Course Form
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
DBS
Course Title
Prefix and Course #
CLS 460, 461, 462,
463, 464, 465, 467,
468, 470, 471, 472,
473, 474, 475, 476,
477, 480, 481, 482,
483, and 485
various
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Delete individual courses (listed above) for Clinical
Lab internship. Instead, students take a general
BIOM 498 course for each semester of the three
semester internship that encompasses all of the
individual coursework. Each semester there are
separate sections of BIOM 498, one for each of the
affiliated programs of the internship.
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Mike Minnick
Phone/ email :
x5972
Program Chair/Director:
Charles Janson
Other affected programs
Dean:
Date
Dean Comer
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Common Course Numbering Review (Department Chair Must Initial):
YES
NO
Does an equivalent course exist elsewhere in the MUS? Check all relevant disciplines if
course is interdisciplinary. (http://www.mus.edu/Qtools/CCN/ccn_default.asp)
If YES: Do the proposed abbreviation, number, title and credits align with existing course(s)? Please indicate
equivalent course/campus. 
If NO: Course may be unique, but is subject to common course review. Be sure to include learning outcomes
on syllabus or paste below. The course number may be changed at the system level.
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
Complete for UG courses (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment - see procedure 301.30
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/default.aspx
Complete for Co-convented courses
Companion course number, title, and description (include syllabus of companion course in section V)
See procedure 301.20 http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/default.aspx.
New fees and changes to existing fees are only approved once each biennium by the
Board of Regents. The coordination of fee submission is administered by
Administration and Finance. Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific
conditions according to Policy 940.12.1 http://mus.edu/borpol/bor900/940-12-1.pdf .
Please indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
x
Title
Course Number Change
From:
Level U, UG, G
Co-convened
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
From:
To:
Prerequisites
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS)
U 460 Clinical Immunohematology I 1 cr. Offered
summer. Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Practical application of modern transfusion techniques,
component therapy, and quality assurance.
U 461 Clinical Chemistry Theory 2 cr. Offered
summer. Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Overview of clinical chemistry theory, principles,
procedures,
and
correlations.
Topics
include
instrumentation, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, enzymes,
liver function, blood gases, electrolytes, renal function,
endocrinology, therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicity.
U 462 Clinical Laboratory I 1 cr. Offered summer.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor. Theory
and practice of phlebotomy in the clinical setting,
specimen processing, review of state and federal
regulations,
safety
and
biohazard
compliance,
interpersonal relationship skills.
U 463 Clinical Hemostasis 2 cr. Offered summer.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Physiological mechanisms of normal human hemostasis as
well as hereditary and acquired bleeding and thrombotic
defects are discussed. Laboratory techniques for obtaining
YES
From:
To:
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary
program initiates
form)
Is there a fee associated with the
course?
2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
NO
blood, screening procedures, specific assays and
procedures to monitor anticoagulant therapy.
U 464 Clinical Microscopy and Urinalysis 2 cr.
Offered summer. Prereq., consent of medical technology
advisor. Theory, techniques and practice of routine
urinalysis.
U 465 Clinical Body Fluids 1 cr. Offered summer.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor. Body fluid
physiology, pathology, laboratory measurement and case
study analysis. Focus on laboratory technologies,
principles of operation of various laboratory instruments
and quality management in the clinical setting.
U 467 Clinical Immunohematology Theory 1
cr. Offered summer. Prereq., consent of medical
technology advisor. Theory of modern transfusion
techniques, component therapy, and quality assurance.
U 468 Clinical Microbiology Theory and
Laboratory 2 cr. Offered summer. Prereq., consent of
medical technology advisor. Study of groups of medically
important bacteria correlated to laboratory practice in
identification. Includes antibiotic susceptibility testing,
quality control, and methods of identification; rapid,
automated and traditional methods.
U 470 Clinical Immunohematology II 2 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Techniques and modern transfusion practices at the
clinical affiliate. Review of the basic and advanced
information in blood banking with correlation between
laboratory testing and patient care.
U 471 Clinical Chemistry I 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor. Applied
theory and practice in clinical chemistry at the clinical
affiliate. Review of the basic and advanced information in
clinical chemistry with correlation between laboratory
testing and patient care.
U 472 Clinical Hematology I 2 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Morphologic evaluation of blood smears, interpretive
correlation of hematology finds and the pathophysiology of
disorders of the hematopoietic system.
U 473 Clinical Laboratory II 1 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor. Focus on
performing
phlebotomy
techniques,
hemostasis
procedures and laboratory safety. Communication skills,
attitude and work performance will be evaluated.
U 474 Clinical Microbiology I 2 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Techniques and practices in clinical microbiology at the
clinical affiliate. Psychomotor skills, performance and
understanding of the procedure methodologies, along with
the relationship of test results to the patient disease/care.
U 475 Clinical Laboratory III 1 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Observation, practice or research in specialized areas or
settings at the clinical affiliate.
U 476 Clinical Immunology 1 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor. Applied
theory and practice in clinical immunology and serology at
the clinical affiliate.
U 477 Medical Mycology 1 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Comparative morphology, physiology and pathogenicity of
medically important fungi. Laboratory methods for
identification emphasize interpretation and evaluation of
results including the recognition of contaminating
organisms.
U 480 Financial and Quality Management of the
Clinical Laboratory 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
consent of medical technology advisor. A capstone course
designed to provide senior CLS students with the skills to
manage a clinical laboratory. Brings together previous
content with a focus on laboratory profitability, quality
management and quality improvement.
U 481 Clinical Chemistry II 2 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
U 482 Clinical Immunohematology III 2 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Techniques and modern transfusion practices at the
clinical affiliate. Psychomotor skills, performance and
understanding of the procedure methodologies, along with
the relationship of test results to the patient disease/care.
U 483 Clinical Hematology II 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Techniques and practices in clinical hematology at the
clinical affiliate. Psychomotor skills, performance and
understanding of the procedure methodologies, along with
the relationship of test results to the patient
disease/care.
U 485 Clinical Microbiology II 2 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., consent of medical technology advisor.
Techniques and practices in clinical microbiology at the
clinical affiliate. Psychomotor skills, performance and
understanding of the procedure methodologies, along with
the relationship of test results to the patient disease/care.
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program & course
number
4. If co-convened course: companion course number, title, and description
(include syllabus of companion course in section V) See procedure 301.20
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/default.aspx.
5. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering?
http://www.mus.edu/Qtools/CCN/ccn_default.asp
If yes, please explain below whether this change will eliminate the course’s common course
status.
YES NO
6. Graduate increment if level of course is changed to UG.
Reference procedure 301.30:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/
grad_council/procedures/default.aspx
(syllabus required in section V)
7. Other programs affected by the change
8. Justification for proposed change
Have you reviewed the graduate
increment guidelines? Please check (X)
space provided.
Conversion of 21 courses taken by clinical
laboratory science (CLS) interns to a single
course “BIOM 498 (MICB 490) Medical
Technology Internship” (a course already listed
in the 2011-2012 catalog) will: 1) make it easier
for a student to register for the CLS internship
over the three semesters of the internship, 2)
facilitate assignment of grades by the advisor
(Minnick), and 3) will provide more uniformity
of course titles between the three CLS affiliates
(Montana State University, Health One
(Denver, CO) and Sacred Heart Hospital
(Spokane, WA).
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information (must include learning outcomes)
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and send
digital copy with form.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list course
number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.
Revised 8-23-11