Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
LEAP Degree Plans and Curriculum
See Also: SHP Bulletin and Student Handbook
Laboratory Education and Advancement Program (MLT to MLS)
The LEAP Program offers an ASCP certified MLT the opportunity to complete a majority of your baccalaureate degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences without leaving your home community. The program is a part-time, 3-year (on average) degree track designed to accommodate MLTs with responsibilities in addition to their education, such as family, job, etc. Upon consultation with a CLS advisor, a student may choose the standard 3-year or accelerated 2-year LEAP degree plan. The 2-year LEAP degree can only be completed in 2 years when the program is started in the fall semester. The goal of the LEAP Program is to provide critically needed laboratory personnel for health care facilities in rural Texas.
UTMB faculty teach distance MLS courses via:
- Web-based instructional lessons
- Narrated PowerPoint lectures
- Streaming video lectures
- Interactive discussion and chat sessions
- Online testing and evaluation
- Comprehensive on-line review materials
- Online interactive course laboratories using video and animation
- Occasional on-campus laboratories at UTMB Galveston
- The Internet
This project was developed to specifically address the educational needs of medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) and laboratory personnel in rural east and gulf coast areas of Texas, but now serves students across the state, and even a few outside the state. It tracks medical laboratory technician students recruited from the area who take their associate level education at a local community college and then wish to complete their baccalaureate education in the same rural area.
The program provides theory and technical skills on an accelerated schedule to allow you to begin professional practice. This program is part of an overall intensified effort by UTMB to reduce the shortage of health professionals in rural areas of the state and to develop training programs aimed at rural and primary care through a coordinated approach in the recruitment, training and retention of the rural health professional.
Credit for previously taken courses
CLT graduates with certification are given credit for prior learning experiences, permitting the CLT certificant to be waived out of the following courses:
Total Credit Hours: 21
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CLLS 3200 | Basic Methods and Introduction to Lab Operations | 2 |
CLLS 3310 | Serology / Blood Bank | 3 |
CLLS 3331 | UA, Body Fluids & Parasitology | 3 |
CLLS 3405 | Intermediate Pathogenic Microbiology | 4 |
CLLS 3417 | Hematology and Coagulation I | 4 |
CLLS 3514 | Clinical Chemistry I | 5 |
Note: Students may wish to reduce the number of credit hours taken per semester to balance their educational career with other commitments (e.g. family, workload, etc.). A reduction in the number of credit hours completed per semester
will obviously lengthen the time it takes to complete the distance degree plan
BS in MLS LEAP Track
The BS in MLS LEAP Program is designed for working MLTs who wish to complete their BS degree on a part-time basis.
- Degree Requirements
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Total Credit Hours: 53
Fall I | CLLS 3201 | Fundamentals of Immunology | 2 |
Fall I | CLLS 3301 | Introductory Case Studies | 3 |
Fall I | CLLS 3414 | Biochemistry | 4 |
Total: 9 |
Spring I | CLLS 3228 | Professional Education Methods | 2 |
Spring I | CLLS 4313 | Clinical Laboratory Science Management Skills | 3 |
Spring I | CLLS 4325 | Advanced Microbiology / Mycology | 3 |
Total: 8 |
Summer I | CLLS 4100 | Intro to CLS Research | 1 |
Summer I | CLLS 4305 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship I | 3 |
Summer I | CLLS 4310 | Clinical Chemistry II | 3 |
Total: 7 |
Fall II | CLLS 4415 | Immunology/Immunohematology | 4 |
Fall II | CLLS 4417 | Coagulation and Hematology II | 4 |
Total: 8 |
Spring II | CLLS 3307 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
Spring II | CLLS 4329 | Method Development and Assessment | 3 |
Total: 6 |
Summer II | CLLS 4306 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship II | 3 |
Summer II | CLLS 4311 | Case Studies in Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 3 |
Total: 6 |
Fall III | CLLS 4307 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship III | 3 |
Fall III | CLLS 4308 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship IV | 3 |
Total: 6 |
Spring III | CLLS 4309 | Clinical Laboratory Science Seminar | 3 |
Total: 3 |
BS in MLS Accelerated LEAP Track
The BSMLS LEAP Accelerated program is for MLTs who are NOT working full-time and can devote more hours to their studies.
- Degree Requirements
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Total Credit Hours: 53
Fall I | CLLS 3201 | Fundamentals of Immunology | 2 |
Fall I | CLLS 3301 | Introductory Case Studies | 3 |
Fall I | CLLS 3414 | Biochemistry | 4 |
Total: 9 |
Spring I | CLLS 3228 | Introduction to Teaching and Professional | 2 |
Spring I | CLLS 4325 | Advanced Microbiology / Mycology | 3 |
Spring I | CLLS 4313 | Clinical Laboratory Science Management Skills | 3 |
Total: 8 |
Summer I | CLLS 4305 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship I | 3 |
Summer I | CLLS 4310 | Clinical Chemistry II | 3 |
Summer I | CLLS 4100 | Intro to CLS Research | 1 |
Total: 7 |
Fall II | CLLS 4306 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship II | 3 |
Fall II | CLLS 4415 | Immunology/Immunohematology | 4 |
Fall II | CLLS 4417 | Coagulation and Hematology II | 4 |
Total: 11 |
Spring II | CLLS 3307 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
Spring II | CLLS 4307 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship III | 3 |
Spring II | CLLS 4329 | Method Development & Assessment | 3 |
Total: 9 |
Summer II | CLLS 4308 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship IV | 3 |
Summer II | CLLS 4309 | Clinical Laboratory Sciences Seminar | 3 |
Summer II | CLLS 4311 | Case Studies in Clinical Laboratory Sciences | 3 |
Total: 9 |
F-1 Visa LEAP Track On Campus
The F-1 Visa LEAP Program is a full-time, 1.5-year On Campus degree track designed to accommodate MLTs who have an F1 Visa with a 12 hour semester. Upon consultation with a CLS advisor, a student may choose the standard 1.5-year F1 Visa LEAP degree plan.
- Degree Requirements
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Total Credit Hours: 60
Fall I | CLLS 3201 | Fundamentals of Immunology | 2 |
Fall I | CLLS 3301 | Introductory Case Studies | 3 |
Fall I | CLLS 3414 | Biochemistry | 4 |
Fall I | CLLS 4417 | Coagulation and Hematology II | 4 |
Total: 13 |
Spring I | CLLS 3228 | Professional Education Methods | 2 |
Spring I | CLLS 3307 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
Spring I | CLLS 4018 | Global Health | 1 |
Spring I | CLLS 4313 | Clinical Laboratory Science Management Skills | 3 |
Spring I | CLLS 4325 | Advanced Microbiology / Mycology | 3 |
Total: 12 |
Summer I | CLLS 4100 | Intro to CLS Research | 1 |
Summer I | CLLS 4305 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship I | 3 |
Summer I | CLLS 4310 | Clinical Chemistry II | 3 |
Total: 7 |
Fall II | CLLS 4018 | Global Health | 2 |
Fall II | CLLS 4306 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship II | 3 |
Fall II | CLLS 4307 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship III | 3 |
Fall II | CLLS 4415 | Immunology / Immunohematology | 4 |
Total: 12 |
Spring II | CLLS 4308 | Honors Clinical Preceptorship IV | 3 |
Spring II | CLLS 4329 | Method Develop and Assessment II | 3 |
Total: 6 |
Summer II | CLLS 4309 | Clinical Laboratory Science Seminar | 3 |
Summer II | CLLS 4311 | Case Studies in CLS | 3 |
Total: 6 |