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School Of Health Professions

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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Why Study Clinical Laboratory Sciences?

The Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences offers an upper-division program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. Clinical laboratory scientists utilize a wide variety of sophisticated equipment and skills to perform tests that analyze specimens to produce data for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease. Many of the same tests are used for organ transplants, therapeutic drug monitoring, crime investigation, genetic studies, and research. The program offers elective courses in forensic medical diagnostics and cytogenetics.

AREAS OF STUDY:

  • Forensic Medical Diagnostics
  • Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Management Concepts for Health Professionals
  • Physiology

Ready to take the next step?

SAMPLE COURSES:

  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Medical Ethics 
  • Parasitology/Mycology
  • Foundations in Phlebotomy

ADMISSION INFO:

Candidates for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program must meet the upper-division admission requirements of the School of Health Professions. The requirements may be fulfilled through previously completed college studies.

After Graduation

Your college decision isn't really about the next four years. We get it. It’s about what doors are opened by your degree and whether those opportunities are what you had envisioned for yourself. Here's a snapshot of what life after graduation looks like for some of them.

CAREER OPTIONS:

  • Medical Laboratory Technologist
  • Perfusion Technologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Microbiology Technologist
  • Cytotechnologist

RECENT EMPLOYERS:

  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Sunrise Medical Laboratories
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • Stony Brook University
  • North Shore Medical Labs

Interested in this Major?

School of Health Professions

Chair: Jeannie Guglielmo

Office: Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Room 400

Phone: (631) 444-2252

School Of Health Professions

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Back to all Programs

Why Study Clinical Laboratory Sciences?

The Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences offers an upper-division program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. Clinical laboratory scientists utilize a wide variety of sophisticated equipment and skills to perform tests that analyze specimens to produce data for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease. Many of the same tests are used for organ transplants, therapeutic drug monitoring, crime investigation, genetic studies, and research. The program offers elective courses in forensic medical diagnostics and cytogenetics.

AREAS OF STUDY:

  • Forensic Medical Diagnostics
  • Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Management Concepts for Health Professionals
  • Physiology

Ready to take the next step?

SAMPLE COURSES:

  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Medical Ethics 
  • Parasitology/Mycology
  • Foundations in Phlebotomy

ADMISSION INFO:

Candidates for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program must meet the upper-division admission requirements of the School of Health Professions. The requirements may be fulfilled through previously completed college studies.

After Graduation

Your college decision isn't really about the next four years. We get it. It’s about what doors are opened by your degree and whether those opportunities are what you had envisioned for yourself. Here's a snapshot of what life after graduation looks like for some of them.

CAREER OPTIONS:

  • Medical Laboratory Technologist
  • Perfusion Technologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  • Microbiology Technologist
  • Cytotechnologist

RECENT EMPLOYERS:

  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Sunrise Medical Laboratories
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • Stony Brook University
  • North Shore Medical Labs

Interested in this Major?

School of Health Professions

Chair: Jeannie Guglielmo

Office: Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Room 400

Phone: (631) 444-2252

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