M.L.S. Categorical Curriculum

The coursework for each categorical certificate is offered completely online. A proctor may be required for portions of certain courses, such as exams. Certain courses have required, corresponding clinical rotations that are completed at an accepted, affiliated clinical site. If a student chooses to complete more than one certificate, duplicate courses (examples: M.L.S. 336, M.L.S. 460, M.L.S. 465, M.L.S. 489) are only taken once. In some circumstances, courses can be transferred if equivalent to meet curricular requirements.

Required Courses

Clinical Chemistry and Urinalysis Certificate

Class Prefix	Course Name	Credit Hour(s)
M.L.S. 336	Laboratory Calculations	1
M.L.S. 340	Molecular Diagnostics	2
M.L.S. 460	Laboratory Practice	2
M.L.S. 465	Clinical Laboratory Management	3
M.L.S. 471	Clinical Chemistry I	2
M.L.S. 474	Clinical Urinalysis I	2
M.L.S. 481	Clinical Chemistry II	2
M.L.S. 485	Clinical Urinalysis II*	1
M.L.S. 489	Clinical Body Fluids	1
M.L.S. 491	Clinical Chemistry III*	2

Total Number of Credit Hours: 18
* Course includes a clinical rotation component

Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis Certificate

Class Prefix	Course Name	Credit Hour(s)
M.L.S. 325	Hematology	3
M.L.S. 325L	Hematology Laboratory	2
M.L.S. 336	Laboratory Calculations	1
M.L.S. 460	Laboratory Practice	2
M.L.S. 465	Clinical Laboratory Management	3
M.L.S. 473	Clinical Hemostasis I	2
M.L.S. 479	Clinical Hematology I	2
M.L.S. 483	Clinical Hemostasis II*	1
M.L.S. 488	Clinical Hematology II	2
M.L.S. 489	Clinical Body Fluids	1
M.L.S. 498	Clinical Hematology III*	2

Total Number of Credit Hours: 21
* Course includes a clinical rotation component

Clinical Immunohematology (Blood Banking) Certificate

Class Prefix	Course Name	Credit Hour(s)
M.L.S. 301	Immunology	3
M.L.S. 336	Laboratory Calculations	1
M.L.S. 473	Clinical Hemostasis I	2
M.L.S. 477	Clinical Immunohematology I	1
M.L.S. 477L	Clinical Immunohematology I Lab*	1
M.L.S. 460	Laboratory Practice	2
M.L.S. 465	Clinical Laboratory Management	3
M.L.S. 480	Clinical Immunohematology II	2
M.L.S. 492	Clinical Immunohematology III*	2
M.L.S. 494	Clinical Immunology	1

Total Number of Credit Hours: 18
*Course includes a clinical rotation component

Clinical Microbiology Certificate

Class Prefix	Course Name	Credit Hour(s)
M.L.S. 234	Human Parasitology	2
M.L.S. 336	Laboratory Calculations	1
M.L.S. 340	Molecular Diagnostics	2
M.L.S. 394	Medical Microbiology	2
M.L.S. 460	Laboratory Practice	2
M.L.S. 465	Clinical Laboratory Management	3
M.L.S. 478	Clinical Microbiology I	2
M.L.S. 484	Clinical Microbiology II	2
M.L.S. 487	Medical Mycology	1
M.L.S. 495	Clinical Microbiology III*	2

Total Numbers of Credit Hours: 19
* Course includes a clinical rotation component

Program Schedule Options

Typically, students that are working while completing the program take an average of 3-4 semesters to complete a single certificate. Students that are not working while complete the program take an average of two semesters to complete a single certificate. The categorical program coordinator will work with each student individually to develop a program of study (program schedule) that will accommodate student requests, clinical site availability, and appropriate course sequence.

Note that the UND academic calendar consists of three semesters per year:

Spring: January thru mid-May, typically 16 weeks
Summer: Mid-May thru first week in August, typically 12 weeks
Fall: Mid August to Mid-December, typically 16 weeks

Most courses are available every semester and most programs can begin any semester (with the exception of the 2-semester option, which cannot begin in the summer term).