A joint degree program with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences is available. A degree in this allied health program is awarded jointly. Completion of joint program prerequisites does not guarantee or imply preferential admittance to the professional phase of the program.
The preclinical curriculum for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) includes Core Curriculum requirements, basic science lecture and laboratory courses, and CLS courses. Clinical laboratory science concepts are introduced throughout the curriculum, ending in a senior-year clinical practicum at UTHSCSA. Upon completion of all requirements, the student is eligible to take one of the clinical laboratory sciences national certification examinations.
Also available are preprofessional courses offering students the opportunity to prepare for admission to nursing, medical, dental, and other professional schools.
UTSA offers courses that fulfill the nursing preprofessional curriculum requirements
for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. All coursework
listed will transfer to UTHSCSA without any loss of credit. Specific premedical
and predental programs are not offered at UTSA. Admission requirements for
these professional schools are
outlined in a separate section of this catalog. Additional information can
be obtained from the Department of Biology and through the chairman of the
Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) of UTSA.
Allied health students are required by policies of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to show evidence of professional liability (malpractice) insurance coverage prior to official registration for courses that involve a clinical situation. Additional information on the requirement for obtaining such coverage is available from the Department Chair of the Department of Biology.
Certain specific physical skills and abilities are required to successfully participate in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program. Students may wish to inquire regarding these physical requirements before seeking admission to the program or registering for specific courses in the program.
In the joint degree program, clinical laboratory sciences courses are offered throughout the course of study. A clinical practicum experience is included in the senior year. Students complete clinical laboratory sciences courses during their sophomore and junior years and enroll in classes on both the UTSA and UTHSCSA campuses. All CLSC courses are taught at UTHSCSA and are listed separately.
For consideration for admission into the joint degree program, students must complete a separate application form. This form may be obtained from the UTHSCSA Web site (http://www.uthscsa.edu), or the Registrar's Office at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78284. This application should be submitted by May 1 for fall admission and October 1 for spring admission. Students must be admitted to UTHSCSA and advised by a UTHSCSA faculty member before they enroll in CLSC courses. Minimum requirements for admission to UTHSCSA include 30 semester credit hours of college work, an overall grade point average of 2.5, and no grade lower than a “C” in any support science course.
Admission to and successful continuation in the program will provide the student with a clinical practicum position at one of the UTHSCSA teaching affiliates. A list of these affiliates may be obtained from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at UTHSCSA.
The clinical laboratory sciences program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Upon successful completion of this joint degree program, students are eligible to take one of the national certification examinations. All students are required to be counseled each semester by either the CLS department chair or a member of the CLS faculty to ensure enrollment in appropriate coursework.
The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the 42 hours of Core Curriculum requirements, is 144.
All candidates for this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.
Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the UTSA/UTHSCSA Joint Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.
Core Curriculum Requirements |
Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements |
Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours) |
All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement: |
Domain I: Mathematics and Science |
Mathematics (3 semester credit hours) |
Domain II: Society and Culture |
United States History and Diversity (6 semester
credit hours) |
Domain III: Literature and the Arts |
Literature (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. The Arts (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. |
Domain IV: World Society and Issues |
(3 semester credit hours) |
Degree Requirements
A. 50 semester credit hours in support work:
1. 25 semester credit hours in the biological sciences:
AHS 1883 Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Sciences
BIO 1113 Biology I
BIO 1122 Laboratory Investigations in Biology
BIO 1123 Biology II
BIO 2313 Genetics
BIO 3413 General Physiology
or
AHS 3463 Human Physiology
BIO 3513 Biochemistry
BIO 3713, 3722 Microbiology and Laboratory
2. 16 semester credit hours in chemistry:
CHE 1103 General Chemistry I
CHE 1122 General Chemistry I Laboratory
CHE 1303 General Chemistry II
CHE 1312 General Chemistry II Laboratory
CHE 2204, 2242 Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory
3. 6 semester credit hours in mathematics:
MAT 1093 Precalculus
STA 1053 Basic Statistics
4. 3 semester credit hours in computer science
B. 60 semester credit hours in clinical laboratory sciences, all of which must be completed at UTHSCSA:
1. These courses are taken prior to clinical training and are integrated with support work taken at UTSA:
| CLSC 3051, 3052 Hematology/Laboratory | 5 hours |
| CLSC 3004, 3003 Parasitology & Mycology/Laboratory | 3 hours |
| CLSC 3001 Phlebotomy Practicum |
0.5 hours |
| CLSC 3010 Body Fluids |
2 hours |
| CLSC 3033, 3034 Medical Microbiology/Laboratory |
5 hours |
| CLSC 3060, 3064 Immunohematology/Laboratory |
3.5 hours |
| CLSC 3072,3073 Molecular/Immunological Diagnostics |
5 hours |
| CLSC 3081, 3082 Clinical Chemistry/Laboratory | 4 hours |
These courses are the senior lecture and clinical experience courses:
| CLSC 4033 Advanced Medical Microbiology |
2 hours |
| CLSC 4037 Microbiology Practicum |
4 hours |
| CLSC 4053 Advanced Hematology | 2 hours |
| CLSC 4055 Advanced Immunohematology | 2 hours |
| CLSC 4057 Hematology Practicum |
4 hours |
| CLSC 4070 Immunology Practicum | 2 hours |
CLSC 4067 Immunohematology Practicum |
5 hours |
| CLSC 4083 Advanced Clinical Chemistry |
3 hours |
| CLSC 4087 Chemistry Practicum |
4 hours |
| CLSC 4092 Management I |
1 hour |
| CLSC 4093 Management II |
2 hours |
| INTD 4006 Professional Issues | 1 hour |
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