Clinical Laboratory Sciences-Medical Technology (Comprehensive) (BS)

Bachelor of Science

Students desiring to enter clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology may secure preparatory training at Missouri State University. All the requirements for the Bachelor of Science must be met with a minimum of 95 credit hours, including the capstone course, completed prior to entry into the clinical phase of the program. For the major, the University will grant 30-39 hours of upper-division credit upon completion of the work given in a NAACLS approved school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology. The actual number of hours granted depends on which school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology the student attends. Before a student matriculates to an approved school, he/she must secure a letter from the Office of the Registrar which indicates the completion of all requirements for the degree other than the training at the school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology.

Missouri State University has entered into agreements with the school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology at Mercy (Joplin), Cox Medical Center (Springfield), and North Kansas City Hospital (Kansas City) whereby a clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology major may complete his/her work at one of those schools. Under these agreements, the student must meet the requirements for admission at the school of his/her choice as outlined above. Courses taken at one of the above schools will be entered directly on the Missouri State academic record and the grades earned in those courses will be calculated into the cumulative Missouri State grade point average. This combined averaging of grades applies only to clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology students attending one of the affiliated schools. MTC courses may not be used toward satisfying the University’s residence requirements for graduation. Those requirements must be met before entering a school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology. The descriptions of the courses to be taken at the school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology are listed under the MTC prefix.

Neither admission to the Missouri State program of preparatory training nor completion of that program will ensure admission to a school of clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology. The student may apply for admission at the beginning of the third year at Missouri State, but acceptance by the clinical laboratory sciences-medical technology school is at the discretion of that school. Recent graduates of other majors who have met the prerequisites may also apply to these schools.