Biology, BS; Clinical Lab Sciences Concentration

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Through its clinical lab science concentration, the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences offers a 3+1 program that leads to a bachelor in biology while also gaining the qualifications to take the national certification examination given by the American Society for Clinical Pathology in pursuit of the MLS (ASCP) certification.

After taking the required coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.5, students transfer for their senior year to the affiliated Inova Fairfax Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science for the clinical part of their training. Completion of Longwood’s clinical lab science concentration cannot guarantee admission to the affiliated professional clinical lab sciences program.

Affiliated Institutions:

Inova Faifax Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science, located in Falls Church, VA, is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences NAACLS and is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

For more information see https://www.inova.org/education/medical-laboratory-science or contact:

Amy Shoemaker, MBA, MT (ASCP) DLM Program Director or
Shabrina Shah MT (ASCP), Program coordinator

Civitae Core Requirement (39-40 credits)

Civitae Core Curriculum

Biology majors in the Clinical Lab Sciences Concentration may count Civitae Core courses satisfying major requirements as also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements, up to two Pillar courses and one Perspectives course. The following are the courses in this major that may be used in this way:

MATH 171 can satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning Pillar requirement

CHEM 111 can satisfy the Scientific Reasoning Pillar requirement

MATH 301 can satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning Perspectives requirement

Courses satisfying major requirements that are designated as Civitae Core courses subsequent to the print deadline of this Catalog will not appear in the above listings but will be eligible to also satisfy Civitae Core requirements, subject to the same rules as the others. (If doing so would otherwise decrease the total credits required for the degree below 120, General Elective credit must be substituted to restore the total.)

BS Degree Additional Degree Requirements (4 credits)

CHEM 112 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II 4 credits

Major Requirements (47 - 51 credits) (plus 6 - 9 credits included in the Core Curriculum

BIOL 120 - Integrative Biology 4 credits
BIOL 188 - First Year Biology Seminar 1 credit
BIOL 250 - Introduction to Genetics and Cell Biology 4 credits
BIOL 251 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution 4 credits
BIOL 288 - Second Year Biology Seminar 3 credits
BIOL 488 - Fourth Year Biology Seminar 3 credits
BIOL 206 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
or
BIOL 301 - Comprehensive Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
BIOL 207 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
or
BIOL 302 - Comprehensive Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
BIOL 304 - Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 4 credits
or
BIOL 305 - General Microbiology 4 credits
Biology elective (300-400 level) 3 credits
CHEM 111 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I 4 credits (3 of which counted in the Core Curriculum)
CHEM 112 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II 4 credits (counted in the Additional Degree Requirement)
CHEM 211 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credits
CHEM 212 - Organic Chemistry II 3 credits
CHEM 213 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
CHEM 214 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
PHYS 103 - Conceptual Physics 4 credits
MATH 171 - Statistical Decision Making 3 credits (counted in the Core Curriculum)
MATH 261 - The Differential and Integral Calculus I 4 credits
or
MATH 301 - Applied Statistics 3 credits

Major Requirements (affiliated school)

Inova Fairfax Hospital 30 credits Coursework at Inova Fairfax Hospital consists of six clinical courses, including the following topics: Hematology, Microscopy, Immunohemotology, Microbiology, and Chemistry.

Total Credits Required

BS in Biology with Clinical Lab Sciences Concentration affiliated with Inova Fairfax Hospital Medical Laboratory Science Program, Falls Church/120-125