Clinical laboratory scientists perform a variety of laboratory tests, ensure the accuracy of the test results, explain the significance of laboratory test results, and evaluate new methods for laboratory tests. Some of the tests performed in the clinical laboratory are relatively simple and some, like DNA analysis and flow cell cytometry, are very complex and require extensive training. In the freshman and sophomore years, Clinical Laboratory Science majors take a basic science curriculum comparable to that of other science students. In the sophomore year, students apply for admission into the final two years of the program. The junior year includes courses that cover the principal areas of clinical laboratory science.
Students also learn and practice laboratory techniques in a student laboratory.
Senior students rotate through the clinical laboratories at UNC Hospital and other laboratories in the State. They also take advanced courses in the clinical laboratory sciences. An accelerated program involving summer clinical rotations is available for a limited number of students. All General College perspective requirements apply. Transfer students receiving placement credit may have a slightly different sequence.