Clinical Laboratory Science Internship

To become a clinical laboratory scientist (medical technologist), a student must complete North Dakota State University's general education and CLS major curriculum requirements which include a 12-month clinical internship within an accredited, affiliated school of clinical laboratory science.

The internship consists of lecture and "hands-on" benchwork in phlebotomy, clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology, urinalysis, microbiology, education, management, and research methods.

Students apply to the internship during the fall semester of the year they will have completed all required courses on campus. Admission to an internship is selective and based upon the student's cumulative and science grade point average, references, career motivation and personal interview.

NDSU maintains affiliations with schools of medical technology/clinical laboratory science located within the following hospitals:

• MeritCare Medical Center (Fargo, ND)
• Fairview Health Services (Minneapolis, MN)
• Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City (Sioux City, IA)
• St. Luke's Regional Medical Center (Sioux City, IA) [link to 'Educational Program' and then 'medical technology']
• St. Luke's Hospital School of CLS (Cedar Rapids, IA)
• Mercy College of Health Sciences (Des Moines, IA)
• Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science (Denver, CO)

Note: Students that plan to apply for an internship must meet with the NDSU CLS academic advisor to discuss eligibility and the application process, including deadlines. Annual application to internships occurs early in the fall semester. For those eligible to apply, the following links take you to NDSU's various affiliated schools of CLS applications and reference materials:

MeritCare School of CLS Application and Reference Forms

Fairview Health Services CLS Program Application and Reference forms

COMTE Application and COMTE Reference form Essential Requirements This application, reference, and essential requirements' forms may be used to apply to one or both Sioux City, Iowa CLS programs located at Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.

Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa Application , Reference and Technical Standards forms

St. Luke's Hospital School of CLS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science Download application materials found at the above website, under the "Admissions" link. Completed application, references, and other supporting documentation are to be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions at the Colorado Center for Medical Laboratory Science program.