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M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science

M.S. in Clinical Laboratory ScienceThe M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science program requires a 6-month full-time clinical placement. Students may begin as part-time but will require a full-time commitment in order to complete this graduate degree program. The Department of Biomedical Sciences integrates didactic courses with simulated laboratories taught at the University and clinical courses taught at an approved clinical affiliate laboratory. Through each step of the program, university-based courses are reinforced in the professional laboratory setting. Students are exposed to state-of-the-art instrumentation and are educated by the highly qualified faculty to become entry-level laboratory professionals with comprehensive competency evaluated skills for entry into a laboratory career profession.

Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) Generalists are students who pursue a complete NAACLS Accredited Program of study that combines university-based courses with hospital/reference laboratory based clinical practica that address all clinical laboratory areas. NAACLS refers to the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, which is the national accrediting body for CLS Programs. Students completing this Generalist program are eligible to take National Certification examinations leading to MT(ASCP). MT(ASCP) = Medical Technologist (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) certification. Graduates are eligible for New York state licensure. Generalists rotate through the following laboratory areas at the Clinical Affiliate site:

  • Chemistry
  • Hematology
  • Immunohematology
  • Microbiology
  • Urinalysis
  • Clinical Immunology
  • Histology

About the Profession

Generalist Clinical Laboratorians are employable in a hospital clinical laboratory, reference laboratory, clinical pathology, physician's office laboratory, biotechnology or industrial research, public health laboratory, clinical diagnostic company or educational institution. Education in the clinical laboratory sciences also lends itself to further pursuits in graduate education. The M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science consists of four semesters of education that integrates theoretical and technical instruction in a simulated clinical laboratory on campus followed by 24 weeks of clinical practicum instruction at a NAACLS approved affiliate.

For hospital placement, a student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the major. The hospital placement will be determined by academic achievement and successful interview with the CLS committee. Students pay all tuition and fees to the C.W. Post Campus.

The NAACLS approved clinical affiliates for the CLS Program are:

  • North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y.
  • North Shore University - Long Island Jewish Health Care System - Core Laboratory, Lake Success, N.Y.
  • South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y.
  • St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, N.Y.
  • Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, N.Y.
  • Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Hauppauge, N.Y.
  • Icon Central Laboratories, Farmingdale, N.Y.