Curriculum Details
Students must earn a total of 120 college credit hours to receive the BSHS degree. They may transfer in up to 60 college credit hours from another institution, which are applied toward the general education and advanced standing requirements. They then must earn at least 60 college credit hours at GW to meet the academic residency requirement, of which 48 credit hours are required courses for the major.*
* Students may be considered for review with a minimum of 24 transfer credits but will be required to complete any missing general education credit hours in addition to completion of the 60 programmatic hours. Transfer credit hours will be evaluated prior to admission.
* Elective Coursework - Students can choose MLS or HSCI coursework under the guidance and approval of the program director. Electives will be chosen based on student's background, educational gaps, and student interests/career goals.
Students must take 6 credits of Writing in the Discipline (WID) courses. One WID course is included in the program of study (MLS 3001W). Another WID course will be chosen from HSCI 2112W, HSCI 4112W, or MLS 3007W.
- HSCI 1106. Introduction to Biotechnology for Health Sciences. 3 Credits.
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Concepts in biotechnology with special emphasis on issues and advances in medicine and health care. Restricted to Students in SMHS.
- MLS 3000 Clinical Laboratory Mathematics. 3 Credits.
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Basic mathematical techniques used in the clinical laboratory, including exponential and logarithms, measurement systems, solutions and concentrations, proportionality, graphing, statistics and quality control, and method evaluation; practical applications of data analysis. An equivalent college-level mathematics course or permission of the program director may be substituted for the prerequisite. Restricted to students in the medical laboratory science program.
- MLS 3001W. Professional Ethics for Medical Laboratory Scientists. 3 Credits.
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Restricted to students in the medical laboratory science programs. Includes a significant engagement in writing as a form of critical inquiry and scholarly expression to satisfy the WID requirement.
- HSCI 3117. Principles of Biostatistics for Health Sciences. 3 Credits.
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Biostatistics for health science professionals. Concepts and methods, including confidence intervals, ANOVA, multiple and logistic regression, and non-parametric analyses. Scientific literature is used to provide a comprehensive context in which analytical evidence is employed to support practices in the health sciences
- HSCI 4106. Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Sciences. 3 Credits.
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An introduction to epidemiological methods and their applications in the prevention and control of illness, community and clinical interventions, and health services.
- MLS 4141. Immunology and Serology. 3 Credits.
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Principles of the immune system’s components, functions, interactions with microorganisms, and the clinical applications of immunologic assays to human health and disease.
- MLS 4158. Laboratory Management and Operations. 3 Credits.
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Introduction to critical concepts of lab management, including leadership theory, management principles, human resource management, financial management, quality management, and laboratory operations. Proctor fee.
- MLS 4170 Molecular Biology 3 credits.
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Foundational course in molecular biology; DNA replication, DNA repair, transcription, translation and gene regulation.
- MLS 4171. Human Genetics. 3 Credits.
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Hereditary and molecular genetics as it applies to humans.
- MLS 4242. Applications of Molecular Testing. 3 Credits.
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Application of molecular testing to diagnose various human diseases and disorders.
- MLS 4217. Molecular Techniques. 3 Credits.
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Theory and processes of current molecular techniques used to diagnose human disease.
- MLS 4151. Molecular Diagnostics. 3 Credits.
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Introduction to the molecular techniques used to diagnose human disease; technology, theory, and methodology of specific molecular protocols that can be used within a clinical laboratory setting to aid in disease diagnostics including those of genetic, oncogenic, and infections origin.
- MLS 4172. Molecular Diagnostics Capstone. 3 Credits.
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Culmination course for the BSHS in molecular diagnostic sciences program. Provides an overview of molecular diagnostics using a case-based approach.
- MLS 4266. Molecular Diagnostics Practicum. 6 Credits.
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Application of molecular techniques in a clinical setting to facilitate the diagnosis of human diseases.
- MLS or HSCI courses. 9 credits.
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Students can choose 9 credits of MLS or HSCI coursework under the guidance and approval of the program director. Electives will be chosen based on student's background, educational gaps, and student interests/career goals.
- MLS 4251. Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. 1 Credit.
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An introduction to the theory of and laboratory techniques in molecular biology with an emphasis on molecular and serological techniques, including DNA extraction and quantitation, restriction enzyme digestion, polymerase chain reaction, agarose gel electrophoresis, flow cytometry, and ELISA. Restricted to students in the medical laboratory science program.
- MLS 4252. Applications of Molecular Testing Laboratory. 2 Credits.
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Molecular-based testing to determine human disease causation.
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