Medical Laboratory Sciences Prerequisites

Requirements Outside School (34-35 credits)

These are the prerequisite courses required for the MLS and MLT to MLS program.

MLS Majors

• BIOS 208 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Credits: 3
  • and BIOS 210 - Fundamentals of Cellular Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
• BIOS 209 - Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Credits: 3
  • and BIOS 211 - Fundamentals of Organismal Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
• BIOS 213 - Introductory Bacteriology Credits: 3
  • or BIOS 313 - Microbiology Credits: 4
• BIOS 357 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5
• CHEM 210 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
• Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
  • and CHEM 212 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1
    • Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
• CHEM 211 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3
• Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
  • and CHEM 213 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1
    • Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
• CHEM 310 - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry Credits: 3
• CHEM 311 - Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
• HSCI 318 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
  • or Proficiency Exam 
• STAT 100 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
• Available for Foundational Studies Quantitative Literacy Requirement.

Questions?

Please contact Ellen Olsen, program coordinator for more information. Call: 815-753-6300 or email: eolsen1@niu.edu.