BS in CLS Degree Plan (24-25 and 25-26)

Arkansas State University- Jonesboro

Clinical Laboratory Science

Bachelor of Science

Suggested Curriculum 2024-25 and 2025-26

Year 1 FALL (14)		Year 1 SPRING (14)
CLS 1003 1003  MLSC 11003	FYE Seminar       Seminar	ENG 1003 1003    ENGL 10103	Composition I     I
CHEM 1011 1011  CHEM 14101	General Chemistry I Lab	CHEM 1021 1021  CHEM 14201	General Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 1013 1013  CHEM 14103	General Chemistry I   I	CHEM 1023 1023  CHEM 14203	General Chemistry II
MATH 1023 1023  MATH 11003 11003	College Algebra	BIO 2223 2223  BIOL 24103	Human A&P II
BIO 2203 2203  BIOL 24003	Human A&P I        I	BIO 2221 2221    BIOL 24101	Human A&P II Lab
BIO 2201 2201  BIOL 24001 24001	Human A&P I Lab	3 credits  credits	Social Science
Year 2 FALL          (16)		Year 2 SPRING (15)
CHEM 3003  3003	Survey of Organic Chemistry	CLS 1511   1511    MLSC 11541	Principles of CLS Lab*
BIO 2103 2103     BIOL 20003	Microbiology for NHP	CLS 1512 1512     MLSC 11532	Principles of CLS*
BIO 2101 2101     BIOL 20001 20001	Microbiology for NHP Lab Lab	3 credits	Elective
3 credits  credits	Humanities     Humanities	3 credits  credits	US History or Government
3 credits  credits	Fine Arts      Arts	3 credits	Social Science
ENG 1013  1013   ENGL 10203	Composition II    II	3 credits	Fine Arts or Humanities
Year 3 FALL    (15)		Year 3 SPRING (13)
CLS 2521 2521     MLSC 22581	Hematology I Lab  Lab	CLS 1531 1531     MLSC 11531	Body Fluids Lab
CLS 2523 2523     MLSC 22553	Hematology I I	CLS 1521 1521     MLSC 21101	Body Fluids
CLS 2541 2541     MLSC 22541	Clinical Chemistry I Lab	CLS 2531 2531     MLSC 22531	Clinical Microbiology I Lab
CLS 2543 2543     MLSC 22543	Clinical Chemistry I	CLS 2533 2533     MLSC 22533	Clinical Microbiology I
CLS 2571 2571     MLSC MLSC  22571	Immunology Lab   Lab	CLS 2561 2561     MLSC 22561	Immunohematology I Lab
CLS 2573 2573     MLSC 22573	Immunology I  I	CLS 2563 2563     MLSC 22563	Immunohematology I
HP 3123 3123     HPMT 33103	Intro to Disease Disease	CLS 3511 3511     MLSC 42141	Parasitology Lab
		CLS 3512 3512     MLSC 42142	Parasitology
Year 3 SUMMER  (8)
CLS 4173  4173   MLSC 44173	Clinical Practicum I** (Clinical Chemistry)
CLS 4183 4183    MLSC 44183	Clinical Practicum II ** (Hematology)
CLS 3112 3112    MLSC 33102	Quality Management	(also offered in the fall)
Year 4 FALL  (14)		Year 4 SPRING (17)
CLS 4222 4222  MLSC 44302	Senior Seminar I  I	CLS 4232 4232  MLSC 44232	Senior Seminar II II
CLS 4331 4331  MLSC 44331	Immunohematology II Topics	CLS 3221 3221  MLSC 33201	Hematology II Topics/Lab
CLS 4333 4333  MLSC 44333	Immunohematology II	CLS 3223 3223  MLSC 33203	Hematology II II
CLS 4441 4441  MLSC 44441	Medical Microbiology II Topics	CLS 4111 4111  MLSC 44101	Clinical Chemistry II Topics
CLS 4443 4443  MLSC 44443	Medical Microbiology II    II	CLS 4113 4113  MLSC 44103	Clinical Chemistry II
CLS 4194 4194  MLSC 44194 44194	Clinical Practicum III** (Medical Microbiology)	CLS 3153 3153  MLSC 33153	Clinical Biochemistry
CLS 3112 3112    MLSC 33102	Quality Management	CLS 4204 4204  MLSC 44204	Clinical Practicum IV** (Blood Bank)

*A B or better in CLS 1511 and 1512 is required for admission into the program.

BS in CLS students must earn a C or better in all science and math courses, and in all CLS courses.                                                                                                                                                                

  ** Clinical Practicums can be taken in any order and are offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.                                                                                                                                                                  

Upon completion of the curriculum, the student is awarded a baccalaureate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science.   Award of this degree is not dependent upon passing the national certification examination offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.