College of Health Sciences

Medical Laboratory Science

$61k

median annual salary

National Median Pay, U.S. BLS

16%

Job Growth

2012-24, U.S. BLS

100%

licensing exam pass rate

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Steve Schwartz

Program Director

Associate Professor

College of Health Sciences

College of Health Sciences

900 South Limestone Street

111 CT Wethington Building

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Laboratories and the work of their personnel are essential in health care. A degree in medical laboratory science prepares you to provide essential clinical information to health care providers and ensure reliable results that contribute to the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of physiological and pathological conditions. Laboratory tests are extremely valuable and are responsible for up to 70 percent of medical decisions made by practitioners. Graduates of our MLS programs often go on to pursue advanced degrees in medicine, physician assistant studies, pharmacy, and dentistry. Many may also specialize in areas like hematology, clinical chemistry, toxicology, virology, microbiology, immunohematology (blood banking) or molecular biology.

Premajor Requirements 

In addition to the University of Kentucky requirements, students seeking admission to the MLS program must have a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA and have completed the following courses before beginning the MLS program:

  • 1 semester of general biology with laboratory
  • 2 semesters of general chemistry with laboratory
  • 1 semester of general microbiology with laboratory
  • 1 semester of statistical methods
  • 1 semester of human physiology (or combined course in physiology and anatomy)

Students not meeting these minimum program standards will not be evaluated. 

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Steve Schwartz

Program Director

Associate Professor

College of Health Sciences

College of Health Sciences

900 South Limestone Street

111 CT Wethington Building