Medical Laboratory Science, Bachelor of Health Sciences
Applicants from Blue Mountain Christian University are guaranteed an interview each year for the next available cohort.
Students considering Baptist University majors in Allied Health are advised to:
1. Discuss their chosen Allied Health major at Baptist University with their Blue Mountain advisor and the Baptist University Medical Laboratory Science Program Chair as early as possible in their freshman year.
2. Take the pre-requisites on this ‘Blue Mountain College Status Sheet’ and apply for admission to Baptist University.
3. Once accepted to Baptist University, the student is considered to be in the pre-professional program for that major at Baptist University.
4. To progress from pre-professional to the professional program major at Baptist University, the student should inform their Baptist University advisor so that they can apply for selection to the professional program by deadlines set by the University.
5. Students should refer to the Baptist University’s website at https://www.baptistu.edu/academic-catalog for current ‘Catalog’ of the professional program for specific selection criteria.
6. Students may review the professional program curriculum to be taken at Baptist on the University’s website at https://www.baptistu.edu/AlliedHealth.
7. Most competitive applicants maintain a grade point average higher than 2.7 and perform well on an interview that demonstrates knowledge of the profession (gained from shadowing internships or learning more about the discipline).
Requirements
Pre-requisite course requirements to be taken at BHSU
The following pre-requisite courses must be taken at Baptist Health Sciences University:
- HSC 104 Baptist University Experience
- BIO 401 Special Topics in Biology (1 hour)
- An additional credit hour above 15 Natural Science credit hours may be considered for additional transfer credit
Pre-requisite course requirements from BMCU
- Student may choose higher level chemistry course in place of CHE 331/331L
- Number of credit hours transferred to Baptist University may differ from credits awarded by BMCU
Select one additional English course from the following
| ENG 210 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 211 | Survey of British Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Survey of American Literature II | 3 |
Select two additional 3-hour courses with ENG, ART, MUS, or STH prefix
Select one Bible course from the following
Select one additional course with CRJ SOC or PSY prefix
Total Credit Hours: 122
Remaining 52 credit hours to be earned from Baptist Health Science University.
Amount of credit for transfer to Baptist Health Science University may differ from credits awarded by BMCU.