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Biological Science
Bio/MLS Track
In the last three years, one hundred percent of the students who graduate from the BIO/MLS program are employed immediately or by two months after graduation. Of the students who begin the BIO/MLS program in their sophomore year, ninety-five percent complete the program in eight semesters. The overall attrition rate of students leaving the program is 3.3%. Eighty percent of the students who graduated in the last three years are working in the clinical laboratories. Twenty percent of the students who graduated in the last three years are pursuing advanced degrees.
Outcomes
| Year of Graduation | Graduation Rates* | ASCP & AMT Board Exams Pass Rates** | Employment*** |
| 2022 | 100% | July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023 50% (2/5 students) |
100% |
| 2024 | 100% | July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024 67% (4/6 students) |
100% |
| 2025 | 100% | July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 80% (8/10 students) |
100% |
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*Calculated from the number of individuals who enter the major with 60 units complete |
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Note: For students pursuing Track II of the Biology major, upon completion of the BIO/MLS Track. they are encouraged to apply for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and or American Medical Technologists (AMT) Board of Certification Examinations for Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS). The granting of the BIO/MLS degree is not contingent with the passing of any type of external certification or licensure examination.
Program Director: Jude N. Okoyeh, PhD, MLS (ASCP)CM & MLS (AMT)
(He/Him/His)
Professor of Medical Laboratory Science & Biology
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Neumann University
Phone: 610-558-5586
Email: okoyehj@neumann.edu
One Neumann Drive | Aston, PA 19014. USA
www.neumann.edu
Biology/MLS Mission
In accordance with the Mission of Neumann University and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, it is the mission of the Biology/Medical Laboratory Science track to:
- Provide excellent undergraduate professional education in Medical Laboratory Science that is founded on the core values of St. Francis of Assisi.
- Foster life-long learning by encouraging the importance of continuing professional education.
- Encourage service to others through contributions to workshops and public health care forums.
The primary goal of the Biology/MLS track is to provide excellent undergraduate professional education in medical laboratory science.
The program goals are to:
- Provide students with a broad educational background by using a variety of resources and experiences.
- Provide a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum based on current trends.
- Maintain the level of quality of instruction in the medical laboratory science courses by including the latest in technological advances.
- Develop in students the professional attitudes and ethics required of a medical laboratory scientist.
- Educate the students on the merits of continuing professional education.
- Provide the region served by the program with graduate medical laboratory scientists who can function at career entry levels and who can assume leadership roles as health professionals.
Additional program information
For additional information, please call the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, which coordinates the admission of all students, at (610) 558-5616 or feel free to e-mail us at neumann@neumann.edu.
