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Curriculum

Bachelor’s degree in CLS requires a total of 126 semester hours

General Education courses (31 hours) plus the following pre-requisite general education courses

Pre-Requisite General Education Courses(18 hours) 

BIO 1311 Intro to Biology  3 SH

BIO 2111 Anatomy & Physiology I Lab  1 SH

BIO 2311 Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture 3 SH

CHE 2111 General Chemistry I Lab 1 SH

CHE 2112 General Chemistry II Lab 1 SH

CHE 2311 General Chemistry I 3 SH

CHE 2312 General Chemistry II Lecture 3 SH

CLS 2101 Intro to CLS 3 SH

Pre-Professional Courses(12 hours)

CLS 2102 Medical Terminology 1 SH

CLS 2103 Medical Microbiology Lab 1 SH

CLS 2301 Medical Microbiology Lecture OR 3 SH

BIO 3431 Microbiology

CLS 2402 Biochemistry OR 4 SH

CHE 3326/3126 Organic Chem I

MAT 2326 Statistics 3 SH

Professional Major Courses(65 hours)

Must be accepted into the professional phase to take the following courses:

CLS 3100 Clinical Chemistry Lab 1 SH

CLS 3102 Hematology Lab 1 SH

CLS 3103 Clinical Microbiology Lab 1 SH

CLS 3104 Immunohematology Lab 1 SH

CLS 3105 Advanced Clinical Chemistry Lab 1 SH

CLS 3106 Advanced Hematology/Coagulation Lab 1 SH

CLS 3107 Immunology/Serology Lab 1 SH

CLS 3108 Advanced Microbiology Lab 1 SH

CLS 3109 Molecular Diagnostics Lab 1 SH

CLS 3300 Clinical Chemistry Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3301 Molecular Diagnostics Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3302 Hematology Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3303 Clinical Microbiology Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3304 Immunohematology Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3305 Advanced Clinical Chemistry Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3306 Advanced Hematology Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3307 Immunology/Serology Lecture 3 SH

CLS 3308 Advanced Microbiology 3 SH

CLS 4102 CLS Seminar (Capstone Course) 1 SH

CLS 4105 CLS Management 1 SH

CLS 4106 Education 1 SH

CLS 4200 Urinalysis/Body Fluids 2 SH

CLS 4201 Intro to Research 2 SH

CLS 4206 Community Clinical Experience 2 SH

CLS 4400 Clinical Chemistry Practicum 4 SH

CLS 4401 Clinical Immunohematology Practicum 4 SH

CLS 4402 Clinical Microbiology Practicum 4 SH

CLS 4403 Hematology/Coagulation Practicum 4 SH

CLS 4404 Methods & Procedures 4 SH

Course Descriptions (Major Courses)