MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Post-Baccalaureate Non-Degree (4 + 1 Track)

The University of Utah’s Medical Laboratory Science Program offers a non-degree program for graduates with a baccalaureate degree in biology, chemistry or microbiology. This 4+1 track for B.S. degree graduates runs concurrently with our traditional 2+2 track for undergraduate students majoring in Medical Laboratory Science. This intensive track for post-degree students runs continuously for 13 months.

Applicants to the post-baccalaureate 4+1 track are required to have minimum cumulative and science GPAs of 2.5. All of the MLS pre-requisite courses from the 2+2 track will be waived in lieu of your B.S. degree. These include: biology, chemistry, math and communication courses.

Graduates may submit the MLS application between January 1 and April 1 of each year. Applicants are notified by mid-May of their acceptance, and students begin the 13 month program in Fall Semester. Late applications may be considered, depending on class size. Students complete the same professional program as 2+2 students (see MLS Curriculum), with the exception that 4+1 students will have no break between their on-campus MLS courses and their MLS clinical rotations. 4+1 students will register with non-matriculation status (no major declared) for the professional ‘MDLB’ courses in Fall, Spring and Summer semesters (late August to late September the following year). The education, research and management courses in the curriculum may be waived, if similar courses were completed previously.

At the conclusion of the program, students will be eligible to take the national certification exam as a medical technologist (ASCP or NCA). Certification is required by most employers to work as a medical technologist in a clinical laboratory. Since there is a critical nationwide shortage of certified medical technologists, market demand has resulted in increased salaries. Starting entry-level salaries are $40,000-42,000.

Contact Larry Schoeff, M.S., MT(ASCP) MT Program Director at Larry Schoeff, M.S. or 801-585-6989 for additional information.