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Admissions Criteria as Predictors of CLS Student Success

Joel David Hubbard and Barbara G. Sawyer
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science April 2018, 31 (2) 65-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29074/ascls.2018000026
Joel David Hubbard
Department of Laboratory Sciences and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX
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Department of Laboratory Sciences and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock TX
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    Copy of the Academic Score Sheet used for the traditional CLS applicant.

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    (A) Scatterplot of online students’ TAS correlation to BOC exam score, (B) scatterplot of traditional students’ TAS correlation to BOC exam score, (C) scatterplot of online students’ science GPA correlation with BOC exam scores, (D) scatterplot of traditional students’ science GPA correlation with BOC exam scores, (E) scatterplot of online students’ nonscience GPA correlation with BOC exam scores, (F) scatterplot of traditional students’ nonscience GPA correlation with BOC exam scores, (G) scatterplot of online students’ academic score correlation to BOC exam score, and (H) scatterplot of traditional students’ academic score correlation to BOC exam score.

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    Correlation of TTUHSC CLS program admission criteria with student BOC exam scores

    Correlated to BOC Exam Scores:
    Traditional CLS Program (r; r2; p value)
    Correlated to BOC Exam Scores:
    Online CLS Programs (r; r2; p value)
    TAS*0.321; 0.103; 0.0050.239; 0.057; 0.009
    Science GPA0.329; 0.108; 0.0030.261; 0.068; 0.0045
    NonscienceGPA0.381; 0.145; 0.0010.250; 0.063; 0.007
    Academic score0.102; 0.0104; 0.2770.266; 0.070; 0.038
    • ↵* See Materials and Methods section for clarification.

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Keywords

  • ASCP - American Society for Clinical Pathology
  • BOC - Board of Certification
  • CLS - clinical laboratory science
  • GPA - grade point average
  • MLS - medical laboratory science
  • SHP - School of Health Professions
  • TTUHSC - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • TAS - Total Admissions Score
  • clinical laboratory science
  • admissions criteria
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