Medical Laboratory Sciences Combined Program

Complete the graduate-level cross-listed elective courses during your senior year, followed by your clinical rotation and one additional year of coursework at the graduate level. 12 credits of graduate courses applied to the bachelor’s degree may be counted also for graduate credit through the combined program.

Courses in the final year of study are designed to enhance your educational goals and objectives, while simultaneously reviewing current literature in the field of study and completing a discipline-specific project in your capstone course. 

View the undergraduate catalog for detailed curricular requirements.

Broaden your Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences expertise and increase your income potential with a Master’s Degree.

When you graduate from the CDS Master’s program, you will be prepared for a variety of careers, including but not limited to:

• Administrator/Manager
• Clinical Educator
• Advanced Practice Specialist
• Lead Technical Specialist
• Technical Supervisor

Job Outlook

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment in health care occupations is projected to grow much faster than average in the next decade, resulting in about 1.8 million job openings annually. Additionally, employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians is expected to increase by 5%.

Average Salary

As reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2023, the median annual salary for a bachelor’s-level clinical laboratory technologist and technician is $60,780, while the median annual salary graduate-level medical scientists is $100,890. Compensation for management leadership positions varies in range.

Dale Telgenhoff, Ph.D., MBA, C^CM, HTL(ASCP)^CM
Coordinator and Associate Professor
Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
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