MLT-to-MLS – Prerequisite Courses
The information below applies to the Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 admission cycles.
The prerequisites listed on this page are for the online MLT-to-MLS Degree Completion program only. For the on-campus Traditional program’s prerequisite requirements, please click here.
The following 75 credit hours of courses are required to graduate from the MLT-to-MLS program. Applicants must have at least 60 hours of these courses, including all 28 hours of science courses, by the application deadline to be accepted into the MLT-to-MLS program. Any remaining outstanding courses must be completed before enrollment in the last semester of the MLT-MLS program, preferably two semesters before the student’s anticipated graduation. Students who start the program with outstanding prerequisites are only eligible to complete the four- or five-semester tracks.
| Area/Typical Course Title | Minimum Credits |
|---|---|
| ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION | |
| English Composition | |
| Two-semester sequence of English Composition | 6 |
| Speech Communication* | |
| Fundamentals of Speech or Speech Communication | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS | |
| College Algebra, Statistics, or higher-level mathematics | 3 |
| SCIENCE** | |
| Biological/Health Science/Chemistry/MLT Courses | 28 |
| FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES | |
| Fine Arts*** | |
| Music, Art, Theater | 3 |
| Humanities**** | |
| Philosophy, Literature, History, Political Science or Humanities | 3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| History | |
| History of the United States or National Government | 3 |
| Social Sciences | |
| Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Economics, Political Science or History | 6 |
| Electives | 20 |
| OVERALL TOTAL | 75 |
*An additional Fine Arts/Humanities course may be substituted for Speech Communication.
**Science requirements must meet current MLT(ASCP) eligibility criteria.
***The Fine Arts requirement cannot be fulfilled with a studio course. An additional Humanities course may be substituted for Fine Arts.
****Humanities requirements may be selected from the courses in the subject areas of philosophy, political science, literature and the humanities. The course in National Government, if selected to meet the US History/National Government requirement, cannot also be used to meet the Humanities requirement in Political Science. Acceptable courses in literature must be broad survey courses.
*****Students who have graduated from a NAACLS MLT program and have ASCP MLT certification, but do not have the required hours of science, may request to substitute up to 20 hours of science credits with additional general electives. A minimum of eight hours of science courses with labs will still be required.
AP/IB/CLEP credit for math requirements are acceptable if the transferring institution has given equivalent credit for the courses at their institution.
