238 Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Distance Education Online Clinical Laboratory Sciences associate of applied science degree (aas) Complete the requirements for the Clinical Laboratory Sdences Associate of Applied Science Degree in addition to CLS 1001 Online Orientation. For more information about the distance education online program, please contad Yasmen Simonian, Department Chair, at (801) 626-7080 or ysimonian@weber.edu, or Amanda Harden, as Department secretary, at (801) 626-6118, or Kara Hansen-Suchy, CLS Online Programs Coordinator at (800) 848-7770, ext 8138, or khansen-suchy@weber.edu, or visit the CLS Homepage at www.weber.edu/cls. Clinical Laboratory Assistant (CLA) CERTIFICATION For more information about the certification program, please contact Yasmen Simonian, Department Chair, at (801) 626-7080 or ysrmonian@weber.edu, orAmanda Harden, CLS Department secretary, at (801) 626-6118, or Kara Hansen-Suchy, as Online Programs Coordinator at (800) 848-7770, ext 8138, or khansen-suchy@weber.edu, or visit the as Homepage at www.weber.edu/ds. CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES COURSES - CLS * Acceptance into the CLT program required **Acceptance into the CLS program required CLS 1000. Core Clinical Laboratory Skills (3) The CLS 1000 course is designed to teach core clinical laboratory skills to individuals from various health care professions. The curriculum will focus on basic laboratory methods in quality control, quality assurance, information recording and transfer, normal and abnormal laboratory values, and problem recognition. Students will recdve basic technical instruction in phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, and laboratory instrumentation in the areas of hematology, serology, urinalysis, and clinical chemistry. Prerequisite: Departmental Approval. CLS 1001. Online Orientation for AAS Degree (1) This course is designed to prepare the student for the online environment and specifics of the CLS program. Course components include: study and computer skills, learning styles, CLS student handbook, WebCT and library tutorial, faculty introductions, contad and troubleshooting information, and academic advisement tailor-made specifically for AAS degree CLS students online. CLS 1003. Introduction to Clinical Immunology (1) Prindples and applications for laboratory testing including safe practices for laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. Prerequisite: CLS 1000. CLS 1113. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Practices (4) F, S, Su Prindples and applications to laboratory testing including safe practices for the laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, phlebotomy, urinalysis, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. Laboratory session addresses the principles and applications to laboratory testing including safe practices for the laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, phlebotomy, urinalysis, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. CLS 1123. Principles of Hematology and Hemostasis (5) F, S, Su Fundamental theories of hematopoiesis, routine laboratory evaluation of blood components using standard instrumentation and microscopic methods, including safely and quality control. Fundamental theories of hemostasis and introdudion to abnormal hematology. Introdudion to routine laboratory methods in hemostasis. Co-requisites: CLS 1113. CLS 1154. Supervised Clinical Experience: First Year (1) Off-campus supervised clinical experiences administered in con- jundion with clinical faculty in WSU affiliated health care institutions. Prerequisite: CLS 1113 and 1123. CLS 2003. Applied Laboratory Mathematics and Laboratory Statistics (3) F A discipline-specific course which tailors applied laboratory mathematics and clinical statistics to all areas of the clinical laboratory with emphasis in clinical chemistry. Topics to indude reagent preparation, specimen dilution protocols, quality assurance and quality control, pradical applications of common statistical tests, and statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel. The course is designed to complement the mathematics component of Clinical Chemistry CLS 2211 and CLS 2213. CLS 2211. Principles of Clinical Chemistry I* (5) F Basic concepts and techniques in clinical chemistry and quality control utilizing manual and automated laboratory procedures. Emphasis on blood and body fluid assessments of carbohydrates, bilirubin, non-protein nitrogen testing and electrolyte add/base balance. Prerequisite: CHEM PS/SI1110 and CHEM SI 120 or CHEM PS/SI1210andSI1220. CLS 2212. Principles of Clinical Microbiology I* (4) F This course provides an in-depth coverage of clinically significant bacteria including epidemiology, pathogenicity, procedures for traditional laboratory identification and antimicrobial testing. Prerequisite: MCRLS1113 or MICRLS/SI2054 may be taken concurrently. CLS 2213. Principles of Clinical Chemistry II* (5) 5 Continuation of CLS 2211 with the introdudion to methods for the assessment of proteins, lipids, enzymology, therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology and basic endocrinology. Prerequisite: CLS 2211. CLS 2214. Principles of Clinical Microbiology II* (4) 5 This course is a continuation of CLS 2212 induding, clinical mycology, virology, parasitology and miscellaneous clinical baderia. Prerequisites: as 2212, MCR LSI 113 or MCR LS/SI2054. CLS 2215. Principles of Clinical Immunohematology* (4) S Lecture and laboratory covering the theory and principles of Immunohematology relevant to blood group serology, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing, component preparation and therapy in blood transfusion service, quality control parameters, donor screening and phlebotomy, transfusion reactions and hemolytic disease of the newborn. Prerequisite: as 1113. CLS 2256. Supervised Clinical Experience I* (1) Su, F, S Off campus supervised clinical experiences administered in con- jundion with clinical faculty in WSU affiliated health care institutions. Prerequisite: as 2211,2212, 2213, 2214,2215. Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog