Medical Laboratory Science

CALUMET COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH’S MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUR PASSION TO SERVE PEOPLE THROUGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE.

The Medical Laboratory Science degree prepares you to serve a vital role in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of disease.

This degree is designed to be a 3+1 configuration built on a partnership between the Science department at CCSJ and School of Medical Laboratory Science. Students will complete the science curriculum at CCSJ within three years and, upon acceptance, spend the fourth year at the accredited School of Medical Laboratory Science associated with the Community Healthcare System or Northern Indiana Franciscan Alliance Healthcare System.

In the fourth year, you will complete coursework consisting of classroom instruction in clinical laboratory sciences and hands-on laboratory activities, as well as training with actual laboratory testing.

In the Medical Laboratory Science program, you will

Advance your scientific knowledge and critical thinking skills
Hone your research skills and problem-solving ability
Develop specific expertise in areas of sample preparation, data analysis, scientific calculations and more
Learn to communicate the results of scientific research verbally and in writing
Solidify your awareness of the relevance of biological and chemical knowledge to human health and welfare

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Career

Options

Career Options with this major include, but are not limited to work as a:

Medical Laboratory Scientist
Forensic Laboratory Scientist
Veterinary Medical Technologist
Biotechnologist
Industrial Research Firms

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Faculty

Nicole Griffin, M.L.S.

Adjunct Faculty

Ahmed Lakhani, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Program Director, Biomedical Science and Mathematics

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Program

Objectives and requirements

121 credit hours

The 3+1 Medical Laboratory Science program requires students closely adhere to the following plan of study:

OBJECTIVES

Scientific Knowledge and Critical Thinking:

Students will demonstrate a level of competency for understanding core principles.
Students will demonstrate the ability to locate and critically evaluate scientific information.

Research Skills and Problem Solving Ability:

Students will demonstrate the ability to design studies to test the biological and chemical hypothesis.
Students will demonstrate the ability to learn independently and to critically evaluate the significance of research results.
Specific Expertise: Students will develop and justify a range of sample preparation, data analysis, various scientific calculations (enzyme kinetics, molarity, stoichiometry).
Students will be able to validate techniques of analytical balances, autoclave, UV/Vis spectrometer, IR spectrometer, gel electrophoresis, simple and fractional distillation, PCR, DNA extraction, titrations, pH analysis and normalization.

Communication:

Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate the results of scientific research verbally and in writing.

Ethics and Advocacy:

Students will demonstrate the ability to design studies that meet professional ethical standards.
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the relevance of biological and chemical knowledge to human health and welfare.

YEAR ONE

First Year – Freshman (Core)

Fall Semester

EWPC 103 – English Composition
GENL 100 – College Survival
HUM 110 – Foundations of Western Culture
THEO 110 – Social Justice
BIOL 115 / 115L – Cell and Evolution / Lab
PSY 100 – Intro to Psychology

Spring Semester

Humanities General Education Requirement
EWPC 150 – Public Speaking
EWPC 204 – Academic Reading and Writing II
PHIL 200 – Great Philosophical Ideas
MATH 104 – Algebra and Trigonometry (if not placed into MATH 104, take prerequisite MATH 103 first)

YEAR TWO

Second Year – Sophomore (Core)

Fall Semester

MATH 171 – Principles of Statistics
SOCL 210 – General Sociology
CHEM 200 / 200L – General and Analytical Chemistry I / Lab
MATH 230 – Calculus I
BIOL 230 / 230L – Microbology / Lab

Spring Semester

THEO 230 – Theological Foundations
BIOL 315 / 315L – Mendelian and Molecular Genetics / Lab
CHEM 205 / 205L – General and Analytical Chemistry II / Lab
MATH 231 – Calculus II

YEAR THREE

Third Year – Junior

Fall Semester

- PHYS 300 / 300L – Physics I/Lab
- BIOL 300 / 300L – Human Anatomy and Physiology I / Lab
- CHEM 320 / 320L – Biochemistry / Lab
- CHEM 310 / 310L – Organic Chemistry I / Lab
Spring Semester
- BIOL 305 / 305L – Human Anatomy and Physiology II / Lab
- PHYS 305 / 305L – Physics II / Lab
- CHEM 311 / 311L – Organic Chemistry II / Lab
- BIOL 360 – Principles of Immunology