The degree options include:

• B.S. in Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Laboratory Science, Generalist
• B.S. in Biomedical Sciences: Cytotechnology
• B.S. in Biomedical Technology
• B.S. in Forensic Science (co-sponsored with the Department of Chemistry)

Students who are either part-time or full-time can pursue the undergraduate degree program options. The Department of Biomedical Sciences integrates didactic courses taught at the University with simulated laboratories along with clinical courses taught at an approved clinical affiliate laboratory. Through each degree program option, university-based courses are reinforced in the professional laboratory setting. In all of the Departmental Degree Programs students are exposed to state-of-the-art instrumentation and are educated by the highly qualified faculty to become entry-level laboratory professionals with comprehensive competency evaluated skills for entry into a laboratory career profession.

1. Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) Generalists are students who pursue a complete NAACLS Accredited Program of study that combines university-based courses with hospital/reference laboratory based clinical Practica that address all clinical laboratory areas. NAACLS refers to the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, which is the national accrediting body for CLS Programs. Students completing the Generalist Track are eligible to take National Certification examinations leading to MT(ASCP) or NCA(CLS) certifications. MT(ASCP) = Medical Technologist (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) certification or NCA(CLS) National Credentialing Agency for laboratory personnel (Clinical Laboratory Scientists). Graduates are eligible for New York state licensure. Generalists rotate through the following laboratory areas at the Clinical Affiliate site:

Generalist Clinical Laboratorians are employable in a hospital clinical laboratory, reference laboratory, clinical pathology, physician's office laboratory, biotechnology or industrial research, public health laboratory, clinical diagnostic company or educational institution. Education in the clinical laboratory sciences also lends itself to further pursuits in graduate education. The B.S. in Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Laboratory Science begins in the junior year and consists of four semesters of education that integrates theoretical and technical instruction in a simulated clinical laboratory on campus followed by 25 weeks of clinical practicum instruction at a NAACLS approved affiliate.

For hospital placement, a student must have a GPA of 2.67 or higher in the major. The hospital placement will be determined by academic achievement and successful interview with the CLS committee. Students pay all tuition and fees to the C.W. Post Campus including laboratory costs.

The NAACLS approved clinical affiliates for the CLS Program are:

• North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
• North Shore University - Long Island Jewish Health Care System - Core Laboratory, Lake Success, NY
• South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, NY
• St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY
• Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
• Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Hauppauge, NY
• Icon Central Laboratories, Farmingdale, NY

2. Students opting to pursue a degree in Cytotechnology are persons who attend the C.W. Post Campus, Department of Biomedical Sciences for 3 years of undergraduate study followed by 1 full year of study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY in its hospital-based CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) accredited program. Completion of the CAAHEP Cytotechnology program allows students to take the ASCP certifying examination in Cytotechnology. Students must apply directly to MSKCC during the junior year on academic acheivement, minimum prerequisite GPA considered 3.0, and successful interview.

3. Students opting to pursue the Biomedical Technology degree learn basic and applied biomedical and advanced sciences which allow them to perform and evaluate results of Biomedical and Molecular Laboratory Techniques. These graduates are persons seeking career positions in the bioscience industry. Biomedical Technology students take a varied group of courses. These students can also take course prerequisites that ready them for entry into professional schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, or pursue other professional degree routes.

Life Experience Credit

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Some individuals with appropraite profession-related work experience may be eligible to pursue life experience credit for required course work through the Life Experience Credit route. Eligibility for credits is based on successful completion of proficiency examinations and/or extensive documentation of experiences. Students should apply for Life Experience Credits upon completion of their first 6 credits of study at C.W. Post, but before beginning their final 32 credits (residency requirements). Life Experience applications will not be accepted once students have begun their senior residency. All proficiency examinations must be completed prior to the final 32 credits of undergraduate study.

For more information call the Life Experience Office at 516-299-2445

The final 32 credits (9 credits in the major) toward the baccalaureate degree must be taken at C.W. Post. Life Experience Credits (see above) or transfer credits from other colleges may be applied toward the bachelor's degree requirements, but they cannot substitute for the residency requirement.