Curriculum
Students Admitted Prior to Fall 2026
Junior Year Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 3400 Clinical Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| HPML 3405 Clinical Bacteriology I |
4 hours |
| HPML 3455 Principles of Immunology |
4 hours |
| HPML 3110 Professional Issues in MLS |
1 hour |
| Total Hours |
13 hours |
Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 4405 Molecular Diagnostics |
4 hours |
| HPML 3450 Clinical Chemistry II |
4 hours |
| HPML 3460 Clinical Bacteriology II |
4 hours |
| HPML 3470 Hematology I |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
16 hours |
Summer Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 3310 Urinalysis and Body Fluids |
3 hours |
| HPML 4300 Applied Research and Statistics |
3 hours |
| HPML 4420 Laboratory Management |
4 hours |
| HPML 4455 Parasitology/Mycology |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
14 hours |
Senior Year Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 4385 Clinical Correlations |
3 hours |
| HPML 3465 Immunohematology I |
4 hours |
| HPML 4440 Clinical Preceptorship I |
4 hours |
| HPML 4480 Hematology II |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
15 hours |
Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 4741 Clinical Preceptorship II |
7 hour |
| HPML 4842 Clinical Preceptorship III |
8 hours |
| HPML 4105 Senior Seminar |
1 hour |
| Total Hours |
16 hours |
Total Credit Hours Required
| |
Credit Hours |
| Prerequisites |
57-58 hour |
| Professional Curriculum |
74 hours |
| Total Hours for B.S. degree |
131-132 hours |
Students Admitted Fall 2026 and Beyond
Junior Year Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 3320 Clinical Chemistry I |
3 hours |
| HPML 3120 Laboratory Practice for Clinical Chemistry I |
1 hour |
| HPML 3321 Clinical Bacteriology I |
3 hours |
| HPML 3121 Laboratory Practice for Clinical Bacteriology I |
1 hour |
| HPML 3323 Principles of Immunology |
3 hours |
| HPML 3123 Laboratory Practice for Principles of Immunology |
1 hour |
| HPML 3310 Professional Issues in MLS |
1 hour |
| Total Hours |
13 hours |
Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 3322 Clinical Chemistry II |
3 hours |
| HPML 3122 Laboratory Practice for Clinical Chemistry II |
1 hour |
| HPML 3324 Clinical Bacteriology II |
3 hours |
| HPML 3124 Laboratory Practice for Clinical Bacteriology II |
1 hour |
| HPML 3326 Hematology I |
3 hours |
| HPML 3126 Laboratory Practice for Hematology I |
1 hour |
| HPML 3327 Molecular Diagnostics |
3 hours |
| HPML 3127 Laboratory Practice for Molecular Diagnostics |
1 hour |
| Total Hours |
16 hours |
Summer Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 3310 Urinalysis and Body Fluids |
3 hours |
| HPML 3328 Clinical Parasitology and Mycology |
3 hours |
| HPML 3128 Laboratory Practice for Parasitology and Mycology |
1 hour |
| HPML 4300 Applied Research and Statistics |
3 hours |
| HPML 4420 Laboratory Management |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
14 hours |
Senior Year Fall Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 3325 Immunohematology I |
3 hours |
| HPML 3125 Laboratory Practice for Immunohematology I |
1 hour |
| HPML 3329 Hematology II |
3 hours |
| HPML 3129 Laboratory Practice for Hematology II |
1 hour |
| HPML 4385 Clinical Correlations |
3 hours |
| HPML 4440 Clinical Preceptorship I |
4 hours |
| Total Hours |
15 hours |
Spring Semester
| Course Designation |
Credit Hours |
| HPML 4741 Clinical Preceptorship II |
7 hours |
| HPML 4842 Clinical Preceptorship III |
8 hours |
| HPML 4105 Senior Seminar |
1 hour |
| Total Hours |
16 hours |
Total Credit Hours Required
| |
Credit Hours |
| Prerequisites |
57-58 hour |
| Professional Curriculum |
74 hours |
| Total Hours for B.S. degree |
131-132 hours |
During professional studies, students are required to adhere to all departmental policies
and academic and behavioral guidelines as outlined in the Student Handbook and Clinical
Preceptorship Manual.
A student must have the permission of the program director to be concurrently enrolled
in another university while a student at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center.
The Medical Laboratory Science Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency
for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5700 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont,
IL 60018 (773) 714-8880
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, doctoral,
and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane,
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097,or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation
of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The commission should be contacted
only if there is evident that appears to support the institution's significant non-
compliance with a requirement standard. A member of the Texas Tech University System,
TTUHSC has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission
on Colleges as a separate institution from Texas Tech University since 2004. TTUHSC
received its reaffirmation of accreditation from SACSCOC in 2009. The next reaffirmation
is scheduled for 2019.
