| DEPARTMENT
OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES |
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| Chair: Holly K. Hall (251-434-3461) |
| Medical Advisor: William A.
Gardner, Jr. |
| Associate Professors: Hall |
| Clinical Assistant Professor:
Barrett, Ravine |
| Adjunct Clinical Faculty: Bru,
Cale, Engels, Jenkins, McRoyan, Miller, Stuardi,
White |
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| Department
of Clinical Laboratory Sciences web site |
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| The Department of Clinical
Laboratory Sciences prepares graduates for careers
in the clinical laboratory sciences. Most graduates
work in hospital laboratories, performing analyses
on blood, various body fluids, and tissues to
detect and identify diseases and monitor therapies.
The curriculum requires extensive preparation
in science and quantitative skills. Completion
of the program results in a Bachelor of Science
degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and eligibility
to challenge any of several national certification
and state licensure examinations. The Clinical
Laboratory Sciences Program is fully accredited
by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 8410 West Bryn Mawr
Avenue, Suite 670, Chicago, IL 60631, (773)714-8880. |
| The program is organized
in a 2+2 format, consisting of two years (pre-professional
component) of general preparation in math, science
and liberal arts courses, followed by five semesters
(professional component) of advanced biomedical
and clinical laboratory sciences courses. Enrollment
in or successful completion of the pre-professional
component as a clinical laboratory sciences major
does not automatically assure acceptance in the
professional component. A limited number of students
are admitted each Spring to the professional component
which begins in the Fall Semester. |
| The senior year consists
of three consecutive semesters beginning with
the summer term following the junior year. The
senior year calendar varies considerably from
the normal University calendar. The last 28 weeks
of the senior year comprise the clinical practice
curriculum. Students are assigned to University
teaching hospitals for clinical practice. Courses
meet each day for the number of weeks indicated
in the course description. |
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| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT |
| Students
are urged to obtain academic advice early and
often while taking lower division preprofessional
courses. Specific questions about Clinical
Laboratory Sciences and professional course equivalents
should be directed to the Chair of the Department. |
| Students
must complete a special application for admission
to the Professional Component. Application forms
can be requested by writing the Department of
Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of South
Alabama, Mobile AL 36604-3273 or by telephone,
(251)434-3461. Application deadline is December
1. Interviews will be scheduled during January
and notification of admission to the junior year
will be made by February 28. Late applications
to the program (after December 1) may be considered
if positions are available. |
| Students are selected by
various criteria that predict probability of success
as a laboratory professional. Selection criteria
include: 1) Science/Mathematics grade-point average
to include course work in General Biology, General
Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics; 2) overall
grade-point average; and 3) interview with faculty
to assess candidates’ aptitude for the program
and the profession. |
| In order to be considered
for admission to the Professional Component of
the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, students
must meet the following criteria: |
| 1. |
The following
preprofessional courses must be completed
by the end of the Fall semester in which
the application for admission is submitted:
BLY 121, MA 112, BMD 114, 210, ST 210, CH
131, 132. |
| 2. |
The student
must have a cumulative GPA for all college
courses of 2.4 or higher and a GPA in BLY
121, MA 112, BMD 114, 210, ST 210, CH 131,
132 of 2.4 or higher. |
| 3. |
ALL
preprofessional requirements must
be completed prior to the beginning of the
Fall Semester of the junior year. Students
may not defer preprofessional prerequisites
to the junior year. |
| 4. |
The student
must have a grade-point balance of 0 or
greater, in order to begin the Professional
Phase of the Program. (See ACADEMIC STATUS,
in the section titled ACADEMIC POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES). |
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| Failure to meet these criteria
will disqualify an applicant from the Professional
Component of the program for that year. Such an
individual must reapply for admission to the Professional
Program for the following year. |
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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES |
| Successful completion of
138 semester hours of preprofessional and professional
course work are required for the Bachelor of Science
in Clinical Laboratory Sciences as listed: |
| I. Pre-Professional
Component |
| Area I - Written Composition |
(6)
|
| EH 101,102 |
3,3
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| Area II
- Humanities & Fine Arts |
(12)
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| CA 110 |
3
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| ARH 100, ARS
101, DRA 110, MUL 101 |
3
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| EH 215 or
225 or 235 |
3
|
*EH 216 or
226 or 236 or Humanities elective (recommend
PHL 131 if HY sequence chosen)
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3
|
| Area III
- Natural Sciences & Math |
(11)
|
| MA 112 |
3
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| CH 131, 132
|
4,4
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| Area IV
- History, Social & Behavioral Sciences |
(12)
|
| History elective
(HY 101, 102, 135, or 136) |
3
|
| *Social Science
Electives (3 courses) |
9
|
| Area V
- Pre-Professional, Major & Electives |
(22)
|
| BLY 121 |
4
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| CH 201 |
5
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| BMD 210 |
3
|
| ST 210 |
3
|
| CIS 150 |
3
|
| BMD 114 |
4
|
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| *Must complete
two course sequence in Literature or History. |
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| II. Professional
Component |
|
| Junior
Year |
| Fall |
|
Spring |
|
| BMD
115 |
4 |
CLS
330 |
4 |
| CLS
340 |
3 |
BMD
410 |
4 |
| CLS
315 |
1 |
CLS
350 |
3 |
| CLS
360 |
5 |
BLY
311 |
4 |
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13 |
|
15 |
| Senior
Year |
|
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| Summer |
|
Fall |
|
| CLS
410 |
7 |
CLS
420 |
7 |
| CLS
431 |
7 |
CLS
432 |
7 |
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14 |
|
14 |
| Spring
*** |
|
|
|
| CLS
440 |
3 |
|
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| CLS
441 |
1 |
|
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| CLS
445 |
4 |
|
|
| CLS
452 |
3 |
|
|
| CLS
454 |
4 |
|
|
| CLS
455 |
1 |
|
|
| CLS
490 |
1 |
|
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| CLS
435 |
2 |
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19 |
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| ** |
Course sequence may
vary each year. |
| *** |
Course sequence is
different for each student; arranged by
the Department. |
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| Special Fees |
| A special course fee is assessed
in each of the following courses: |
| CLS
315 |
Research
Method |
$ |
30.00
|
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| CLS 330 |
Clinical
Lab Analysis |
|
30.00
|
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| CLS 350 |
Clin Parasit
& Mycology |
|
30.00
|
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| CLS 360 |
Clin Immunology
& Bact. |
|
45.00
|
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| CLS 394 |
Directed
Study |
|
30.00
|
|
| CLS 410 |
Clinical
Microbiology |
|
150.00
|
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| CLS
420 |
Hematology |
|
75.00
|
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| CLS 431 |
Clinical
Chem. & Inst. |
|
100.00
|
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| CLS
432 |
Immunohematology
|
|
90.00
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