Marquette University’s medical laboratory science (MLS) program is up for possible termination.
According to an article written by Sophia Tiedge, the university is looking to reduce or terminate majors to cut spending. Due to difficulty enrolling students, the MLSC program was chosen. “In support of termination, the College of Health Sciences said they’d save $512,944 from 2026-2031 if the program was terminated.” However, “Erik Munson, chair of the MLSC program, said there might be potential inaccuracies in enrollment data provided by the college.”
The program’s students and faculty attended the University Academic Senate meeting on March 17th to encourage voters against omitting the major. While elimination of the major was vetoed, the final decision belongs to the university’s leadership, according to Tiedge.
