Medical Laboratory Science

The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program is offered at the University of Kentucky’s Hazard campus at the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health and on the main campus in Lexington. The 16-month program provides sequential instruction in laboratory medicine for the student who has been well-prepared in science and mathematics during the first two years of study at the university. Traditional students apply to the program in the second semester of their sophomore year and begin Medical Laboratory Science courses in the fall of their junior year. Students complete an intense curriculum that includes lectures and student laboratory classes and then complete a 20-24 week clinical practicum in one of our affiliated clinical sites. Opportunities exist for students who wish to complete clinical practice in rural Kentucky sites. After completing the MLS curriculum, students are well-prepared for clinical practice in the modern, automated laboratory. Graduates are eligible to take national certification examinations as Medical Laboratory Scientists through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification.