HONORS PROGRAM A student in the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions may receive Honors in one of the listed majors in the following manner: (1) maintain an overall GPA of 3.3; (2) be enrolled in theGeneral Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses or 9 hours in approved Departmental Honors credit in majors other than the student's major (these may include Health Sciences core courses); (3) fulfill the requirements for one of the majors in Dumke College of Health Professions; (4) take at least 12 of the required credit hours in major courses taken for Honors credit; (5) in the case of the major leading to the baccalaureate degree, complete an Honors Senior Project course. (This project may be included among the foregoing requirements.) Clinical Laboratory Sciences students should refer to specific requirements for CLS Departmental Honors. Radiologic Sciences students may receive credit in all Radiologic Technology courses, except RADT 1022,1303, and 2403. All students desiring Honors credit should seek permission from individual program directors at the time of registration. At the beginning of the course, the student should make a written agreement with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. This written agreement will be filed immediately with the program director. DEPARTMENT Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department Chair: Dr. Yasmen Simonian CLT Program Coordinator Leonard Gary Nielsen Online Programs Coordinator: Kara Hansen-Suchy Medical Advisor: Val B. Johnson, M.D. Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Rm 208 Telephone Contact: Amanda Harden 801-626-6118 Professors: Leonard Gary Nielsen, Yasmen Simonian; Associate Professors: Scott H. Wright, William B. Zundel; Instructors: Kara Hansen-Suchy and Travis Price Professional Staff: Kent J. Criddle, Laboratory Manager The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program is nationally accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) 8410 WestBryn MawrAve, Suite 670, Chicago, IL 60631-3415 (773) 714-8880 www.naacls.org Bachelor's Degree - BS in CLS Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS) or Medical Technologists (MT) perform laboratory testing vital to the detection, differential diagnosis, treatment, and study of disease and health maintenance. The Weber State University programs utilize a career ladder concept in curriculum planning and educational preparation. The campus-based four-year program offers a BS degree in an integrated setting where students complete their degree in a structure that does not require extended formalized external clinical instruction. The Online-program offers registered Clinical Laboratory Technicians (CLT) or Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT) an opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory sciences within their own clinical setting utilizing varied instructional learning approaches including technology-assisted learning and customized preceptorships. The Online BS program is offered nationally in conjunction with the university's Division of Continuing Education. Associate's Degree - AAS in CLS The two-year clinical laboratory technician AAS degree is also an integrated campus-based program and allows the graduate to take the national certification examinations after two years. The WSU Clinical Laboratory Sciences Online-program offers the employees of clinical laboratories an opportunity to complete an AAS degree in clinical laboratory sciences. Graduates of the program 225 are eligible to take national exams to become certified as clinical laboratory technicians (CLT) or medical laboratory technicians (MLT). Students admitted to the online AAS degree program are expected to meet the same department requirements, policies, and outcomes as the on-campus students. Laboratory competencies will be met at the students' respective work facilities. Please refer to the Employer Support Information on the CLS Department Web site, weber.edu/cls. Both the BS and AAS programs are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Qinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). As such, graduates are eligible for several options for national certification including ASCP and NCA. Certification Program To meet the need for clinical laboratory competencies in a rapidly changing health care system, the CLS program offers an intensive Certification Program, which provides applied core clinical laboratory skills required primarily for testing performed in physician office labs (POL's) and other decentralized testing sites. These sites mostly perform waived or moderately complex testing as defined within the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA 88). The latter program is offered during Summer Semester at times that are compatible with individuals working full time during the day. Program Admissions Bachelor's Degree Students must have completed an AAS degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and/or be CLT certified, meet with a CLS faculty advisor and submit an application complete with a non-refundable $20 fee by May 1st of the year they wish to enter the program. Associate's Degree Students must meet with a CLS faculty advisor, complete the pre-application courses listed in the Admissions Requirements and make application to the program by May 1st of the year they wish to enter the program. There is a $20 non-refundable application fee for the program. Certification Program The program is offered to individuals employed in the health care desiring a core of clinical laboratory skills. The program is designed to encourage medical assistants, phlebotomists, certified nursing practitioners and similar health care workers to achieve competencies that will better serve patient care in settings requiring basic laboratory testing as a part of the facility's health care services. The program's courses are directed toward achieving entry level competencies required for accurate performance of basic laboratory testing under the regulations set forth through CLIA 88 waived and moderately complex testing protocols under the direct supervision of laboratory directors and/or supervisors. Interested individuals will need to contact the program office for advisement and further details. Pre-Med/Pre-Dental/Pre-Vet/Pre-Professional Since the BS/CLS program offers in a bachelor's degree in an applied medical science, it offers an attractive alternate approach to traditional pre-professional degree tracks. The program has specific course integration with other required pre-professional course requirements. See a CLS faculty advisor for more specific inf ormation. Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major bachelor degree (b.s.) » Program Prerequisite: Completion of A.A.S. Degree requirements and/or CLT certification. Students must have CLT certification as a clinical laboratory technician if transferring from another college's or university's technician program. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR AUSV/ATTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN SCM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Heaifh Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2006-2007 Catalog