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Clinical Laboratory Science Major

College of Arts and Sciences
Degree BS, Clinical Laboratory Science
Program Director Anthony Serino, PhD

Clinical laboratory science (CLS) (formerly Medical Technology) major offers, through its affiliation with hospital schools, the opportunity to complete the requirements for a bachelor of science degree in four years with a clinical year rotation at an accredited hospital school. CLS majors complete three years in a biology-based curriculum on campus, and then apply for acceptance to an affiliated hospital program at the end of their fourth semester. Admission to a hospital school program is not guaranteed, but Misericordia University maintains a very high success rate. Following the hospital program, the student is eligible to sit for the certification examinations offered by the Board of Registry of Clinical Laboratory Scientists (or Medical Technologists) and the National Accrediting Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel.

Sequence of Required Courses

First Year

First Semester	Total Credits	17	Second Semester	Total Credits	14
CHM 133	Chem. Principles I	4	CHM 134	Chem. Principles II	4
	Core	3		Core	3
BIO 101	Gen Botany Biological Princ	4	BIO 102	General Zoology	4
MTH	Math Bank I	3		Core	3
FA 102	Cult Synthesis in Ancient World	3

Sophomore Year

First Semester	Total Credits	17	Second Semester	Total Credits	17
BIO 251	Compar. Anatomy	4	BIO 252	Histology	4
CHM 243	Organic Chemistry I	4	CHM 244	Organic Chemistry II	4
PHL 101	Contemp. Self Images	3	SOC 101	or ECO 207	3
PSY 123	Introduction to Psychology	3		Core	3
	Core	3		Core	3

Junior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
CHM 353	Biochemistry	3	BIO 243	General Microbiology	4
ENG	Core	3		Free Elective	3
	Free Elective	3		Core	3
MTH 115	Statistics	3	BIO 360	Immunology	1
	Free elective	3	BIO 346	General Physiology	4

Senior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
CLS 400	Clinical Microbiology	8	CLS 402	Clinical Hematology/Coagulation	5
CLS 401	Clinical Chemistry	7	CLS 405	Clinical Seminar	2
			CLS 403	Clinical Immunohematology	4
			CLS 404	Clinical Immunology/Serology	4

Total required for graduation 126 credits

Clinical Laboratory Science Major Associates

Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA
Program Director Ms Nadine F Gladfelter, MT, (ASCP)
Medical Director James Eastman, MD

The Williamsport Hospital Campus, Williamsport, PA
Program Director Ms Loretta Moffatt
Medical Director William Lubbe, MD

Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA
Program Director Mr Brian Spezialetti, MS, MT, (ASCP)
Medical Director Joseph King, MD

Clinical Laboratory Science Course Descriptions (CLS)