The program consists of three years of academic coursework completed at Minot?State University. Through an affiliation with the University of North Dakota?(UND), students spend 12 months in a clinical internship at one of the many?participating accredited hospitals, as a member of the Western College Alliance for?MLS.

What you'll study

• The first two years of the program primarily involve fundamental courses in chemistry, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, as well as general education courses in communications, humanities and social science.
• The third year involves the students in courses more directly relevant to their?major, such as parasitology, hematology, and immunology. These courses?address more specifically what the student will encounter during the clinical?internship year.?
• The clinical year provides practical, hands on, experience in clinical laboratory?techniques.