As you progress through the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences' four-year BS program, keep the following dates and deadlines in mind:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (Your First Semester)

• Set up an appointment with a CLS faculty advisor.  Discuss the requirements for acceptance into the CLT program.  
• Declare your major as 2AP - CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN APPLICANT (Talk to the program secretary in MH room 208.)

Spring Semester

• Make application for the CLT program before the May 1 deadline.
• Sign up for summer practicums provided by the program. 

Summer Semester

• Complete any courses required per your contract for CLT acceptance.
• Complete practicums for courses you completed during the academic year. Do not miss the dates that you are assigned to be at the clinical sites.

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

• After completing your practicums during the summer, you must register for the completed practicums as part of your fall semester classes.

Spring Semester

January or February

• Apply for CLT graduation. Upon receiving your graduation evaluation, set up an appointment with the CLS department chair to see what courses remain to be completed for graduation.
• Check with the department chair about signing up for the registry exam (this should be started about three months prior to graduation).

March

• Decide when you wish to take the certification exam(s), and determine the deadline dates for those. 
• Order a cap and gown at the WSU bookstore for the graduation ceremony (included in your graduation application fee).

April

• Sign up for summer practicums.

May 

• Apply for CLS program if desired. 
• Attend the CLT graduation ceremony.

Summer Semester

• Complete all contracted course and practicums required for graduation. 
• Complete the CLT certification exam and send an official transcript to prove the completion of your degree and to receive an official notice of your scores. 
• Conduct a CLT graduation interview with the CLS department chairperson.

Junior Year

Fall Semester

• Change your major to Clinical Laboratory Science. 
• Register for any practicum credits completed before or during that semester.

Senior Year

Fall Semester

• Register for any practicum credits completed before or during that semester.

Spring Semester

January or February

• Make an application for CLS graduation. Upon receiving you graduation evaluation, set up an appointment with the CLS department chair to see what courses you still need in order to graduate.
• Check with the department chair about signing up for the registry exam (this should be started about three months prior to graduation).

March

• Determine when you wish to take the registry exam(s) and deadline dates for that desired exam.