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Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program

9.00 Academic Units Required

Ester Fernandez
is committed to becoming a Clinical Lab Scientist.

Graduate, Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program
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Start your journey to a career as a clinical laboratory scientist—with exciting and rewarding job opportunities combining advanced laboratory skills with health care delivery on the front lines. Many clinical laboratory scientists work in hospital laboratories performing sophisticated clinical diagnostic tests, but also find opportunities to apply their expertise in management, biotechnology, medical device sales and education.

This program offers required and elective coursework to make you a more competitive applicant to CLS training programs.

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Free Information Sessions

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program on Friday, October 1, 2021 offered Online

    Date: Friday, October 1, 2021

    Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm (Pacific Time)

    Location: Online

    Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program

    Find out how this specialized program—with online and classroom courses available—can enhance your background in the biological or chemical sciences and help prepare you academically for application to certified CLS training programs.

    Date: Friday, October 1, 2021

    Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm (Pacific Time)

    Location: Online

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    Date: Friday, November 5, 2021

    Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm (Pacific Time)

    Location: Online

    Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program

    Find out how this specialized program—with online and classroom courses available—can enhance your background in the biological or chemical sciences and help prepare you academically for application to certified CLS training programs.

    Date: Friday, November 5, 2021

    Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm (Pacific Time)

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  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program on Friday, December 10, 2021 offered Online

    Date: Friday, December 10, 2021

    Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm (Pacific Time)

    Location: Online

    Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program

    Find out how this specialized program—with online and classroom courses available—can enhance your background in the biological or chemical sciences and help prepare you academically for application to certified CLS training programs.

    Date: Friday, December 10, 2021

    Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm (Pacific Time)

    Location: Online

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Courses

Core Courses (Choose 2)

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Minimum Required

6 Academic Unit(s)

Maximum Allowed

9 Academic Unit(s)

Courses listed as Not Available are not currently open for enrollment. Courses open for enrollment in April, July and November.

  • MCELLBI X115A Biochemistry
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X105 Biochemistry
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X499.4 Hematology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X110 Immunology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X134 Medical Microbiology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

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  • CHEM X416 Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

Electives

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Minimum Required

3 Academic Unit(s)

Maximum Allowed

9 Academic Unit(s)

You must take 1 or 2 electives or an additional Core Course for a total of 3 semester units. Courses listed as Not Available are not currently open for enrollment. Courses open for enrollment in April, July and November.

  • MCELLBI X489 Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • PHYSICS X11 Concepts of Physics
    Units / CEUs

    4

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X420 Endocrinology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • INTEGBI X104 General Human Anatomy
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X143 Genetics
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • INTEGBI X108 Human Anatomy Laboratory
    Units / CEUs

    1

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X406.1 Human Physiology Laboratory
    Units / CEUs

    1

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X471 Introduction to Biostatistics
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI XB32 Introduction to Human Physiology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI XBW32 Introduction to Human Physiology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • INTEGBI X401 Introduction to Parasitology
    Units / CEUs

    2

    Status

    Not Available

  • STAT X10 Introduction to Statistics
    Units / CEUs

    4

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • INTEGBI X109 Mammalian Systemic Physiology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X136 Microbiology Laboratory
    Units / CEUs

    1

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X475 Pathophysiology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • PHYSICS X3A Physics I
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • PHYSICS X3B Physics II
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X474 Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X107A Principles of Molecular Biology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X419 Principles of Toxicology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X126 Virology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X499.3 Virtual Hematology Laboratory
    Units / CEUs

    2

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X121 Molecular Cell Biology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X115A Biochemistry
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Status

    Not Available

  • MCELLBI X499.4 Hematology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X110 Immunology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X105 Biochemistry
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • MCELLBI X134 Medical Microbiology
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

  • CHEM X416 Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry
    Units / CEUs

    3

    Delivery Options

    Online

    Status

    Available

Course of Related Interest

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Minimum Required

0 Hour(s)

Maximum Allowed

135 Hour(s)

Take additional courses to broaden your knowledge and advance your career. The following course(s) are optional and do not count toward program completion.

  • MCELLBI 803 Genetic Variant Interpretation Workshop
    CEUs

    0.5

    Status

    Not Available

Bringing Personal Experience to Clinical Lab Science

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Ester Fernandez was interning at a local Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office in Santa Rosa, Calif., when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. That’s when... continue reading Bringing Personal Experience to Clinical Lab Science

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program, but a bachelor’s degree in biology or chemistry is highly recommended.

Curriculum Requirements

The curriculum comprises 2 core courses (6 semester units) and 1–2 electives or an additional core course (3 semester units) for a total of 9 semester units (at least 135 hours of instruction).

Core courses are those that are usually required for entry into certified CLS training programs; electives are either recommended for these programs or provide additional relevant science background. Candidates must pay a nonrefundable program registration fee.

You must take all courses for a letter grade. To receive the Award of Completion, you must maintain an overall minimum 2.5 grade point average, with a grade of C or better in each course. All coursework must be completed within five years.

How to Register

By registering, you declare your intention to complete the curriculum. To register online for the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program, complete these two steps:

  1. Submit the online registration, and complete your student account profile if you are a new student.
  2. Pay the nonrefundable registration fee through your shopping cart.

You should register for the program before you complete your first course in the curriculum.

Estimated Cost

Each course is priced individually, and you pay the course fee at the time of enrollment. The program has an estimated total cost of $3,400 (not including course materials or registration fee). Course fees are subject to change.

Certificate and Award Request

Once you have completed the program coursework, notify UC Berkeley Extension that you have completed the curriculum and request your Award of Completion. Send an email to extension-science@berkeley.edu. After your records have been reviewed, verified and approved (usually within two to three weeks), your Award of Completion will be mailed to you.

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Credit for separate laboratory courses does not count toward program completion requirements.

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