Clinical Laboratory Science Catalog Information
– also see Health Professions Program offered • Major in Clinical Laboratory Science (36 credits) To become registered in clinical laboratory science, a student must meet the following requirements: • complete the preprofessional curriculum in clinical laboratory science at Concordia College • complete clinical training at an accredited school of clinical laboratory science • pass a national certification examination Upon successful completion of clinical training, the student is awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree in clinical laboratory science from Concordia College. Any student who desires to enter clinical laboratory science must consult the academic program director. The candidate for a bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science must complete 126 credits for graduation. Of this total, clinical training is assigned a weight of 32 credits and these 32 credits constitute the clinical laboratory science major. The candidate must have earned at least 63.0 grade points in the 126 credits presented for graduation. Major in Clinical Laboratory Science The courses required for a major in clinical laboratory science are listed below. Completion of the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum and the clinical laboratory science curriculum by the end of the junior year will qualify a student to apply for clinical training during the senior year (see the academic program director for model course schedules). Students may also complete four years of study at Concordia before entering the clinical training experience if they prefer. Transfer students may be admitted to the program, but the academic program director should be consulted to arrange program details. Transfer students must spend at least one academic year at Concordia to be eligible to apply for clinical training. The requirements for a major in clinical laboratory science are 36 credits: • One of the following three courses: – CSC 104 – Software Applications, 4 credits – MATH 110 – Precalculus, 4 credits – MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits • BIOL 121 – Vertebrate Biology, 4 credits • BIOL 306 – Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4 credits • BIOL 352 – Immunology and Parasitology, 4 credits • BIOL 407 – Microbiology, 4 credits • CHEM 127 – General Chemistry I, 4 credits • CHEM 128 – General Chemistry II, 4 credits • CHEM 341 – Organic Chemistry I, 4 credits • CHEM 342 – Organic Chemistry II, 4 credits Other strongly recommended courses include: • BIOL 222 – Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4 credits • CHEM 232 – Analytical Chemistry, 4 credits • CHEM 373 – Biochemistry I, 4 credits • CHEM 431 – Instrumental Methods of Analysis, 4 credits • PHYS 111 – General College Physics I, 4 credits • Hematology and Pathogen Microbiology (available through the Tri-College University) • Courses in management, statistics and small-group communication Students must apply to the affiliated hospital for clinical training by Oct. 1 of their junior (or senior) year and are notified of a decision by Dec. 1. Admission is based on the student’s grade point average (generally 3.0 or better for admission), letters of recommendation, and a mandatory on-site personal interview. Admission is competitive, and students are not guaranteed an internship upon completion of the preprofessional curriculum. Concordia students have been very successful, however, in obtaining such positions. Concordia College is affiliated with the School of Clinical Laboratory Science, MeritCare Medical Center, in Fargo, N.D. Clinical training begins in the summer following the junior year. During clinical training, students spend six to 10 hours per week in lectures, workshops and seminars, with the balance of the 40-hour week devoted to structured practical experience, assignments, written tests and practical examinations to assess student progress. Courses taken during the clinical training year follow a pattern similar to the list below.
Clinical Laboratory Science Courses
(MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)
495A – Clinical Chemistry, 8 credits. Lecture and laboratory instruction in medically oriented biochemistry as applied to normal and abnormal physiology and analysis of body constituents. Also includes instruction in instrumentation.
495B – Immunohematology, 4 credits. Lecture and laboratory instruction in theory and practice of immunohematology as applied to blood transfusions, component therapy, immunologic diagnostic procedure and blood bank administration.
495C – Clinical Hematology, 6 credits. Lecture and laboratory instruction in the analysis of the cellular elements of the blood and bone marrow, both normal and abnormal.
495D – Clinical Microbiology, 8 credits. Lecture and laboratory instruction in the isolation and identification of pathogenic organisms and of their susceptibility to therapeutic agents. Includes bacteriology, parasitology, mycology and virology.
495E – Clinical Immunology, 2 credits. Lecture and laboratory instruction applying the principles of immunology to serologic diagnosis.
495F – Clinical Microscopy, 2 credits. Lecture and laboratory instruction in anatomy and physiology of the kidney, methodology and clinical significance in examination of the physical and chemical composition of urine.
495G – Professional Topics, 2 credits. Instruction in management and education topics.
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