East Carolina University
 
College of Allied Health Sciences
Clinical Laboratory Science - Curriculum


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During the first two years of the program, students complete pre-requisite courses in biology and chemistry and well as general education requirements. In the professional phase (junior and senior year) students complete on campus courses in each of the major clinical laboratory science disciplines (hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunohematology) as well as clinical rotations in each of these departments at a clinical facility. Current clinical affiliates include Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern, Nash Health Care System, Rocky Mount, Wilson Medical Center, Wilson, Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, and Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro.
  
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The usual sequence of courses is shown below:

Freshman

Fall Semester

Name Number Credits
General Chemistry & Laboratory I CHEM 1150, 1151 4
Principles of Biology & Laboratory I BIOL 1100, 1101 4
Composition

ENGL 1100

 3
College Algebra MATH 1065 3
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science (Not required) CLSC 2000 2
TOTAL . 16


Spring Semester

Name Number Credits
General Chemistry and Laboratory II CHEM 1160, 1161 4
Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 2130 4
Composition

ENGL 1200

 3
Introductory Psychology PSYC 1000 3
Health in Modern Society, Lifetime Physical Activity and Fitness Laboratory HLTH 1000, EXSS 1000 3
TOTAL . 17

Sophomore

Fall Semester

Name Number Credits
Organic Chemistry for Life Science/Lab* CHEM 2650, 2651 5
Statistics (BIOS 1500, MATH 2228 or MATH 2283 may be substituted) PSYC 2101 4
Humanities and Fine Arts

.

 4
Social Sciences . 6
TOTAL . 19


Spring Semester

Name Number Credits
Quantitative and Instrumental Analysis CHEM 2250, 2251 5
Fundamentals of Microbiology and Laboratory BIOL 2110, 2111 4
Humanities and Fine Arts

.

 6
TOTAL . 15

Junior

Fall Semester

Name Number Credits
Hematology I Lecture and Laboratory CLSC 3410, 3411 4
Clinical Chemistry I CLSC 4430, 4431 3
Clinical Microbiology I (Bacteriology)

CLSC 4460, 4461

 6
Clinical Immunology CLSC 3430 2
TOTAL . 15


Spring Semester

Name Number Credits
Hematology II Lecture and Laboratory CLSC 3420, 3421 4
Clinical Chemistry II CLSC 4440, 4441 6
Clinical Microbiology II (Mycology, Virology, Special Bacteriology)

CLSC 4470, 4471

 5
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Information Systems CLSC 4803 2
TOTAL . 17


Summer Session I and II

Name Number Credits
Immunohematology Lecture and Laboratory CLSC 4210, 4211 4
Clinical Microscopy and Serology Lecture and Laboratory CLSC 3440, 3441 3
Clinical Microbiology III (Parasitology)

CLSC 4480, 4481

 3
TOTAL . 10


Senior

Fall Semester

Name Number Credits
Clinical Education CLSC 4992 or 4993 or 4994 or 4997 4
Clinical Education CLSC 4992 or 4993 or 4994 or 4997 4
Professional Practice Issues I

CLSC 4801

 3
Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Laboratory Science I CLSC 4491 1
TOTAL . 12


Spring Semester

Name Number Credits
Clinical Education CLSC 4992 or 4993 or 4994 or 4997 4
Clinical Education CLSC 4992 or 4993 or 4994 or 4997 4
Professional Practice Issues II

CLSC 4802

 4
Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Laboratory Science II CLSC 4492 1
TOTAL . 13


Total credit hours required for the BS degree = 131

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