 030 - Life and Physical Sciences; 040 - Language, Philosophy & Culture; 050 - Creative Arts; 060 - American History; 070 - Government/Political Science; 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences;

Core: 090 - Applied Communication and Literacies; Humanities; Leadership; Science Labs; Interdisciplinary; Technologies; Language Diversity & Writing

Medical Laboratory Science (CLSC) coursework may be taken at the UT Center in Laredo.
Fall – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 16
Fall – Year 1 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (16 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 10 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Creative Arts 50 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Mathematics C 20 College Ready TSI status in Mathematics. See General Education Core for course options. MATH 1342 may satisfy the core and the major requirement if a free elective is taken to meet the 123 required hours of the major.
Fall 4 B/E/O BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details.
Fall B/E/O UNIV 1301 Foundations of Academic and Career Success, 1101 Academic and Career Success, 1001/1300 Living and Working by Design As required, based on a number of factors such as credit hours earned, TSI status, high school rank, major declaration, etc.
Spring – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 17
Spring – Year 1 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (17 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Communication C 10 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details.
Spring 4 B/E BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II BIOL 2401. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 3 B/E/O CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I 30 MATH 1314, MATH 1414, MATH 1342, MATH 1343, MATH 1388, MATH 2412, MATH 2413, or MATH 2487 with a grade of C or higher. See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 1 B/E CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I Lab 90 Credit/registration in CHEM 1311. See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1302 or HIST 2328
Spring 3 B/E/O MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods College Ready TSI status in Mathematics. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 17
Fall – Year 2 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (17 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II 30 CHEM 1311. See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 1 B/E CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II Lab 90 Credit/registration in CHEM 1312. See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O POLS 2305 U.S. Federal Government & Politics 70 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 4 B/E CLSC 2429 Clinical Microbiology in Health Care C 8 hours from: [BIOL 1406 and BIOL 1407] or [BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402] or [BIOL 1487 and BIOL 1488] Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Language, Philosophy & Culture 40 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Integrative and Experiential Learning 90 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 14
Spring – Year 2 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (14 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E CHEM 2323 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 1312. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 1 B/E CHEM 2123 Organic Chemistry I Lab Credit/registration in CHEM 2323. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 4 B/E BIOL 1406 General Biology I 90 Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement. One Hour Lab will meet General Education Core requirement.
Spring 3 B/E/O POLS 2306 Texas Government & Politics 70 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 80 See General Education Core for course options.
Fall – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 18
Fall – Year 3 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 6 E/L CLSC 3630 Clinical Microbiology I C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program or special approval. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 3 E/L CLSC 3310 Hematology I C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program or special approval. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 5 E/L CLSC 3513 Clinical Immunology and Immunohematology C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program or special approval. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 4 E/L CLSC 3420 Clinical Chemistry I C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program or special approval. Admission requirements (See Department).
Spring – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 18
Spring – Year 3 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 4 E/L CLSC 4411 Clinical Hematology II C CLSC 3310 or permission of the instructor. Admission requirements (See Department).
Spring 5 E/L CLSC 4521 Clinical Chemistry II C CLSC 3420 or permission of the instructor. Admission requirements (See Department).
Spring 3 E/L CLSC 4314 Advanced Immunohematology C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program and CLSC 3513. Admission requirements (See Department).
Spring 6 E/L CLSC 4631 Clinical Microbiology II C CLSC 3630 or permission of the instructor. Admission requirements (See Department).
Summer – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 11
Summer – Year 3 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (11 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Summer 3 O CLSC 4303 Medical Laboratory Leadership C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program or special approval. Admission requirements (See Department).
Summer 3 B/E/L CLSC 4340 Clinical Practicum I C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and successful completion of: CLSC 3310, CLSC 3420, CLSC 3513, CLSC 3630, CLSC 4314, CLSC 4411, CLSC 4521, CLSC 4631. Admission requirements (See Department).
Summer 3 B/E/L CLSC 4341 Clinical Practicum II C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and successful completion of: CLSC 3310, CLSC 3420, CLSC 3513, CLSC 3630, CLSC 4314, CLSC 4411, CLSC 4521, CLSC 4631. Admission requirements (See Department).
Summer 1 O CLSC 4116 Advanced Immunology C CLSC 3513. Admission requirements (See Department).
Summer 1 O CLSC 4122 Method Development & Research C Admission to the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 12
Fall – Year 4 Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Sience (BS) Courses (12 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/L CLSC 4342 Clinical Practicum III C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and successful completion of: CLSC 3310, CLSC 3420, CLSC 3513, CLSC 3630, CLSC 4314, CLSC 4411, CLSC 4521, CLSC 4631. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 3 B/E/L CLSC 4343 Clinical Practicum IV C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and successful completion of: CLSC 3310, CLSC 3420, CLSC 3513, CLSC 3630, CLSC 4314, CLSC 4411, CLSC 4521, CLSC 4631. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 1 E/L CLSC 4144 Clinical Practicum V C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and successful completion of: CLSC 3310, CLSC 3420, CLSC 3513, CLSC 3630, CLSC 4314, CLSC 4411, CLSC 4521, CLSC 4631. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 2 E/L CLSC 4200 Seminar C Admission into the Clinical Laboratory Science Program and completion of CLSC 4340 and CLSC 4341. Admission requirements (See Department).
Fall 3 E/L CLSC 4315 Molecular Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics C Admission to the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program or permission of the instructor. Admission requirements (See Department).
123 TOTAL HOURS
(42) Advanced minimum credit hours
Revised: Tuesday, March 3, 2026