Frequently Asked Questions

MS-MLS:

36 credit hours total. The length of program varies on the number of credit hours taken each semester.

MLS (MT):

16 months Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM. The first ten months the students obtain theory and laboratory skills in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Public Health, & Nutrition Science, Schaffer Building in Fort Worth with the last six month practicum experience in area hospital clinic laboratory sites. New classes are admitted in Spring and Fall each year.

MLT:

15 months variable schedule Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM. New students are admitted to the program each semester. Some of the courses are online for lecture with student lab time and other lectures in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Public Health, & Nutrition Science, Schaffer Building in Fort Worth. The number and which days of the week will vary each semester that the students are in class. During the first 12 months of the MLT program, the student attends clinical rotation on Fridays at an area hospital or clinical laboratory site. The final 3 months the student attends a Monday through Thursday clinical rotation at an area hospital or clinical laboratory with practicum exams on Fridays.

HT:

12 months. A class is admitted each semester. Students are in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Public Health, & Nutrition Science, Schaffer Building in Fort Worth for two days a week for the first half of each of the 3 semesters. For the remainder of each of the semesters, the students are in a hospital laboratory for four days a week. Students who begin in the Fall semester will graduate in August of the next calendar year; ones who begin in the Spring semester will graduate in December of the same year; and ones who begin in the Summer semester will graduate in May of the next calendar year.

MLS (MT)

Completion of this laboratory professional program requires 48 undergraduate credit hours and 6 graduate credit hours earned in the MLS program at the Fort Worth campus. Tuition is based on the published Tarleton State University fee schedule per credit hour plus additional course and other approved fees and the cost of textbooks. Current tuition fees may be accessed on the Tarleton web site home page. Students may be eligible for financial aid and/or scholarships and should inquire with the TSU campus office of financial aid and scholarships for details.

MLT

Completion of this laboratory professional program requires 37 undergraduate credit hours earned in the MLT program at the Fort Worth Campus. Tuition is based on the published Tarleton State University fee schedule per credit hour plus additional course and other approved fees and the cost of textbooks. Current tuition fees may be accessed on the Tarleton web site home page. Students may be eligible for financial aid and/or scholarships and should inquire with the TSU campus office of financial aid and scholarships for details.

HT

Completion of this laboratory professional program requires 37 undergraduate credit hours earned in the HT program at the Fort Worth Campus. Tuition is based on the published Tarleton State University fee schedule per credit hour plus additional course and other approved fees and the cost of textbooks. Current tuition fees may be accessed on the Tarleton web site home page. Students may be eligible for financial aid and/or scholarships and should inquire with the TSU campus office of financial aid and scholarships for details.

MLS (MT), MLT & HT

Because these programs are so rigorous it is not recommend that students work full time. A hospital may hire a student for a few hours per week while rotating in clinic, but it is very unlikely to obtain employment while acquiring your initial theory and lab skills. Both the MLT and HT programs have many of the course lectures online which may allow students the time to work in a part-time job if it is one that allows the student a very flexible work schedule.

MS-MLS

Please visit the Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science degree page for more information.

MLS (MT)

Prerequisites include:

  • 16 hours of Biology:
    • Biology I
    • Biology II
    • Microbiology with a lab
    • Immunology (or Immunobiology)
  • 16 hours of Chemistry:
    • Chemistry I
    • Chemistry II
    • Organic Chemistry I
    • Organic Chemistry II (Biochemistry may be substituted for Organic Chemistry II)
  • 3 hours of College Algebra

HPT

Please visit the Health Professions Technology degree page for more information.

MLT

Prerequisites include:

  • 12 hours of Biology:
    • Microbiology
    • Either Biology I & II
    • or Anatomy and Physiology I & II
  • Chemistry requirements:
    • Either 8 hours of Chemistry I & II
    • or 4 hours of Chemistry plus another science or health science elective.
  • Minimum requirements for students with degrees include:
    • The same Biology and Chemistry requirements as above
    • 3 hours of English
    • 3 hours of Math at College Algebra level or higher.

The program is designed for the student to earn an AAS Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology.

HT

If a student has an Associate or Bachelor degree and does not wish to earn the AAS in Histotechnology from Tarleton, they may earn the Advanced Technical Certificate without the degree.

Prerequisites for applicants with a degree:

  • 12 hours of Biology (must include Microbiology)
  • 4 hours of Chemistry
  • 3 hours of Math
  • 3 hours of English

MS-MLS

Please contact a medical lab advisor for more information.

MLS (MT)

The Departmental recommendation is to take some graduate classes that are offered in Medical Laboratory Science. Depending on how old your degree is, some undergraduate classes may also be recommended. Contact an advisor in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Public Health, & Nutrition Science

MLT

The Departmental recommendation is to take some undergraduate or graduate courses in biology and chemistry.

HT

The Departmental recommendation is to take some undergraduate or graduate courses in biology and chemistry.

MLS (MT)

Send a copy of all transcripts to a medical lab advisor who will study them and determine what additional classes will be needed to become eligible to apply to the MLS program.

MLS (MT), MLT & HT

These programs are not designed for part-time enrollment.

MLS (MT), MLT & HT

Yes, many students are in their last semester and are being considered as an applicant to our programs, however, all prerequisites must be completed prior to entry into the program.

MLS (MT), MLT & HT

No, but our faculty are frequently informed of job openings. Many of our students are hired by the hospital in which they complete their practicum rotations. Hospital laboratories from across the United States have traveled to our department to recruit, due to the outstanding reputation of our graduates.

MLS (MT) & MLT

We prepare graduates to take the national Board of Certification exam offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Both Tarleton State University and the ASCP require international transcripts to be evaluated by approved agencies. The lists can be found at the following links:
NACES Members
Acceptable Evaluation Agencies For Foreign Transcripts
Please select an agency found on both lists to ensure your evaluation is accepted by both Tarleton State University and ASCP.