COLLEGE OF APPLIED & NATURAL SCIENCES
Medical Laboratory Science
Louisiana Tech’s program in Medical Laboratory Science is designed for students preparing for careers as clinical specialists who design, perform, evaluate, and supervise biological, chemical, and other clinically related tests.
Educational programs in this major include three years of pre-professional work on the Tech campus and the senior year is a clinical internship. This clinical internship is completed in a traditional hospital-based NAACLS accredited clinical programs or in one of Louisiana Tech’s affiliated hospital systems. Admission is competitive for the clinical internship phase.
NAACLS Accredited Hospital Based Clinical Programs
- Baptist Health College, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Temple, Texas
- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Rapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria, Louisiana
Affiliated Hospital Systems*
- Christus Shreveport-Bossier, Shreveport, Louisiana
- Christus St. Francis Cabrini, Alexandria, Louisiana
- Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana
- Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
*These affiliated hospital systems provide clinical training for Louisiana Tech’s university-based program. Please contact Vanessa Johnson, Program Coordinator, for application information.
Graduates are eligible to sit for a nationally recognized credentialing examination in Medical Laboratory Science. Students are able to prepare for careers in hospitals, clinics, research facilities, industries, and educational institutions.
Program outcomes
| Program Completion Year | External Certification Exam Pass Rate | Graduation Rate | Attrition Rate | Placement Rate |
| 2024 | * | * | * | * |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| 2022 | 80% (4/5) | 100% | 0% | 80% (4/5) |
| 2021 | 60% (3/5) | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
* All graduates in 2024 completed the clinical internship through our NAACLS Accredited Hospital Based Clinical Programs.
Scholarships
- Lettie Pate Whitehead
- Quota International of Ruston
- Ruston Hospital Endowment
- COLAcares Scholarship
There is a $150 fee per quarter during the student’s clinical internship year.
Career Opportunities
- Medical Laboratory Scientist in hospital, clinical, research, and industry laboratories
- Technical specialists in Hematology, Immunohematology, Clinical Chemistry, or Microbiology
Program Faculty
NAACLS Program Director:
Vanessa Jones Johnson, MBA, MA, MLS(ASCP)
Associate Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
Email: vjohnson@latech.edu
Juliana M. Kemege, M.S., MLS(ASCP)CM
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
mail: jkemege@latech.edu
Louisiana Tech University is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Rd, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119. Phone: 773.714.880; Fax: 773.714.8886