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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total Hours for Degree: 120
- Program requirements 17 hours: Math 130 (3), CHEM 140 (4), CHEM 241 (3) , CHEM 242 (3) and BIOL 293 (4).
- Major requirements 57 hours: CLS 300 (1), 301 (3), 303 (3), 304 (3), 306 (3), 308 (3), 309 (3), 311 (4), 312 (3),406 (2) 485 (2), 486 (5), 487 (5), 488 (5), 489 (5), CHEM 361 (3), HSCC 310 (1) and HSCC 320 (3).
- Suggested Electives: higher level math, CLS 275 (1), and CHEM 272 (2) .
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution. NOTE: Not likely in CLS because the Junior and Senior Year courses are completed only as shown and these courses are not offered in the Summer.
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ENGL (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| MATH (C2) | 130 | College Algebra | 3 | CMCH (C3) | 201 | Communication | 3 |
| HSCC (C4) | 101 | Wellness | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| First Year Seminar | 190 | 3 | Perspective | 3 | |||
| Perspective | 3 | CHEM | 140 | Advanced Gen. Chemistry | 4 | ||
| CLS | 275 | Intro to CLS (elective) | 1 | ||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| CHEM | 241 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CHEM | 242 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| Perspective | 3 | Upper Level Perspective | 3 | ||||
| Perspective | 3 | BIOL | 293 | Human Physiology | 4 | ||
| Perspective | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||
| Perspective | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||||
| CLS | 300 | Microscopy/ Phlebotomy | 1 | ||||
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Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| HSCC | 318 | Hum Res Mgt | 3 | CLS | 301 | Analysis of Body Fluids | 3 |
| CLS | 303 | Clinical Hematology I | 3 | CLS | 306 | Immunohematology | 3 |
| CLS | 304 | Immunology | 3 | CLS | 308 | Clin Hematology II | 3 |
| CLS | 311 | Clinical Micro I | 4 | CLS | 309 | Clin Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM/BIOL | 361 | Basic Biochemistry | 3 | CLS | 312 | Clin Micro II | 3 |
| HSCC | 310 | Clin Precepting | 1 | ||||
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Admission to the Junior/Senior year curriculum is required through a competitive admissions process. | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| CLS | 485 | Clin Prac Urinalysis | 2 | CLS | 406 | Current Issues in Lab Management | 2 |
| CLS | 486 | Clin Prac Hematology | 5 | CLS | 487 | Clin Prac Blood Bank-Serology | 5 |
| CLS | 488 | Clin Prac Microbiology | 5 | CLS | 489 | Clin Prac Clin Chem | 5 |
NOTES:
- Total Hours for Degree: 120
- Program requirements 17 hours: Math 130 (3), CHEM 140 (4), CHEM 241 (3) , CHEM 242 (3) and BIOL 293 (4).
- Major requirements 57 hours: CLS 300 (1), 301 (3), 303 (3), 304 (3), 306 (3), 308 (3), 309 (3), 311 (4), 312 (3),406 (2) 485 (2), 486 (5), 487 (5), 488 (5), 489 (5), CHEM 361 (3), HSCC 310 (1) and HSCC 320 (3).
- Suggested Electives: higher level math, CLS 275 (1), and CHEM 272 (2) .
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution. NOTE: Not likely in CLS because the Junior and Senior Year courses are completed only as shown and these courses are not offered in the Summer.