Clinical Laboratory Science - Jamestown College

Clinical Laboratory Science from Jamestown College is a Campus Bachelor Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Clinical laboratory scientists (medical technologists) are health professionals who supervise and conduct laboratory diagnostic tests on patients' body fluids and/or tissues, assisting the physician with diagnoses and treatments. An education in this field will prepare the student for a variety of career opportunities. Two options are available in preparing for a career in clinical laboratory science (CLS.) Students can plan programs so that they need not decide immediately which option they will choose. Each includes a year of clinical internship in an accredited medical technology/clinical laboratory science program and prepares the student for the medical technologist certification exam from the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and the clinical laboratory scientist exam from the National Certifying Agency. As a member of the Western College Alliance for Clinical Laboratory Science , a cooperative education program between several universities and colleges in the Midwest, Jamestown College is affiliated with the clinical laboratory science program at the University of North Dakota (UND). The final professional year begins with a summer semester at the University of North Dakota. Fall and spring semesters are then spent at one of the many possible clinical sites. There are currently more than twenty-five clinical affiliates in North Dakota, Minnesota, and other western states. Option A Students can complete Option A in four years, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Jamestown College with a major in clinical laboratory science. Three years are spent on campus at Jamestown College completing prerequisite course work and general education requirements. During the fall semester of the junior year, the student applies to the affiliated CLS program. The senior year consists of twelve months of specialized clinical laboratory science education, beginning with summer session at the UND campus in Grand Forks. Fall and spring semesters are spent at one of the many clinical sites. Option B Option B is a five-year program. The student spends four years at Jamestown College completing a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biology or chemistry before entering the one-year clinical training. During the fall semester of the senior year, the student may apply either to the UND program or to any accredited CLS program nationwide to complete the professional internship. View more details on Jamestown College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.