Michigan State University CLS/MT Program

CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

CATEGORICAL CURRICULUMS

Michigan State University

Purpose: The curriculums presented offer students an opportunity to become nationally certified in one of the following categories: Blood Bank (Immunohematology), Chemistry, Hematology, or Microbiology. National certification facilitates employment in medical laboratories.

Eligibility: Students in the following categories are eligible: those who are in enrolled at MSU in a degree seeking major either undergraduate or graduate; those enrolled as a second degree candidate; those enrolled as a Lifelong Education student. All must formally apply to the Clinical Laboratory Science Program.

Credentialing: The student must complete the appropriate course work, complete the clinical experience, and then that student is eligible to sit for the categorical exam in the specific discipline offered by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA). Specific details are explained in the NCA manual or on the web at www.nca-info.org .

Clinical Phase: The candidate for the categorical will be placed at a clinic site affiliated with the MSU CLS Program, as space permits.

CATEGORICAL IN CHEMISTRY

FALL		SPRING
MT 213 Application of Clinical Lab Prin	2	MT 415 Clinical Chem & Body Fluid Lab	1
MT 414 Laboratory Analysis & Practice	3	MT 416 Pathophysiology/Body Fluids	4
MT 495 Directed Study (Urines from MT 324)	1	MT 430 Molecular Laboratory Diagnostics	2
MT 496 Integrative Correlations I	1	MT 442 Ed & Mgt in Clinical Laboratory	3
		MT 495 Direct Study (Urines from MT 424)	1
		MT 497 Integrative Correlations II	1
Total Credits	7	Total Credits	12
Clinical Experience: 6 weeks, MT 471 (3), MT 472 (1)

CATEGORICAL IN BLOOD BANK (IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY)

FALL	CR	SPRING	CR
MT 213 Application of Clinical Lab Principles	2	MT 430Molecular Lab Diagnostics	2
MT 324 Fundamental Hematology, Coagulation, Urine	3	MT 433Clinical Immunology & Immunohem Laboratory	1
MT 434 Clinical Immunology	3	MT 435Transfusion Transplant Medicine	3
MT 495 Directed Study (QA/QC)	1	MT 442Ed & Mgt in Clinical Lab	3
MT 496 Integrative Correlations I	1	MT 497Integrative Correlations II	1
		MT 424Advanced Hem (Optional)	2
Total Credits	10	Total Credits	10
Clinical Experience: 4 weeks; MT 475 (3), MT 476 (1)

CATEGORICAL IN HEMATOLOGY

FALL	CR	SPRING	CR
MT 213 Application of Clinical Laboratory Principles	2	MT 424 Advanced Hematology, Coagulation and Urinalysis	2
MT 324 Fundamental Heme, Coag, Urine	3	MT 424 Adv Hem/Coag/UA Lab	1
MT 324L Intro Lab in Heme/Coag/Urines	1	MT 430 Molecular Lab Diagnostics	2
MT 434 Clinical Immunology	3	MT 442 Ed & Mgt in Clinical Lab	3
MT 495 Directed Study (QA/QC)	1	MT 497 Integrative Correlations II	1
MT 496 Integrative Correlations I	1	MT 435 Transfusion Transplant Medicine (Optional)	3
Total Credits	11	Total Credits	9
Clinical Experience: 5 weeks, MT 473 (4), MT 474 (1)

CATEGORICAL IN MICROBIOLOGY

FALL	CR	SPRING	CR
MT 213 Application of Clinical Lab Principles	2	MT 442 Ed & Mgt in Clinical Lab	3
MT 434 Clinical Immunology	3	MT 430 Molecular Lab Diagnostics	2
MMG 463 Medical Microbiology	3	MT 450 Eukaryotic Pathogens	3
MMG 464 Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory	2	MT 497 Integrative Correlations II	1
MT 495 Directed Study (QC/QA)	1
MT 496 Integrative Correlations I	1
Total Credits	12	Total Credits	9
Clinical Experience: 6 weeks; MT 477 (3), MT 478 (1)