Coordinator: Douglas W. Morrison, 973-353-1268

A major in clinical laboratory sciences (CLS) leading to the bachelor of science degree is offered jointly by the Department of Biological Sciences at Rutgers–Newark and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Health Related Professions in Newark (UMDNJ-SHRP). The major is offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS). Students graduating with degrees in CLS become members of health care teams contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of disease. CLS majors are readily employed in a variety of health care, industrial, governmental, and educational settings and also may elect graduate programs in a number of specializations, such as basic and applied science, medical school, and dental school.

Clinical laboratory science majors take three years of coursework at Rutgers–Newark. They must apply to the senior clinical year at UMDNJ-SHRP through a separate admissions process. Admission requirements for the senior clinical year include a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 and grades of C or better in all prerequisite core science courses taken at Rutgers–Newark. Once admitted, students register for their senior clinical year at UMDNJ-SHRP specializing in either cytotechnology or medical laboratory science. For more information about the joint program, contact the faculty adviser for clinical laboratory sciences at Rutgers–Newark, Dr. Douglas W. Morrison, at 973-353-1268 or dmorrison@andromeda.rutgers.edu.

These programs are undergoing significant changes. For updates and further information, please visit the clinical laboratory sciences and medical imaging sciences frequently asked questions websites.

Course requirements to be taken at NCAS and at UMDNJ-SHRP for the two options are as follows:

Core NCAS courses required of all CLS majors (49 credits)

21:120:101-102 General Biology (4,4)

21:120:301 Foundations of Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology (4) and
21:120:302 Foundations of Biology Laboratory (1)

21:120:335 General Microbiology (4)

21:120:340 Mammalian Physiology (4)

21:120:355 Cell Biology (3)

21:160:113-114 General Chemistry Laboratory (1,1)

21:160:115-116 General Chemistry (4,4)

21:160:331 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

21:160:335-336 Organic Chemistry (4,4)

21:640:114 Precalculus (3) or 21:640:135 Calculus I

21:960:211 Statistics I (3)