2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in all CLS courses; a minimum 2.60 NMU cumulative GPA, a minimum 2.50 GPA in the major, CLT certification and recommendations. Junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Includes chemistry and special testing.

This course is part of an intense, five-month, full-time practicum in an affiliated clinical laboratory under supervision of clinical laboratory scientists. Includes practical experience and further acquisition of theoretical principles in all areas of the clinical laboratory with emphasis on special testing, problem solving and a variety of supervisory functions. The practicum is represented by CLS 250S, CLS 451, CLS 452, CLS 453, and CLS 454.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in all CLS courses; a minimum 2.60 NMU cumulative GPA, a minimum 2.50 GPA in the major, CLT certification and recommendations. Junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Includes hematology and coagulation.

This course is part of an intense, five-month, full-time practicum in an affiliated clinical laboratory under supervision of clinical laboratory scientists. Includes practical experience and further acquisition of theoretical principles in all areas of the clinical laboratory with emphasis on special testing, problem solving and a variety of supervisory functions. The practicum is represented by CLS 250S, CLS 451, CLS 452, CLS 453, and CLS 454.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in all CLS courses, a minimum of 2.60 NMU cumulative GPA and 2.50 GPA in the major, CLT certification and CLS faculty recommendation. Junior standing or instructor’s permission. Students must also enroll in CLS 250M during the summer months.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is part of an intense, five-month, full-time practicum in an approved clinical laboratory under the supervision of a clinical laboratory scientist or microbiologist. Includes practical experience with emphasis on proficiency, special or unique procedures, problem solving, method evaluation and supervisory functions. The practicum is represented by CLS 250M, CLS 440, CLS 441, CLS 442 and CLS 443.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in all CLS courses, a minimum of 2.60 NMU cumulative GPA and 2.50 GPA in the major, CLT certification and CLS faculty recommendation. Junior standing or instructor’s permission. Students must also enroll in CLS 250M during the summer months.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is part of an intense, five-month, full-time practicum in an approved clinical laboratory under the supervision of a clinical laboratory scientist or microbiologist. Includes practical experience with emphasis on proficiency, special or unique procedures, problem solving, method evaluation and supervisory functions. The practicum is represented by CLS 250M, CLS 440, CLS 441, CLS 442 and CLS 443.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in all CLS courses, a minimum of 2.60 NMU cumulative GPA and 2.50 GPA in the major, CLT certification and CLS faculty recommendation. Junior standing or instructor’s permission. Students must also enroll in CLS 250M during the summer months.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is part of an intense, five-month, full-time practicum in an approved clinical laboratory under the supervision of a clinical laboratory scientist or microbiologist. Includes practical experience with emphasis on proficiency, special or unique procedures, problem solving, method evaluation and supervisory functions. The practicum is represented by CLS 250M, CLS 440, CLS 441, CLS 442 and CLS 443.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in all CLS courses, a minimum of 2.60 NMU cumulative GPA and 2.50 GPA in the major, CLT certification and CLS faculty recommendation. Junior standing or instructor’s permission. Students must also enroll in CLS 250M during the summer months.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is part of an intense, five-month, full-time practicum in an approved clinical laboratory under the supervision of a clinical laboratory scientist or microbiologist. Includes practical experience with emphasis on proficiency, special or unique procedures, problem solving, method evaluation and supervisory functions. The practicum is represented by CLS 250M, CLS 440, CLS 441, CLS 442 and CLS 443.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 218 or BI 312 or CLS 426.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course is designed to teach basic principles of medical genetics and the application of these principles to our understanding of human genetic diseases and disabilities. In addition, this course will help students gain a better understanding of the role of genetics in ongoing developments in patient care. Topics span the following areas: infectious diseases, hematology/oncology, and molecular genetics.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Introduction of the laboratory professional to basic education methodology. The principles of learning, the use of goals and objectives and the analysis of a teaching module will be addressed first. Students will be required to teach two laboratory sessions and present one in-service to the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: MA 109, junior standing, and a declared major in the Clinical Sciences Department.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Designed to provide introduction to management issues and practices in the clinical environment such as human resources, leadership, finances, regulatory oversight, compliance issues and productivity/benchmarking. The course will be offered on-line.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: CLS 204 and CLS 214 (CLS 254 recommended, or instructor's permission).
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A study of selected topics in bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology utilizing computer-assisted instruction, written assignments and lab problems. Identification techniques and protocol will be evaluated for both common and infrequently isolated pathogens.