MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I take this program part-time?

Yes, you can take the program part-time as long as you arrange with you chosen lab or education facility to do your project within a 2 year span of time.

2. Going to school full time, does this mean I can’t work?

We are encouraging the currently employed MT/CLS to decrease their hours. However, we feel that the program is ‘doable’ while still working. The core curriculum is not as time consuming as the undergraduate program is.

3. How many students are being accepted into the program?

We are only accepting 2 this fall. We are trying to make sure that the students’ get the attention that they need and that all of the ‘bugs’ are worked out. So the first two will be our ‘guinea pigs’. We will be accepting 3 next fall (2008) and 4 the following fall (2009).

4. Is there a thesis/paper involved?

No, this is a professional master’s program in which we expect you to put together a project, present it at a national conference and to your committee (project) as part of the terms for your successful completion of the degree. The projects are conceived by the lab/educational facility that you are working in and the student. They must be put into written form after the 2nd semester and approved by your committee.


The following is a typical full time student schedule:

Year One:

Fall:
 *Biomed 507/508: Adv Molecular Bio 1 and 2 8 Credits
*Biomed 555: Problem Based Research Bioethics 1 Credit
*MEDL 600: Selection of laboratory 1 Credit

Spring:
*Biomed 448L*: Biochemical Methods *or* 3 Credits
*Biomed 511: Introductory Biochemistry 3 Credits
*MEDL 600: Selection of laboratory, begin apprenticeship: 3 Credits
Fulfill Required Skill List for particular lab
*MEDL 550: Clinical Lab Management Topics Course 1 Credit

Summer:
*MEDL 600: Apprenticeship 2 Credits
*MEDL 500: PBL/Lab management course 2 Credits
*MEDL 550: Clinical Lab Management Topics Course 1 Credit

Year Two:

*Stat 538: Biostatistical Methods 1 3 Credits
*MEDL 600: Apprenticeship continues 4 Credits
**Electives: hours taken from list below 6 Credits
Presentation of Final Project (Master’s Exam)

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