Medical laboratory science combines the basic sciences of biology and chemistry with medicine and the clinical sciences into a very satisfying professional career. Medical laboratory scientists develop, perform, evaluate, correlate and assure the accuracy and validity of laboratory tests and collaborate with other health care professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The mission of the medical laboratory science program is to graduate ethical, certified, entry-level medical laboratory scientists with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in all areas of the clinical laboratory including, microbiology, chemistry, hematology, blood banking, immunology, and molecular diagnostics. 

The certified medical laboratory scientist is qualified by academic and practical training to work wherever laboratory testing is researched, developed or performed including, hospital, private, research, industrial, biomedical and forensic laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and fertility centers. In addition to laboratory positions, medical laboratory scientists also find careers in infection control, marketing, technical sales and services, laboratory information systems, teaching and consulting. 

In partnership with Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Stevenson University offers a baccalaureate program in medical laboratory science consisting of two years of prerequisite courses in the basic sciences and liberal arts, a third year of liberal arts and introductory courses in laboratory medicine, and a fourth year which integrates professional and clinical practicum courses at Sinai Hospital. The clinical practicum provides a bridge between academics and application, allowing students a smooth transition to the workforce as medical laboratory scientists. 

The program provides specialized technical training in test performance, correlation of laboratory data and disease management, and practice in problem-solving in the clinical laboratory. Graduates of our program are equipped to seek career enhancement and pursue management positions and/or graduate studies. 

The medical laboratory science program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. (NAACLS); 5600 North River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119; 773-714-8880, naacls.org. 

Graduates of the medical laboratory science program earn a Bachelor of Science degree and are eligible to take the national certification examination for medical laboratory scientists offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC). 

Students planning to apply to medical or dental school can follow the medical laboratory science curriculum with the following additional courses: Organic Chemistry I and II, and two semesters of General Physics. Students adopting this option of the curriculum are strongly advised to meet with the Health Professions Advisor regarding specific requirements. The student will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science. 

Freshmen and transfer students enter as medical laboratory science majors. The medical laboratory science program has a selective admissions process to continue into the junior year of the medical laboratory science program, and selection is determined by the Medical Laboratory Science Admissions Committee.