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BIOLOGY MLT 2+2, BACHELOR OF ART
BACHELOR’S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
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Minimum 122-124 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00
Minimum Grade of “C-” or better in 30 upper-level credits as well as all upper-level courses
required in the major
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants who do not meet these requirements may qualify for admissions by completing comparable
course work at UMA and will be admitted into the Pre-MLT track. Enrollment in the Biology MLT 2+2
does not guarantee admissions to the MLT courses.
 High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
 High School Biology with lab or BIO 110 must be passed with a “C-” or higher
 High School Chemistry with Lab or CHY 100 must be passed with a “C-” or higher
 ENG 005 Developmental Writing or course waiver
 REA 008 Reading for Understanding or course waiver
 MAT 111 Algebra II or higher level algebra course or course waiver
 2.00 Grade Point Average (GPA) or higher
MLT MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (58 CREDIT HOURS):
 BIO 110 General Biology I (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 BIO 210 Anatomy & Physiology (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 BIO 321 Microbiology (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 CHY 115 General Chemistry I (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 CHY 116 General Chemistry II (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MAT 115 Elementary Statistics I (3)
 An Associate Degree in Medial Laboratory Technology from an NAACLS accredited
program.
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 MLT 100 Orientation and Clinical Chemistry I (3) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 103 Phlebotomy (2) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 105 Urinalysis (3) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 203 Clinical Chemistry II & Immunology (3) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 204 Clinical Microbiology (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 205 Immunohematology (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 206 Hematology (4) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
 MLT 395 Hospital Practicum (12) must be passed with a “C+” grade or higher
Students must complete the MLT program in three years once they begin the MLT courses.
REMAINING BIOLOGY PROGRAM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (31 CREDIT HOURS):
 BIO 111 General Biology II (4)
 BIO 320 Principles of Genetics (3)
 BIO 322 Biochemistry (3)
 BIO 324 Cell Biology (3)
 Complete any 400-level Biology course (3)
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 Complete one of the following courses (4):
CHY 117 Introductory Organic & Biological Chemistry
CHY 211 Organic Chemistry I
 PHY 115 General Physics I (4)
 PHY 116 General Physics II (4)
 MAT 124 Pre-Calculus (3) or higher-level MAT course
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (33-35 CREDIT HOURS):
 Complete any 100-level Communications course (3)
 Complete one of the following Computer Information Systems elective (3):
CIS 100 Introduction to Computing
CIS 101 Introduction to Computer Science
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ENG 101 College Writing (3)
ENG 102W Introduction to Literature (3)
ENG 317W Professional Writing (3)
Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):
ART 1xx any 100-level Art course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG 351 Creative Writing I
ENG 452 Creative Writing II
MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course
 Complete a two-semester sequence of the same Foreign or American Sign language or
history sequence (6-8)
 Complete one of the following Humanities electives (3):
AME xxx any American Studies course
ARH 105 History of Art & Architecture I
ARH 106 History of Art & Architecture II
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 101 or 317w)
FRE xxx any French course
HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
HTY xxx any History course
HUM xxx any Humanities course
MUH xxx any Music History course
PHI xxx any Philosophy course (except PHI 135 or 335)
SPA xxx any Spanish course
WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course
 Complete two of the following Social Science electives, must be from two different
disciplines (6):
ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
ECO 201 Macroeconomics
ECO 202 Microeconomics
JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course
ADVISING NOTES:
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To complete the ASMLT degree prior to completing the BABIO degree, students must complete
the communications requirement, ENG 101, one social science elective and a writing intensive
elective (ENG 102W recommended).
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Students who are not admitted to the MLT program must complete all requirements for the BA in
Biology degree to complete the program. The Biology requirements can be found at the
following URL: http://www.uma.edu/checksheets/babio2015/
Students are encouraged to contact their faculty advisor and the Advising Center for academic
advising and support services throughout their stay at UMA.
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