Education Programs

Clinical Laboratory Education Programs Search for a Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Technician, Phlebotomy, Histotechnician, Histotechnologist, Cytogenetic and other Programs by state at the National Accrediting Agency for Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) website, http://www.naacls.org/search/programs.asp.

Clinical Laboratory Education Online Directory View a listing of CLT & CLS Programs that are available online/via the internet at http://www.ascls.org/leadership/sa/esa.asp#CLEP-Online. The Clinical Laboratory Education Online Directory was assembled by the ASLCS Education Scientific Assembly.

Cytotechnology Programs View a list of Cytotechnology Programs with contact information at www.asct.com/cytotraining.html.

Genetic Technology Education Programs Visit the Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) website, www.agt-info.org/TrainingProgram.htm, for a list of educational programs for cytogenetics and molecular technology

Directory of Graduate Programs for Clinical Laboratory Practitioners This Directory is published by ASCLS and contains information about masters and doctoral level programs in Clinical Laboratory Science (tuition, length of program, faculty and more). Available on CD or in a binder.

• Cost is $30 for ASCLS member & $45 for a non-member. Visit the ASCLS Education Connections website, www.ascls.org/publications/edconn.asp, for more information or an order form.

Clinical Laboratory Education Retraining Programs http://webcls.utmb.edu - Webcls lists several university & college programs that have online courses for refreshers or one can complete a BS degree; contact the institution for specific details

• Univ of TX Pan American, Edinburg, TX, Program Director: Karen Chandler kchandler@panam.edu
• Texas A & M Univ, Corpus Christi, TX, Program Director: Christina Thompson cthomp@falcon.tamucc.edu
• Univ of TX Southwestern Med Ctr, Dallas, TX , Program Director: Lynn Little Lynn.Little@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Univ of NE Med Ctr, Omaha, NE, Program Director: Phyllis Muellenburg pmuellen@unmc.edu
• Univ of MN, Minneapolis, MN, Program Director: Donna Spannaus-Martin spann003@umn.edu
•   - Program is not online; learners are allowed to sit in/audit on senior level classes as space allows
• San Francisco State Univ, San Francisco, CA, Program Director: Carola Howe carola@sfsu.edu
• West Virginia University, Jean Holter, EdD, jholter@hsc.wvu.edu, 304-293-4604
• University of Texas Medical Branch, http://www.sahs.utmb.edu/cls/; the CLS Program has a few web-based courses that students have enrolled in for re-training; camartin@utmb.edu
• Weber State University -- has three refresher courses online; basic hematology and hemostasis 3 credits, basic clinical chemistry for 4 credits and two basic micro for 3 credits each on www.wsuonline.weber.edu. Contact Yasmen Simonian, PhD, CLS(NCA), MT(ASCP), Professor and Chair, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 208 Marriott Allied Health Building, 3905 University Circle, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408-3905, ysimonian@weber.edu, (801) 626-7080 Business, (801) 626-7508 Fax.