Administered through the Department of Biological Sciences, the Allied Health Technologies program offers three concentrations. The Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) concentration is nearly identical to the standard Biological Sciences concentration, except that Biology 210, 310 and 370 are also required. The student takes 12 courses in the Biological Sciences, two years of Chemistry, a year of Physics, a year of Calculus, and a course in Statistics. Upon completing the requirements for the baccalaureate, the student spends one year in an internship at a hospital associated with DePaul University (currently Evanston Hospital). Upon completion of a clinical laboratory science program, graduates are eligible for national certification as a clinical laboratory scientist, CLS, by exams offered by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA).
The two other concentrations offered through the program are Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiation Therapy. These two concentrations are offered as 3+1 programs in which the student spends three years at DePaul and one year at an internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Students interested in the technological aspects of biosciences may also consider the Biotechnology concentration in the Department of Biological Sciences program. The program is currently working with Northwestern Memorial Hospital to implement two additional concentrations, in Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy.
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