CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE CURRICULUM*
The Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science program is designed to complement the lifestyle of busy working professionals. Students will complete 10 credits per quarter and can graduate in just over two years. Graduates will be eligible, and well prepared for, the national certification examinations including:
- The Board of Registry (BOR) exam sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) for the MT (ASCP) credential
- The National Credentialing Agency (NCA) exam sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) for the CLS (NCA) credential
The first seven quarters are offered on a rotating basis so that all students in the didactic curriculum (quarters 1-7) are taking the same course at the same time. Each didactic quarter is thus offered only once every seven quarters, so if a term is missed, students may have to wait approximately two years for that course to be offered again. Students will not be permitted to register for the 8th and 9th quarter courses until each didactic course has been successfully completed.
Click on course titles to read course descriptions:
Didactic Courses
- Clinical Immunohematology (10 Credits)
- Human Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Techniques (5 Credits)
- Clinical Mycology and Virology (5 Credits)
- Immunology (3 Credits)
- Laboratory Operations (4 Credits)
- Clinical Parasitology (3 Credits)
- Clinical Chemistry & Body Fluids (10 Credits)
- Ecology & Environmental Toxicology (3 Credits)
- Statistics and Research in Clinical Laboratory Science (4 Credits)
- Humanities in Medicine (3 Credits)
- Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis (10 Credits)
- Clinical Microbiology (10 Credits)
Professional Quarters Eight and Nine (final two quarters for all students)
Register after all courses listed above are successfully completed.**
Advanced Clinical Practice Quarter
Capstone Experience Quarter - Final Quarter
- Advanced Clinical Applications (3 Credits)
- Clinical Laboratory Science Capstone (3 Credits)
- Clinical Laboratory Science Seminar (4 Credits)
**Please Note:
- Students must successfully complete all didactic courses in Quarters 1-7 and be in good academic standing before registering for Professional Quarters 8 and 9.
- Students must successfully complete all other courses before registering for the Clinical Laboratory Science Capstone and Seminar courses.
- Students must submit the required Clinical Practice materials and Medical History packet by the published deadline in order to matriculate through the curriculum.
- Students must complete the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens, OSHA Hazardous Communications, and HIPAA Privacy Introduction annual training sessions in order to matriculate through the curriculum. These courses are offered online at UC at no charge to the student.
Pertinent policies may be found in the following documents that will be provided by the program:
- Clinical Laboratory Science DL Student Handbook
- College of Allied Health Sciences Student Handbook located at: http://www.cahs.uc.edu/currentstudents/advisinginfo/studenthandbook.html
*Curriculum is subject to revision. Revised 4/04, 1/05, 6/06, 10/06, 1/07
