Curriculum
Clinical Laboratory Science Curriculum
The Clinical Laboratory Science Program provides undergraduate college instruction at the senior level. The structured 15-month program, which begins in September, is busy and intense. The program includes 12 months (4 consecutive terms on the Wilsonville campus) of technical instruction and practical student laboratory experience, followed by an extended 5th term, which is a 16 week clinical laboratory internship conducted at an accredited clinical laboratory. The curriculum contains the following courses:
Note: Curriculum course order, content areas, and credit hours are subject to change.
Clinical Laboratory Science Professional Courses
Course Number
| Course Description
| Credits
|
| Fall term | | |
| CLS 420 | Clinical Immunology | 4 |
| CLS 432 | Foundations of CLS | 4 |
| CLS 424 | Hemostasis | 3 |
| CLS 444 | Microbiology 1 | 6 |
| Total | 17 |
| Winter Term | | |
| CLS 415 | Clinical Chemistry 1 | 6 |
| CLS 447 | Practicum: Chemistry
| 6 |
| CLS 445 | Clinical Microbiology II
| 4 |
| CLS 449 | Practicum: Urinalysis
| 2 |
| | Total | 18 |
| Spring Term | | |
| CLS 412 | Pathophysiology
| 2 |
| CLS 416 | Clinical Chemistry II | 2 |
| CLS 442 | Hematology I | 6 |
| CLS 443 | Immunohematology
| 4 |
| CLS 446 | Microbiology III | 4 |
| | Total | 18 |
| Summer Term | | |
| CLS 422 | Molecular Methods | 2 |
| CLS 448 | Infectious Serology | 1 |
| CLS 452 | Hematology II | 5 |
| CLS 453 | Immunohematology II
| 2 |
| CLS 457 | Practicum: Adv Chemistry/Immunology Techniques | 2 |
| CLS 462 | Foundations of CLS II | 2 |
| | Total | 14 |
| Fall Term | 5th Term Externship | |
| CLS 470 | Chemistry and Immunology Externship | 4 |
| CLS 471 | Hematology Externship | 4 |
| CLS 472 | Microbiology Externship | 4 |
| CLS 473 | Immunohematology Externship | 4 |
| Total | 16 |
The final term (5th quarter, 2nd Fall term) utilizes adjunct professional faculty at accredited clinical laboratories. Admission to the 16 credit course, CLS 470 (Clinical Laboratory Internship), requires successful completion of all didactic courses. The internship allows hands-on clinical laboratory experience in the following areas:
- Chemistry
- Hematology
- Coagulation
- Microbiology
- Transfusion Medicine
- Toxicology
- Parasitology
- Serology
- Urinalysis
- Phlebotomy
- Specimen processing
- Laboratory and hospital information systems
- Quality Assurance/Quality Control
- Management