Medical Laboratory Science, AA

Program Requirements:

The following advisement plan is a recommended course of study. Academic programs offered at Jones College are designed to meet the educational needs and advancement of students who plan to transfer course credit to a university and complete a bachelor’s degree. As part of each academic program, students will take courses to meet the Jones College’s general education core requirements and electives as determined by the student and his/her faculty advisor. All academic programs are designed to lead to an Associate of Arts degree.

To streamline the transfer of credit from Jones College to any university in the State of Mississippi, Jones College participates in the articulation agreement between the Mississippi Community College Board and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. For the purpose of ensuring transfer-ability within Mississippi, the Mississippi Articulation Transfer Tool (MATT) shall be used to advise and guide students in choosing the best courses to take as part of the requirements to graduate from Jones College with an Associate of Arts degree.

If there are questions, current students should contact their faculty adviser and potential students should contact Enrollment Services  .

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

• LLS 1153 - College Life Semester Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3
• CHE 1214 - General Chemistry I Semester Credit Hours: 4
• MAT 1313 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• BIO 1134 - General Biology I Semester Credit Hours: 4

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• BIO 2514 - Anatomy and Physiology I Semester Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours: 17

Spring Semester

• BIO 1144 - General Biology II Semester Credit Hours: 4

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• BIO 2524 - Anatomy and Physiology II Semester Credit Hours: 4

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• ENG 1123 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 1513 - General Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

• BIO 2924 - Microbiology Semester Credit Hours: 4
• ENG 2413 - Survey of World Literature Semester Credit Hours: 3
• HIS 1123 - Western Civilization II Semester Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 2113 - Introduction to Sociology Semester Credit Hours: 3
• Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

• Electives Semester Credit Hours: 15 ²

Total Hours: 15

Note(s):

¹Students that do not meet the pre-requisites for Anatomy and Physiology I are advised to take the General Biology I and II course sequence.

²Elective hours are advised for student seeking to complete requirements for an associate of arts degree from JC. Students wishing to complete the USM organic chemistry requirements should take General Chemistry II in the Freshman spring semester (in place of the social science or fine arts course) and take CHE 2424 - Organic Chemistry I during the fall semester of the sophomore year. Displaced courses from these two semesters could be taken during the spring semester of the sophomore year.