Clinical Laboratory Science (B.S.)

Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

This cooperative degree program, administered by the Pre-Health Professions Advisor, leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. It is a four-year program including three years of college courses followed by one year of work in an affiliated hospital. The degree requires 120 semester hours of credit including 90 semester hours at EIU (or a combination of transfer credits and credits earned at Eastern totaling 90 semester hours) and 32 semester hours credit for successful completion of a one-year program in clinical laboratory science at a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) affiliated hospital. Upon successful completion of the hospital work, the student becomes a candidate for a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and is eligible to take the certifying examinations of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) for registry as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. The clinical hours taken at the affiliated hospital will be treated as courses taken at EIU counting in residency hours and will be included in EIU grade point average. Since the clinical hours are treated as EIU residency hours, CLS majors are required to satisfy the standard 30 EIU residency hours, the 30 hour junior/senior year and 12 hour senior year residency hours despite being cooperative degree students. EIU cannot guarantee admission to any of its affiliated hospitals.

Major

Semester Hours required for the Clinical Laboratory Science Major: 82-84��semester hours

The Clinical Laboratory Science Major comprises:

Biology Requirements (24 hours)

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BIO 1500

General Biology I. (4 credits)

BIO 1550

General Biology II. (4 credits)

BIO 3120

Molecular and Cellular Biology. (4 credits)

BIO 3210

Immunology. (4 credits)

BIO 3300

General Microbiology. (4 credits)

AND

BIO 2005

Human Biology. (4 credits)

BIO 3520

Animal Physiology. (4 credits)

BIO 2220

Anatomy and Physiology II. (4 credits)

(Note: BIO��2210 must be taken first and counted as an elective.)

Chemistry Requirements (16-18 hours)

16 Credits of Chemistry through Organic with lab to include:

CHM 1310

General Chemistry I. (3 credits)

CHM 1315

General Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)

CHM 1410

General Chemistry II. (3 credits)

CHM 1415

General Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)

CHM 2440

Organic Chemistry I. (3 credits)

CHM 2445

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. (1 credits)

CHM 2840

Organic Chemistry II. (3 credits)

CHM 2845

Organic Chemistry Laboratory II. (1 credits)

Mathematics Requirements (4 hours)

MAT 2250

Elementary Statistics. (4 credits)

Clinical Laboratory Science Electives (6 hours)

Choose two electives (a minimum of 6 s.h. required) from:

BIO 2210

Anatomy and Physiology I. (4 credits)

BIO 3200

Genetics. (4 credits)

BIO 3624

Histology. (3 credits)

BIO 3740

Clinical Mycology. (3 credits)

BIO 4836

Pathogenic Microbiology. (4 credits)

BIO 4958

Parasitology. (4 credits)

BUS 1950

Business Software Applications. (3 credits)

BUS 3010

Principles of Management. (3 credits)

NUR 2613

Medical Terminology. (3 credits)

PHY 1151

Principles of Physics I. (3 credits)

PHY 1152

Principles of Physics I Laboratory. (1 credits)

PHY 1161

Principles of Physics II. (3 credits)

PHY 1162

Principles of Physics II Laboratory. (1 credits)

Clinical Laboratory Science Requirements (32 hours)

These courses are to be taken at affiliated hospital.

CLS 4000

Clinical Chemistry I. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4005

Clinical Chemistry II. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4010

Clinical Hematology. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4020

Clinical Hemostasis. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4030

Clinical Immunohematology. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4040

Clinical Immunology. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4050

Clinical Microbiology I. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4055

Clinical Microbiology II. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4060

Special Topics in Clinical Laboratory Science. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4070

Clinical Management and Education. (1 to 8 credits)

CLS 4080

Urinalysis. (1 to 8 credits)

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all courses listed as appropriate for meeting major requirements)

Student must have completed 90 hours before beginning clinicals; must average 15 credits/semester.
CLS students must meet foreign language requirements.
CLS students will not be required to take a senior seminar because the terminal year is taken off-campus.

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Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.

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