Michigan State University CLS/MT Program

Master’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science available on-line
The graduate program in clinical laboratory sciences leads to the Master of Science degree.
The description is available in the Academic Program catalog http://www.reg.msu.edu/read/UCC/Updated/nscmt.pdf.

The Plan B non-thesis program can be completed via on-line and other distance delivery modes.
An example course plan includes:

BLD 801 Medical Technology Seminar	2
BLD 811 Advanced Clinical Laboratory Practice	1
BLD 815 Cell Biology In Health & Disease I (in development)	2
BLD 816 Cell Biology In Health & Disease II (in development)	2
BLD 830 Concepts in Molecular Biology	2
BLD 831 Clinical Application of Molecular Biology	2
BLD 832 Molecular Pathology Laboratory	2
BLD 842 Managing Biomedical Laboratory Operations	2
BLD 844 Topics in Biomedical Laboratory Operations	1
BLD 846 Decision Processes for Biomedical Laboratory Operations	2
BLD 850 Concepts in Immunodiagnostics	2
BLD 851 Clinical Application of Immunodiagnostic Principles	2
BLD 852 Immunodiagnostics Laboratory	2
Electives	3
BLD 890 Selected Problems in Clinical Laboratory Science	3
Total =	30

Students who have completed BLD/MT 830, BLD/MT 831, BLD/MT 832, BLD/MT 850, BLD/MT 851, BLD/MT 852, or BLD/MT 842 as Lifelong Education students, may apply all of these credits (14 credits) to completion of the master’s degree, if they began these courses prior to fall semester 2006. If you have taken our on-line certificate program courses beginning Fall of 2006 or later you can transfer up to 10 credits taken as a Lifelong Education student towards your Master's Degree.

Note: Participation in this program requires a high speed internet connection and a web cam.

Admission
Certification as a medical laboratory professional is preferred, but not required, for admission to the master's degree program in clinical laboratory sciences. You need to take the GRE/General Test and submit your score with your application (For GRE info click here). In addition, you will need to submit three letters of recommendation and official transcripts from your undergraduate education. For international students applying for a Master's degree, you must submit a score from the Test of English As a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. Admission applications are available at http://admissions.msu.edu/apply.asp.

For additional specific information on the CLS graduate program on-line, contact the Dr. David Thorne, Graduate Program Director, 322 N. Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1031. 517.353.7800 x 6. Thorne@msu.edu