Students concentrating in microbiology may qualify for national certification as specialists by such agencies as the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Graduates are employed as microbiologists in hospital and other clinical laboratories, as well as in positions similar to those held by alumni of the Biomedical Science program. To be eligible for the ASCP examination for certification as a technologist in microbiology, persons must have a B.S. in Biology, including 20 semester hours of microbiology coursework, and one year of clinical experience. In this program, three years of liberal arts study in the Biology Department are followed by a fourth calendar year in a hospital-based school of medical technology. On completion of the clinical training, the student receives a B. S. in Biology with a concentration in clinical laboratory science and is eligible to take certifying examinations administered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and the National Certifying Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel.
Students apply for the senior hospital internship during the fall of their junior year.
Since class sizes are limited in hospital-based schools of medical technology and admission is competitive, the College cannot guarantee placement. Students who wish to use the clinical year as their fourth or senior year must have spent a minimum of three full academic semesters in residence at Framingham State College. During the first three years, Biology majors in this concentration must complete all general education and department requirements for the major. Virology 33.208 Organic Chemistry II C. 23.495 Senior Hospital Internship . During the fourth year, students in the Clinical Laboratory Science program are enrolled in a hospital-based School of Medical Technology.