Table 1.

Educational Requirements for NYS CLS Licensure

Class Requirements (Didactic and Laboratory)
Inorganic chemistry
Analytic chemistry and/or biochemistry
Clinical chemistry
Physiology, with anatomy content
Immunology/serology
Immunohematology
Hematology and hemostasis
Body fluids*
Molecular biology and diagnostics
Microbiology/clinical microbiology**
Curricular Requirements
Organic chemistry
Statistics
Infection control and universal precautions
Maintenance of equipment and records
Ethics
Items in italics are only required for the Technologist level of certification

*Technician licensure requirements also specify clinical microscopy

**Microbiology includes parasitology, mycology, virology, and bacteriology Adapted from Commissioner’s Regulations