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Clinical Laboratory Science Program Information
Texas State University offers a four year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science. The program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670, Chicago, Illinois, 60631, (773) 714-8880. Graduates are eligible to take the certification examination as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) of the National Credentialing Agency (NCA) and the certification examination for the Medical Technologist (MT) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
The requirements during the first two years of study include courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics along with courses in the humanities and social and behavioral sciences. The junior and senior years combine clinical experiences in the affiliated clinical laboratories with advanced academic study in the CLS disciplines. Since class size is limited due to the availability of space in the clinical affiliates, admission to the senior year is competitive and not guaranteed. Applications are available from the Chairman of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program.
Second Degree
Students with a baccalaureate degree may start the professional courses in the program if they have completed the prerequisite courses identified by our accrediting organization. These include sixteen (16) semester hours of chemistry, including organic chemistry or biochemistry and sixteen (16) semester hours of biological science, including a course in microbiology. The organic chemistry/biochemistry and microbiology courses must have been taken within the past six years. Post-baccalaureate students would take the two year sequence of professional courses along with any other prerequisite courses which they might not have completed in their first degree.
Second Degree
Students with a baccalaureate degree may start the professional courses in the program if they have completed the prerequisite courses identified by our accrediting organization. These include sixteen (16) semester hours of chemistry, including organic chemistry or biochemistry and sixteen (16) semester hours of biological science, including a course in microbiology. The organic chemistry/biochemistry and microbiology courses must have been taken within the past six years. Post-baccalaureate students would take the two year sequence of professional courses along with any other prerequisite courses which they might not have completed in their first degree.