College of Allied Health Sciences

Department of Clinical Laboratory Science

Richard Bamberg, Chairperson, 252-744-6060

BS in Clinical Laboratory Science

A minimum 2.0 GPA in all biology and chemistry courses is required for admission into the professional phase of the curriculum. Majors must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all clinical laboratory science (CLSC) courses during the professional phase of the curriculum. A student earning a D in any of these courses must petition the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science for probationary continuation. Minimum degree requirement is 131 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. Foundations curriculum requirements (See Section 4, Foundations Curriculum Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degree Programs), including those listed below. - 42 s.h.

   CHEM 1150, 1151. General Chemistry and Laboratory I (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (P: Chemistry placement test or passing grade in CHEM 0150; P/C: MATH 1065)

   CHEM 1160, 1161. General Chemistry and Laboratory II (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (P: CHEM 1150, 1151; C for 1160: CHEM 1161; C for 1161: CHEM 1160; RC: MATH 1083 or 1085)

   MATH 1065. College Algebra (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:MA) (P: Appropriate score on mathematics placement test)

   Recommended:
   PSYC 1000. Introductory Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)
   PSYC 2101. Psychological Statistics (4) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO) (P: MATH 1065 or MATH 1066)

2. Core - 67 s.h.

   CLSC 3410. Hematology I (3) (F) (P: CLSC major)

   CLSC 3411. Hematology I Laboratory (1) (F) (P: CLSC major; C: CLSC 3410)

   CLSC 3420. Hematology II (3) (S) (P: CLSC major; CLSC 3410, 3411; or consent of instructor)

   CLSC 3421. Hematology II Laboratory (1) (S) (P: CLSC major; CLSC 3410, 3411; or consent of instructor)

   CLSC 3430. Clinical Immunology (2) (F) (P: Consent of instructor)

   CLSC 3440, 3441. Clinical Microscopy and Serology Lecture and Laboratory (2,1) (SS) (P: CLSC 3430)

   CLSC 4210, 4211. Immunohematology Lecture and Laboratory (3,1) (SS) (P: CLSC 3430; consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4430, 4431. Clinical Chemistry I (2,1) (F) (P: 4 courses in CHEM; PSYC 2101 or other statistics course; P for nonmajor: consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4440, 4441 Clinical Chemistry II (4,2) (S) (P: CLSC 4430, 4431; P for nonmajor: consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4460, 4461. Clinical Microbiology I (4,2) (F) (P: BIOL 2110, 2111; or 3220, 3221; or consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4470, 4471. Clinical Microbiology II (3,2) (S) (P: CLSC 4460, 4461; or consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4480, 4481. Clinical Microbiology III (2,1) (SS) (P: Consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4491. Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Laboratory Science I (1) (F) (P: Consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4492. Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Laboratory Science II (1) (S) (P: CLSC 4491; consent of instructor)

   CLSC 4801, 4802. Professional Practice Issues I, II (4,4) (WI,WI) (F,S) (P: CLSC major)

   CLSC 4803. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Information Systems (3) (S) (P: CLSC major or consent of instructor)

   ** CLSC 4992. Clinical Education–Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis (4) (F,S) (P: CLSC 3420, 3421; consent of instructor)

   ** CLSC 4993. Clinical Education–Chemistry (4) (F,S) (P: CLSC 4440, 4441)

   ** CLSC 4994. Clinical Education–Blood Bank and Serology (4) (F,S) (P: CLSC 4210, 4211)

   ** CLSC 4997. Clinical Education–Microbiology (4) (F,S) (P: CLSC 4470, 4471)

3. Cognates - 22 s.h.

   BIOL 1100, 1101. Principles of Biology and Laboratory I (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (P/C for 1101: BIOL 1100)

   BIOL 2110, 2111. Fundamentals of Microbiology and Laboratory (3,1) (F,S) (P for 2110: BIOL 1050, 1051; or 1100, 1101; or equivalent; 8 s.h. in CHEM; P/C for 2111: BIOL 2110)

   BIOL 2130. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy (4) (F,S,SS) (P: BIOL 1050, 1051; or 1100, 1101)

   CHEM 2250, 2251. Quantitative and Instrumental Analysis (3,2) (WI) (F,S) (P: CHEM 1160, 1161; organic CHEM course)

   CHEM 2650. Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences (4) (F) (P: CHEM 1160, 1161)

   CHEM 2651. Organic Chemistry Lab for the Life Sciences (1) (F) (C: CHEM 2650)

*Students must complete CLSC 4801, 4802 to satisfy the 3 s.h. requirement of writing intensive courses in the major.

**Affiliated hospitals for CLSC 4992, 4993, 4994, 4997 include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville; Craven Regional Medical Center, New Bern; Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston; Nash Health Care System, Rocky Mount; Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville; Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro; and Wilson Medical Center, Wilson.