Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 193
take the MLS( ASCP) examination offered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists for professional certification.
Students enrolled in the Medical Laboratory Science major must complete all required courses before beginning the senior year of study at a hospital-based National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science( NAACLS) approved affiliate School of Medical Laboratory Science. Most science courses must be less than seven( 7) years old by the time the student begins at the affiliate hospital. No science course can be greater than ten( 10) years old by the time the student enters the affiliate MLS program at the hospital.
The hospital-based( NAACLS) affiliate accredited Schools of Medical Laboratory Science are independent from the University. Students will be advised when applications must be submitted to affiliate programs. A list of NAACLS approved Schools of Medical Laboratory Science can be found at www. naacls. org. Admission to the affiliate program is competitive and the University cannot guarantee admission.
Three-Plus-One Option Students who complete all academic requirements in three years will seek admission to a NAACLS accredited affiliate hospital-based School of Medical Laboratory Science in order to complete the senior year. Representatives from the hospital will review the applicant’ s grades and performance in the program. A personal interview will follow. Admission is competitive and the University cannot guarantee that a student will be accepted to an affiliate program
The senior student who is full-time pays a fee to the University for this year( found in this catalog under expenses). The student is responsible for the tuition to the affiliate hospital and any additional costs. Students can continue to file the FASFA form through the University and receive federal financial aid towards the affiliate program toward tuition. Scholarships, merit awards, and grants offered by the University are no longer valid. The student enrolled in the affiliate MLS program is expected to follow all policies and procedures of that affiliate as well as the University.
Students who receive tuition assistance from the Veterans Administration( VA) should be aware that once they enter the affiliate program, the University will no longer be the liaison for processing VA tuition transactions. It is the student’ s responsibility to contact the affiliate program to find out if they are a VA participating program prior to applying. The certifying official at a VA participating affiliate will assume the role of processing VA benefits while enrolled in the affiliate program. The student should also contact the VA directly for additional information.
The student is responsible for transportation( including parking, tolls, gas, public transportation, etc.) to and from the School of Medical Laboratory Science. The student is responsible for registering for Gwynedd MLS courses that correlate with the affiliate program courses for the Fall and Spring semesters.
Following successful completion of the prescribed curriculum, the student is eligible to receive the Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science, and after passing a nationally administered examination, administered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists( ASCP), to become a certified medical laboratory scientist.