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(Consitutes one major with two concentrations)

Concentration: Clinical Laboratory Technician (19 cr.)

Students with this concentration will earn AD certification as a CLT. The program develops proficiency in the performance of a variety of tests as well as an understanding of the interrelationships of laboratory data and physiological processes. Clinical laboratory technicians perform routine laboratory tests under supervision to provide diagnostic data in clinical and biomedical industries. The first three semesters of the program consist of liberal arts, science and clinical laboratory courses taken on campus. During the last six months of the second year, students are placed in an affiliated hospital to complete a full-time clinical practicum experience.

 

Concentration: Science Technician (20 cr.)

This concentration career ladders into the science technologist and anatomic pathology BS concentrations. Students interested in a Histotechnician career will have all of the required prerequisites to apply to an accredited internship site, such as Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisconsin and William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. This program also prepares graduates to work in a variety of laboratory settings (biomedical, commercial, etc). Students are provided with a basic foundation in clinical techniques complemented with science and math.

 

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Clinical Sciences department page.

Total Credits Required 64
Liberal Studies12
EN 111 College Composition I 4
EN 211 College Composition II [Div I] 4
Humanities or Social Science Elective4
Health Promotion1
HP 200 Physical Well Being 1
Core Courses17
CLS 100 Obtaining a Blood Specimen 1
CLS 109 Introduction to Diagnostic Sciences 1
CLS 190 Microscopy and Laboratory Techniques 1
CLS 200 Urine and Body Fluid Analysis 1
CLS 201 Clinical Hematology/Coagulation 3
CLS 202 Clinical Chemistry 4
CLS 203 Immunohematology 3
CLS 204 Clinical Microbiology 2
CLS 213 Clinical Immunology and Serology 1
Other Required Courses12-14
BI 104 Human Anatomy and Physiology [Div II] 4
CH 111 General Chemistry I [Div II] *5
CH 112 General Chemistry II [Div II] *5
Concentration19-22
Choose one concentration below:
    Clinical Laboratory Technician**19
         CLS 214 Diagnostic Microbiology 3
         CLS 250T Clinical Practice 2
         CLS 251 Clinical Hematology Practicum 3
         CLS 252 Clinical Chemistry Practicum 4
         CLS 253 Blood Bank Practicum 3
         CLS 254 Clinical Microbiology Practicum 4
    Science Technician20
         BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [Div II] 4
         BI 202 Human Physiology 5
         BI 218 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 4
         CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry *** or5
             PH 201 College Physics I (5 cr.) [Div II]
         MA 104 College Algebra with Applications in the Sciences and Technologies [Div II] (or above)4

*Clinical Laboratory Technician - any 8 credits of chemistry courses above 100 level instead of CH 111 and CH 112.

**Students who score below a predictive "C" on the Northern Michigan University's mathematics placement test for MA 104 are required to take MA 100. Students who score a "C" or higher are exempt from the mathematics requirement.

***If taken CH 111 and CH 112. See adviser for chemistry choice.


Bulletin Year: 2011 - 2012 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.