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Program Outcomes
Graduate certification rates demonstrate an average of at least 75% pass rate on the Board of Certification (BOC) examinations for graduates who take the exam within the first year of graduation, based on the most recent three-year period.
ASCP Board of Certification Medical Laboratory Science Exam Statistics
- 2024: 100%
- 2023: 88.8%
- 2022: 100%
- 2021: 80%
- 2020: 89.5%
- 2019: 89.5%
Graduation rates demonstrate that at least 70% of students who begin the final half of the program (defined as the start of clinicals) successfully graduate, based on the most recent three-year period.
Graduation Rates by Year
- 2024: 100%
- 2023: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2021: 95%
- 2020: 91%
- 2019: 100%
Graduate placement rates demonstrate that at least 70% of responding graduates either secure employment in the field or a closely related field, or continue their education within one year of graduation, based on the most recent three-year period.
Graduate Placement Rates by Year
- 2024: 94%
- 2023: 100%
- 2022: 100%
- 2021: 95%
- 2020: 95%
- 2019: 95%
Attrition Data
- 2024: 11%
- 2023: 0%
- 2022: 27%
- 2021: 16%
- 2020: 25%
- 2019: 16%
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon completion of the Medical Laboratory Science program, students will demonstrate entry level knowledge and skills in hematology.
- Upon completion of the Medical Laboratory Science program, students will demonstrate entry level knowledge and skills in medical chemistry.
- Upon completion of the Medical Laboratory Science program, students will demonstrate entry level knowledge and skills in immunohematology.
- Upon completion of the Medical Laboratory Science program, students will demonstrate entry level knowledge and skills in clinical microbiology.
- Upon completion of the Medical Laboratory Science program, students will demonstrate entry level knowledge and skills in urinalysis and body fluids.
- Upon completion of the Medical Laboratory Science program, students will demonstrate entry level knowledge and skills in immunology.
Medical Laboratory Science Standards and Expectations for Students
Medical Laboratory Science Standards and Expectations for Students 2022 Manual is designed for use only by students in the Medical Laboratory Science Program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It contains information that provides assistance to students as they enter and progress through the program
Essential Functions or Technical Standards
Essential Functions or Technical Standards 2022 -In compliance with the ADA, the Medical Laboratory Science Program provides the following information to aid the applicant/student to determine whether reasonable accommodations are necessary.
