The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences offers educational courses in all major disciplines to prepare entry-level and advanced practitioners looking to advance their careers or reassess their knowledge base.
Please note these courses alone will NOT qualify a student for ASCP certification. If you are seeking certification, please see our NAACLS-accredited MLT and MLS degree programs or the ASM-WSU Microbiology Certificate program.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
4 credits
Course Description
Concepts, methods and clinical correlation of clinical chemistry tests are presented. Emphasis is on testing methods and quality control practices covering carbohydrates, bilirubin, non-protein nitrogen, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, enzymes, therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology, and endocrinology. These topics will include clinical correlation with diseases, allowing students to understand conditions in which abnormal results and or data might be obtained.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer semester
3 credits
Course Description
This course covers the concepts, analytical methods and clinical correlation of hematology and hemostasis as it applies to the medical laboratory. In addition to normal functions, the topics will include clinical correlation with various hematological and hemostatic disease processes. Current testing and instrumentation will be included as well as regulatory and competency information.
Offered: Fall semester
3 credits
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth coverage of diagnostic bacteriology including bacterial structures, bacterial metabolism, taxonomy, Gram staining, media selection and composition, colony morphology, and biochemical testing used for identifying pathogens. The organisms covered in this course are aerobic Gram-positive cocci, aerobic Gram-negative diplococci, and aerobic Gram-negative rods. For each of these organisms, the epidemiology, pathogenicity, and procedures for traditional laboratory identification will be covered.
Offered: Spring semester
3 credits
Course Description
This course is a continuation of MLS 5103 although it can be taken separately. Topics covered will include antimicrobials, aerobic Gram-positive rods, spirochetes, anaerobes, mycobacteria, obligate intracellular parasites, viruses, parasites along with fungus and molds. For each of these organisms, the epidemiology, pathogenicity, and procedures for traditional laboratory identification will be covered.
Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer semester
3 credits
Course Description
Online lecture covering the theory and principles of Immunohematology relevant to blood group serology , antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing, component preparation and therapy in blood transfusion service, quality control parameters, donor screening and phlebotomy, transfusion reactions and hemolytic disease of the newborn. This course is for MLS or MLT professionals who would like to update their didactic skills and knowledge in immunohematology as it is practiced in today’s hospitals and clinics. Please note: this course is not considered immunology. If you need an immunology course, please see MICR 3203 listed below.
Offered: Fall, Spring and Summer semester
3 credits
Course Description
This course provides MLS students with clinical immunology theory and virtual laboratory simulations necessary to prepare for a career in a clinical laboratory setting. The course will be divided into four sections: basic concepts in immunology, clinical immunology techniques, immune related disease states, and diagnostic virology and will focus heavily on clinical immunology laboratory methods as well as in-depth clinical immunology techniques applicable for the clinical laboratory sciences student.
Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer semester
3 credits
Course Description
This course will focus on the study of the human immune system and its role in health and disease. The course topics include the innate and adaptive immune responses and their role in host defense as well as immunodeficiency and hypersensitivity responses. Manipulation of the immune system through pharmacological means, vaccination or transplantation will also be studied.
The courses listed above do not have a laboratory component and students are not required to be employed in a medical laboratory.
The courses are designed for students who are NOT seeking a degree in MLS through Weber State University, but rather looking to continue their education.
Enroll at Weber State University and select "non-degree seeking" as a degree type.
Weber State University (WSU) is an open-enrollment university, you can apply anytime by visiting the link above.
Don't forget, once a Wildcat always a Wildcat. If you've taken a WSU course in the past (including concurrently) please visit Return to Weber for more information.
There is a $30 admissions fee.
Visit Weber State University's Registration.
Find the next available semester to register for and double check your registration time through your e-weber portal.
Classes offered during various semester, please review above or search our course catalog for additional information.
