Clinical Laboratory Science: A Profession with Honors

Joel D Hubbard; Barbara Sawyer; Lori Rice-Spearman

doi:10.29074/ascls.19.3.139

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Joel D Hubbard, PhD⇑
1. is Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock TX
Barbara Sawyer, PhD CLS(NCA) CLSp(MB)
1. is Professor, School of Allied Health, Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock TX
Lori Rice-Spearman, MS
1. is Associate Professor and CLS Program Director; School of Allied Health, Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock TX

Address for correspondence: Joel D Hubbard PhD, Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, Department of Laboratory Science and Primary Care, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 3601 Fourth Street, Lubbock TX 79430. (806) 743-3256, (806) 743-3249 (fax). joel.hubbard{at}ttuhsc.edu

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Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC) supports a strong undergraduate honors program. Students are required to enter the Honors College as freshmen and enroll in at least 24 hours of honors-designated classes. Some of the clinical core courses in the clinical laboratory science (CLS) program are designated as honors courses so students can continue their contract agreement with the Honors College to enroll in at least six hours of honors credit at the junior and senior level. By providing further educational experiences out of class, these honors students are able to meet the requirements needed to graduate with highest honors. A CLS honors program not only benefits the student but also the faculty involved and the program curriculum.

Academic excellence and relevance are based on established expectations that all students develop the capacity to master content that is complex and challenging.¹ Today, most junior colleges and major universities have some sort of honors program of study to challenge above-average students to achieve a higher level of learning. TTUHSC supports a strong undergraduate honors program of study in the liberal arts or the arts and sciences. Students enter the Honors College program as freshmen and enroll in classes specified by the Honors College.

The Honors College experience is unique, offering outstanding academic and extracurricular opportunities and benefits. The CLS component of this honors program is dedicated to the ideals of an education with depth and breadth to prepare students for a lifetime of learning. The program is designed for those…

ABBREVIATIONS: CLS = clinical laboratory science; SOM = school of medicine; TTUHSC = Texas Tech University Health Science Center.