A maximum of ten students are enrolled annually. Graduates of the Program are eligible for certifying examinations in the Cytotechnologist category offered by the American Society of Clinical Pathology - CT(ASCP). The Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Professions (CAAHEP) and by the American Medical Association, upon recommendation of the American Society of Cytopathology.
Graduation Credentials:
Upon completion of the 43 credits of professional coursework in cytotechnology at UMDNJ, one of three credentials is conferred based on the manner in which preprofessional requirements for general education and prerequisite basic science coursework are completed, as follows:
Joint Baccalaureate Degree: Students who have completed a minimum of 90 credits of general education and prerequisite basic science coursework at one of elevencollaborating NJ Colleges and Universities are awarded the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (BS in CLS) degree jointly by UMDNJ and the collaborating institution. This mechanism must be followed by all students who earn the joint BS in CLS degree as their first baccalaureate degree. For more information click here.
Second Baccalaureate Degree: Students who have completed prerequisite basic science requirements and have previously earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited US academic institution are awarded a BS in CLS degree solely by UMDNJ. In the special case of students who have earned a baccalaureate degree from one of eleven collaborating NJ Colleges and Universities and who have completed prerequisite science requirements at that same institution, a joint BS in CLS degree is awarded as the second baccalaureate degree, when possible.
UMDNJ Certificate: Students who have completed prerequisite basic science requirements and previously earned a degree from a foreign country are awarded a Certificate by UMDNJ. The foreign degree must be evaluated as equivalent to a US baccalaureate degree.
About The Faculty:
Cecilia B. Vallejo, M.D.
Program Director
Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions
Lois Rockson, M.H.P.Ed., CT(ASCP), CT(IAC)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions
Additional Faculty at affiliated clinical sites.
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