| Program Information |
The CLS Categorical Certificate Program from UND provides advanced skills to baccalaureate prepared students, enabling them to work in high complexity clinical laboratories. The program includes four certificate categories:
Clinical Chemistry / Urinalysis
Hematology / Hemostasis
Immunohematology
Microbiology
Upon successful completion of one categorical category, the student is eligible to take an NCA (National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel) and/or ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) national certification exam in that area. If the student completes all four categorical categories, they are eligible to take the NCA and/or ASCP national certification exam for a generalist.
Thus far, UND categorical students who completed a national certification exam did so with a 100% pass rate.
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| Admission Requirements |
To be admitted to the UND CLS Categorical Program, students must meet the following requirements:
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- A minimum of 20 credit hours in the biological, chemical and/or medical sciences (These credits can be part of, or in addition to the B.S. degree)
- Submit application to the UND CLS Categorical Program (application at www.medicine.nodak.edu/cls, "Misc. Forms and Handbooks", "Application to Categorical Program/Curriculum")
- Be accepted to the University of North Dakota (application at www.und.nodak.edu)
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| Curriculum |
| The curriculum for each categorical includes academic and clinical components. The academic component is available completely online, and all courses are available each semester. The clinical component is completed at a clinical laboratory of your choice that is willing to provide the training. We will work with sites that you are interested in to establish training requirements and schedules. The curriculum for each categorical is as follows: |
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| Certificate in Chemistry / Urinalysis |
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| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit |
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| CLS 336 |
Lab Calculations |
1 |
| CLS 471 |
Clinical Chemistry I |
2 |
| CLS 474 |
Clinical Urinalysis I |
2 |
| CLS 489 |
Clinical Body Fluids |
1 |
| CLS 481 |
Clinical Chemistry II |
2 |
| CLS 485 |
Clinical Urinalysis II |
1 |
| CLS 491 |
Clinical Chemistry III |
2 |
| CLS 460 |
Laboratory Practice |
2 |
| CLS 465 |
Clinical Laboratory Management |
3 |
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| The Total Number of Courses is: 9 |
| The Total Number of Credits is: 16 |
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| Certificate in Hematology / Hemostasis |
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| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit |
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| CLS 325 |
Hematology |
3 |
| CLS 325L |
Hematology Laboratory |
1 |
| CLS 336 |
Lab Calculations |
1 |
| CLS 473 |
Clinical Hemostasis |
2 |
| CLS 479 |
Clinical Hematology I |
2 |
| CLS 489 |
Clinical Body Fluids |
1 |
| CLS 488 |
Clinical Hematology II |
2 |
| CLS 498 |
Clinical Hematology III |
2 |
| CLS 460 |
Laboratory Practice |
2 |
| CLS 465 |
Clinical Laboratory Management |
3 |
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| The Total Number of Courses is: 10 |
| The Total Number of Credits is: 19 |
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| Certificate in Immunohemotology |
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| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit |
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| CLS 336 |
Lab Calculations |
1 |
| CLS 301 |
Immunology |
3 |
| CLS 301L |
Immunotechniques Laboratory |
1 |
| CLS 477L |
Clinical Immunohematology I Laboratory |
1 |
| CLS 477 |
Clinical Immunohematology I |
1 |
| CLS 480 |
Clinical Immunohematology II |
2 |
| CLS 492 |
Clinical Immunohematology III |
2 |
| CLS 493 |
Clinical Immunology |
1 |
| CLS 460 |
Laboratory Practice |
2 |
| CLS 465 |
Clinical Laboratory Management |
3 |
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| The Total Number of Courses is: 10 |
| The Total Number of Credits is: 17 |
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| Certificate in Microbiology |
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| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit |
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| CLS 234 |
Human Parasitology |
2 |
| CLS 336 |
Lab Calculations |
1 |
| CLS 394* |
Medical Microbiology |
2 |
| CLS 478 |
Clinical Microbiology I |
2 |
| CLS 487 |
Medical Mycology |
1 |
| CLS 484 |
Clinical Microbiology II |
2 |
| CLS 495 |
Clinical Microbiology III |
2 |
| CLS 460 |
Laboratory Practice |
2 |
| CLS 465 |
Clinical Laboratory Management |
3 |
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| The Total Number of Courses is: 9 |
| The Total Number of Credits is: 17 |
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| Contact Us |
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact us at:
Brooke Solberg, MS, MT (ASCP)
Categorical Coordinator, Department of Pathology
University of North Dakota
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
501 N. Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202
p. (701) 777-2245
f. (701) 777-2404
bsolberg@medicine.nodak.edu
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