Our Program

This year-long post-baccalaureate certificate program provides intensive didactic and clinical instruction, including bench training, formal and informal lectures, and case studies. Students who complete the program receive a certificate of completion and are eligible to take the external exam leading to licensure as a California CLS and certification as a medical laboratory scientist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Program Graduation Rate

ASCP MLS Exam Pass Rate

Job Placement

2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Program Graduation Rate
for students who have begun the final half of the program		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
ASCP MLS Exam Pass Rate
on the first attempt, taken within three months of graduation		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Job Placement
in clinical lab or closely related field within one year of graduation		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

We encourage all prospective applicants to visit our CLS training program frequently asked questions page for answers to questions about prerequisite requirements, applying to the program and more.

FAQs

Get in Touch

If you still have questions after reviewing the information on our FAQs page, please contact cls-training-program@uci.edu.

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