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CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES MAJOR CURRICULUM

The Clinical Laboratory Science major, although offering the same strong biomedical background as the Medical Technology major, focuses even more intently on the diverse set of demands placed on practicing laboratory professionals. A rigorous series of laboratory courses emphasizes and develops students critical analytical skills. In addition, courses with a more multidisciplinary focus integrate concepts across scientific topics. Finally, students are introduced to key educational and administrative concepts. This course of study culminates in a hospital based clinical rotation in an affiliated hospital. Admission is limited. For more information on applying to the CLS program, click here.

Year 1 - Fall Semester

Year 1 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
CEM 141	General Chemistry I	4	CEM 162	Chemistry Lab II	1
CEM 161	General Chemistry Lab I	1	BS 111	Cells & Molecules	4
MTH 116	Algebra/Trigonometry	5	MTH 132	Calculus	3
ATL	Writing	4	IAH 201	U.S. and World	4
			XXX	Elective	4
Total		14	Total		16

Year 2 - Fall Semester

Year 2 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
CEM 251	Organic Chem I	3	CEM 252	Organic Chem II	3
PHY 231	Intro. Physics I	3	PHY 232	Intro. Physics II	3
MT 212	Fundamentals of Lab Analysis	3	PSL 250	Intro. Physiology	4
MT 213	Fundamentals Laboratory	1	STT 201	Statistical Methods	4
XXX	Elective	3	XXX	Elective	2
Total		13	Total		16

Year 3 - Fall Semester

Year 3 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
BMB 401	Biochemistry	4	MMG 301/205	Intro Microbiology	3
MT 422	Hematology/Hemostasis	4	MMG 302	Intro Microbiology Lab	1
MT 423	Hematology/Hemostasis Lab	1	MT 414	Pathophys/Clinical Chemistry	4
MT 442	Concepts in Educ & Management	3	MT 415	Pathophys/Clin. Chemistry Lab	1
ISS	ISS-A	4	MT 432	Immuno/Hematology	5
			MT 433	Immuno/Immunohematology Lab	1
Total		16	Total		15

Year 4 - Fall Semester

Year 4 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
MMG 463	Medical Microbiology	3	ZOL 316	Parasitology	2
MMG 464	Diagnostic Microbiology Lab	1	ZOL 316L	Parasitology Lab	1
MT 416	Pathophysiology/Clinical Chemistry	4	MT495, SEC 601	Mycology	2
XXX	Transcollegiate	3	MT 454	Prob. Solving across Clin Lab Disciplines	4
ISS	ISS-B	4	XXX	Elective	2
			IAH	IAH-B	4
Total		15	Total		15

TOTAL CREDITS: 136 (includes 16 credits of clinical courses).

Approved Course Substitutions Include:	CLINICAL COURSES:
BMB 401 (4) - BMB 461 (3) and BMB 462 (3)	MT 471 Advanced Clinical Chemistry Lab	3
CEM 162 (1) - CEM 262 (2)	MT 472 Advanced Clinical Chemistry	1
MTH 124 (3) - MTH 132 (3)	MT 473 Advanced Clinical Hematology & Body Fluids Lab	4
PSL 250 (4) - PSL 431 (3) and 432 (3)	MT 474 Advanced Clinical Hematology & Body Fluids	1
STT 201 (4) - STT 200 (3)	MT 475 Advanced Clinical Immunology & Immunohematology Lab	2
	MT 476 Advanced Clinical Immunology & Immunohematology	1
	MT 477 Advanced Clinical Microbiology Lab	3
	MT 478 Advanced Clinical Microbiology	1
	TOTAL CLINICAL CREDITS:	16

NOTE: This is a suggested course plan but there are options that may better fit your career plans. Please discuss these options with your MT/CLS advisors.

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