ASU SoLS: Undergraduate Program

The BS degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS), also known as Medical Technology, is designed to prepare individuals for a healthcare profession that serves as a vital partner in medical decision making. The major scientific disciplines studied in clinical laboratory sciences include clinical chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, immunology, and microbiology. Clinical Laboratory Scientists perform laboratory analyses utilized by physicians to diagnose, treat, and monitor disease; and evaluate the maintenance of an individual’s health. This degree consists of 2 ½ years of university, college, and prerequisite science requirements which are then followed by 1 ½ years (16 months) of clinical laboratory science courses in the nationally accredited CLS Professional Study Program. The Professional Study Program consists of lectures and student laboratory experiences at the university followed by practical experience (clinical rotations) at affiliated clinical laboratories in a hospital, clinic, or private laboratory setting. More than twenty laboratories are affiliated with the ASU CLS Program including Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Sonora-Quest Laboratories, to name a few. This invaluable combination of theory and practice makes ASU graduates highly employable and prepares individuals for a variety of career paths in hospital, physician office, veterinarian, public health, and reference laboratories and in research institutions and industry. Upon completion of the BS degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the graduate is eligible for national certification by examination. This degree is also valuable for further study in sciences with medical application or in areas that interface with the medical sciences

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The CLS major consists of 40 semester hours in clinical laboratory sciences courses:
CLS 310, Principles of Clinical Chemistry (6)
CLS 320, Principles of Clinical Microbiology (6)
CLS 330, Principles of Clinical Hematology I/Body Fluids (3)
CLS 430, Principles of Clinical Hematology II/Hemostasis (3)
CLS 440, Principles of Clinical Immunology/Immunohematology (4)
CLS 411, Advanced Applications of Clinical Chemistry (4)
CLS 421, Advanced Applications of Clinical Microbiology (4)
CLS 431, Advanced Applications of Clinical Hematology (4)
CLS 441, Advance Application of Clinical Immunology/Immunohematology (3)
CLS 450, Principles of Clinical Laboratory Administration (2)
CLS 460, Principles of Clinical Laboratory Education (1)

The following courses are also required:

CLS 100, Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Sciences (1)
BIO 187, General Biology I (4)
BIO 188, General Biology II (4)
CHM 113, General Chemistry I (4)
CHM 116, General Chemistry II (4)
MIC 205/206, Microbiology (4)
CHM 231/235, Elementary Organic Chemistry (4)
BCH 361, Principles of Biochemistry (3)
BIO 360, Animal Physiology (3)