Our distance education programs offer qualified students an opportunity to complete a majority of their coursework at a distance. The goal of these programs is to provide critically needed laboratory personnel for health care facilities in rural Texas. Students receive the same faculty support, advisement and personal contact as if they were on campus at UTMB Galveston.

Instruction is provided via streaming video and narrated Powerpoint lectures, web-based instructional lessons, on-line interactive course laboratories using video and animation, interactive discussion and chat sessions, on-line testing and evaluation, comprehensive on-line review materials, the Internet, and occasional on-campus laboratories. An off-campus baccalaureate degree has been approved by the UT System, the Board of Regents, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

To qualify for the LEAP program, students must have completed an Associate's of Science degree from a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program. LEAP students may choose the 3.5-year standard or the accelerated 2-year LEAP degree plan.

• Information about the LEAP Program
• LEAP Degree Plan (3.5 years)
• Accelerated LEAP Degree Plan (2 years)

UTMB is collaborating with UTPB to offer clinical laboratory science education and on-site experiences in the Permian Basin area.

• Information about the UTPB Program

UTMB is collaborating with UTT and UTHCT to offer clinical laboratory science education and on-site experiences in the Tyler area.

• Information about the UTT Program

UTMB is collaborating with ECC to offer clinical laboratory science education and on-site experiences in the Dallas area.

• Information about the ECC Program