1) CLS 3316 - Advanced Clinical Microbiology & Molecular Diagnostics (F,S)

• CLS 3316 was previously called Advanced Clinical Microbiology and was a 3 credit class. It is now called Advanced Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics and is now a 4 credit class.
• The new molecular diagnostics portion of the course will provide students with an in-depth study of nucleic acid chemistry and current molecular methodology being used in the clinical laboratory.
• The course is now offered online both fall and spring semesters.
• Prerequisite for the course is MICR 3603 – Medical Microbiology.
• If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact Scott Wright ( swright@weber.edu ).

2) CLS 4801 – Research Projects in CLS I (F) and
    CLS 4802 – Research Projects in CLS II (S)

• Previously, online CLS students completed a research project as part of CLS 4401/4442 – Working Lab Theory I and CLS 4405/4446 – Working Lab Theory II. The research component of those two courses has now been incorporated into two new courses CLS 4801 and CLS 4802 – Research Projects in CLS.
• Students will design and conduct an original research project that can be accomplished in the clinical lab facility in which they are employed. The project will be mentored by an individual in the lab (co-worker, supervisor, lab manager, etc.). The scope of the research project should be limited to reagents, supplies, and equipment that are available through the clinical facility. Funding from the WSU Office Of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is available through a grant application on a competitive basis for a limited number of projects.
• Students will begin the research project in CLS 4801 during the fall semester which will include: initial project design, conduct thourough literature search, undergo Institutional Review Board training, and write an initial research manusript including introduction and materials and methods.  Then, in CLS 4802 in the spring, students will conduct the research, create a poster describing research results, write a formal manuscript in CLS Journal format and submit the manuscript to the university undergraduate research journal ERGO.   
• To reflect the change in the course content of CLS 4401/4442 and CLS 4405/4446, each of these courses has been reduced by one credit. CLS 4801 and CLS 4802 are 1 credit courses each course. The overall course credits for a BS degree have not changed. The addition of the two research courses CLS 4801 and CLS 4802 reflect student research that was previously done in the Working Lab Theory courses.
• CLS 4801/4802 are both required for graduation unless a student has already completed CLS 4401/4442 and CLS 4405/4446 prior to the 2009/2010 academic year.
• If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact Scott Wright ( swright@weber.edu ) or Travis Price ( tprice@weber.edu ).
• If you have any questions regarding graduation requirements, please contact your WSU CLS advisor, or Chere’ Clawson ( cclawson@weber.edu ) or Julie Kakazu ( juliekakazu@weber.edu ).
  

Additional Course Offerings
To better serve the BS students in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences online program, the following courses will now be offered online both fall and spring semesters:

• CLS 3311 Advanced Clinical Immunohematology  (F,S)
• CLS 3313 Advanced Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis  (F,S)
• CLS 3314 Advanced Clinical Chemistry  (F,S)
• CLS 3316 Advanced Clinical Microbiology & Molecular Diagnostics  (F,S)

Possible immunology online course offering spring semester 2010