In-depth knowledge about the profession is extremely important and will make you a stronger, more informed applicant who is confident and secure in your choice of a career.

An excellent place to begin learning more is www.ascp/org, the site of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and www.ascls.org, the web site of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.

Additionally,100% of students who graduate from Stony Brook’s CLS program have found employment.

The program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), located at:

5600 N. River Rd.,Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119

The CLS program is also registered as a qualifying program with The Office of Professions for New York State Licensure.

Application Requirements

Students applying to the program must submit an “Apply Yourself” application by the deadline specified by the PDF found on their site under the coursework title “Clinical Laboratory Sciences - DL”. This is applicable to all current students, and transfer students.

Please check Apply Yourself via the “Apply Online” link found in the main menu of our program page as deadlines are subject to change:

healthtechnology.stonybrookmedicine.edu /programs/clinical

All graduates of Stony Brook University’s Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program are eligible to sit for the Board of Certification Examinatination administered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

For more information on Academics, please refer to our website: healthtechnology.stonybrookmedicine.edu

Career Opportunities

The State University of New York at Stony Brook is an affirmative action/equal opportunity educator

and employer. This publication can be made available in an alternative format and is subject to

change without notice.

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Distance Learning/Hybrid Program

School of Health Technology and Management

Basic Sciences Tower - Level 2 - Room 442

Stony Brook, New York 11794 - 8205

(631) 444-3925 (Secretary) (631) 444-8821 (Fax)

E-Mail: Christine.Lavalle@stonybrook.edu

National Certification Exam

Academic Advising

• Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of month:

1:00 PM BASIC SCIENCES TOWER-Level 2

(Room and Times subject to change) E-mail: stonybrookcls@stonybrook.edu

Or Candace.Golightly@stonybrook.edu for verification.

I would like to introduce you to Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS), our nationally recognized program at Stony Brook University.

You can apply your science education to a health care career when you become a CLS major at Stony Brook. An important member of the healthcare team, clinical laboratory scientists perform tests that analyze specimens to produce data for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease.

Laboratory testing encompasses the following:

· Clinical Chemistry · Hematology · Immunology · Immunohematology · Microbiology · Molecular Biology

The CLS department offers an upper- division pro-gram leading to the Bachelor of Science degree.

If you are interested in learning more about the program, I encourage you to come to one of our information sessions.

The information sessions are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at noon.

For more information you can also call the CLS Program at 444-3925, or online at:

Chair | Kathleen Finnegan, M.S.,MT(ASCP)SH CM

A Word From Our Chair Academic Prerequisites

A cumulative grade point of 2.5 on a scale of 4.0Completion of a minimum of 57 credits or semester hours with a grade of “C” or better to include:

3 credits of English Composition 3 credits of College Math 3 credits of College Statistics 6 credits of Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 credits of Arts/Humanities 12 credits in Chemistry with Labs to include 1 course in Organic Chemistry 8 credits of Biology with laboratories 3 credits of General Microbiology

Program of Study for CLS(H) = Hybrid Course

Foundations in CLS (H) 1.5 creditsMedical Ethics 1.0 creditPhysiology 4.0 creditsPathology 3.0 creditsIntro to Biochemistry 3.0 creditsFoundation in Phlebotomy (H) 1.5 creditsClinical Chemistry I , II, III 8.0 creditsHematology (H) 4.0 creditsClinical Microbiology I &II (H) 8.0 creditsParasitology/Mycology (H) 3.0 creditsMedical Molecular Biology (H) 3.0 creditsComputer Applications (H) 2.0 creditsCoagulation,Urinalysis,Body Fluids (H) 3.0 creditsImmunohematology (H) 3.5 creditsPharmacology 1.5 creditsImmunology 3.0 creditsResearch Design 1.0 creditResearch Tutorial 2.0 creditsClinical Laboratory Quality Management 1.0 creditManagement for Health Professional 1.0 creditAdvanced Seminar in CLS 2.0 credits

Laboratory Rotations Clinical Chemistry Practicum 4.0 creditsHematology Practicum 3.0 creditsHemostasis Practicum 1.0 creditMicrobiology Practicum 6.0 creditsImmunohematology Practicum 3.0 credits

The Clinical Laboratory Science Department has developed a distance learning Bachelor of Science program. Clinical Laboratory Science Laboratory professionals are a crucial part of the health care team, providing diagnostic test results that support 70 – 80% of the clinical treatment decisions. According to a survey completed by the recent workforce New York has a vacancy rate of 8.2% compared to the national vacancy rate of 2.6%.

In New York State, approximately 640 new laboratory professionals are needed each year and only 237 students are graduating from accredited programs. Data from the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies shows that clinical laboratory technologists are the personnel category that New York hospitals fi nd most diffi cult to recruit. In addition, SUNY has identifi ed clinical laboratory professionals as a high need professional program.

Students who take hybrid courses would need to come to campus for some of the laboratory portions of the courses.This face to face time will include wet laboratories and hands on laboratory techniques.Each course is different but most require the student to visit campus a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 times during the course offering.

If the student completes the program and receives a BS degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from Stony Brook, he or she is eligible for ASCP certifi cation and New York State licensure.

About The Program

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H: What Is A Hybrid Course?

Who Is This Program For?This program is for working professionals hold-ing an associate’s degree (CLT/MLT) who want to advance to a Bachelor’s degree in CLS or for those who hold an Associate’s degree in Science who want employment in the clinical laboratory as well as for individuals holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry or Biochemistry who want employment in the CLS fi eld.

program, I encourage you to come to one of our program, I encourage you to come to one of our information sessions.

The information sessions are held on the 2nd The information sessions are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at noon.

For more information you can also call the For more information you can also call the CLS Program at 444-3925, or online at:

Chair | Kathleen Finnegan, M.S.,MT(ASCP)SH CMChair | Kathleen Finnegan, M.S.,MT(ASCP)SH CMChair | Kathleen Finnegan, M.S.,MT(ASCP)SH

Hematology (H) 4.0 creditsClinical Microbiology I &II (H) 8.0 creditsParasitology/Mycology (H) 3.0 creditsMedical Molecular Biology (H) 3.0 creditsComputer Applications (H) 2.0 creditsCoagulation,Urinalysis,Body Fluids (H) 3.0 creditsImmunohematology (H) 3.5 creditsPharmacology 1.5 creditsImmunology 3.0 creditsResearch Design 1.0 creditResearch Tutorial 2.0 creditsClinical Laboratory Quality Management 1.0 creditManagement for Health Professional 1.0 creditAdvanced Seminar in CLS 2.0 credits

Laboratory Rotations Clinical Chemistry Practicum 4.0 creditsHematology Practicum 3.0 creditsHemostasis Practicum 1.0 creditMicrobiology Practicum 6.0 creditsImmunohematology Practicum 3.0 credits

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