Specific Program Requirements (Hegis Code 1223)
Students in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program will complete the clinical laboratory training at Westchester Medical Center Health Network hospitals during the day and the didactic coursework at New York Medical College in the evening. After one year of coursework and clinical training has been successfully completed, students will be eligible to take the New York State licensure exam and, upon passing, will qualify to apply for New York State licensure as a clinical laboratory scientist. Once acquired, this license will allow employment, within New York, as a clinical laboratory scientist while studies toward a Master of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences continue.
| Year 1 Fall Semester |
Required Courses | |
| Introduction to CLS (PATM 4010) | 2 credits | |
| Clinical Chemistry (PATM 4020) | 2.5 credits | |
| Clinical Hematology (PATM 4030) | 3 credits | |
| Clinical Immunology/Serology/HLA (PATM 4040) | 2 credits | |
| Clinical Urinalysis and Body Fluids (PATM 4050) | 1 credit | |
| Clinical Practicum I OR II (PATM 7410, 7420) | 11 credits | |
| Year 1 Spring Semester |
Required Courses | |
| CLS Management (PATM 4100) | .5 credits | |
| Clinical Immunohematology (PATM 4060) | 1.5 credits | |
| Clinical Microbiology I & II (PATM 4070, 4080) | 4 credits | |
| Clinical Molecular Diagnostics (PATM 4090) | 1 credit | |
| Clinical Practicum I OR II (PATM 7410, 7420) | 11 credits | |
| Research Design/Journal Club (PATM 4110) | 2 credits | |
| Year 2 Fall / Spring |
Required Courses | |
| Master's Literature Review (PATM 9750) OR Master's Clinical Capstone Report (PATM 9770) |
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| TOTAL | 41.5 credits |
Degree Requirements
Students complete 41.5 academic credits within a single academic year (July through mid-June). An overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 or better is required before a degree can be awarded. Final degree conferral is dependent on the submission of an approved Master's Literature Review or Master's Clinical Capstone Report.
It is, in practical terms, not possible to complete all degree requirements (courses, literature review or capstone report) within one calendar year.
