Senior Year Professional CLS Courses

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CLSP 4201. Hematology I, 3 cr, Swinehart

Lecture and laboratory.  Theory and application of basic principles in hematology

CLSP 4401. Immunology, 1 cr, Wiesner

Lecture.  Basic principles of human immune function, clinical applications, clinical techniques (including flow cytometry)

CLSP 4102. Diagnostic Microbiology, 2 cr, Wells

Lecture.  Techniques used in laboratory diagnosis of infectious disease.  Isolating/identifying bacteria and yeast.  Antibacterial susceptibility testing. 

CLSP 4103. Diagnostic Microbiology, 2 cr, Wells

Laboratory.  Techniques used in laboratory diagnosis of infectious disease.  Isolating/identifying bacteria and yeast.  Antibacterial susceptibility testing.

CLSP 4302. Clinical Chemistry I, 3 cr, Spannaus-Martin

Lecture (on-line only) and laboratory.  Principles and theory of clinical chemistry, assessing renal and metabolic disease/dysfunction, electrolyte and acid-base balance.  Introduction to principles and processes for quality management in the clinical laboratory. 

CLSP 4402. Molecular Diagnostics, 2 cr, Wiesner

Lecture and laboratory.  Basic theory and application of molecular diagnostics in the clinical laboratory. 

CLSP 4602. Education and Research, 1 cr, Spannaus-Martin, Wiesner, Yue, Zitterkopf

Lecture.  Basic concepts in education as applied to the clinical laboratory and basic concepts of professional issues

^bCLSP 4301. Urinalysis, 1 cr, Spannaus-Martin

Lecture and laboratory.  Procedures for the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine

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CLSP 4101. Mycology, Parasitology, and Virology, 2 cr, Wells and Zitterkopf

Lecture.  Basic aspects of laboratory diagnosis of fungal, parasitic, and viral infections.

CLSP 4501. Introduction to Transfusion Medicine, 2 cr, George

Lecture.  Principles of blood grouping, antibody identification, compatibility testing, and donor testing for transfusion medicine.

CLSP 4502. Introduction to Transfusion Medicine, 2 cr, George

Laboratory.  Principles of blood grouping, antibody identification, compatibility testing, and donor testing for transfusion medicine.

CLSP 4601 W. Management and Professional Issues (writing intensive), 2 cr, Wiesner, Yue

Lecture. Basic concepts in professional issues and management as applied to the clinical laboratory.

CLSP 4202. Hematology II, 3 cr, Swinehart

Lecture and laboratory. Fundamentals of examining blood and bone marrow, emphasizing identification of normal, immature, and abnormal cells.  Correlation of clinical and laboratory findings.  

CLSP 4304. Clinical Chemistry II, 2 cr, Spannaus-Martin

Lecture.  Principles and application of clinical chemistry.  Correlation of clinical and laboratory findings.

CLSP 4305. Clinical Chemistry II, 2 cr, Spannaus-Martin, Zitterkopf

Laboratory.  Principles and application of laboratory procedures in clinical chemistry. 

CLSP 4203. Hemostasis, 1 cr, Swinehart

Lecture and laboratory (on line only).  Theory and application of concepts and techniques in hemostasis/coagulation.

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CLSP 4701. Applied Diagnostic Microbiology, 2 cr, Brennecke and Solberg

Four weeks.  Isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of clinically significant microbes from patient specimens.

CLSP 4702. Applied Clinical Hematology/Hemostasis, 2 cr, Brennecke and Solberg

Four weeks.  Application of basic methods and techniques in a clinical hematology, cellular morphology, and hemostasis.

CLSP 4703. Applied Chemistry/Urinalysis, 2 cr, Brennecke and Solberg

Four weeks.  Application of basic methods and techniques in a clinical chemistry laboratory. 

CLSP 4704. Applied Transfusion Medicine, 2 cr, Brennecke and Solberg

Four weeks.  Application of basic methods and techniques in a transfusion medicine laboratory. 

CLSP 4705. Specialty Rotation, 1 cr, Brennecke and Solberg

One-week rotation in a specialty laboratory such as cytogenetics, flow cytometry, or one of the laboratories at the Minnesota Board of Health.