Will This Count Towards My Science GPA??? HELP!!!!

[clc8503]

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I just read a post in one of the threads in this forum, and someone said that Allied Health courses did not count towards the Science GPA. I'm not sure if CLAB counts as Allied Health or not, but if it does, that really sucks for me considering I have 40 hours of science courses that are labeled (CLAB). I'm not sure if CLAB (Clinical Laboratory Science) falls under the realm of what is considered to be included in the science gpa for DO medical schools. Can anyone give me a helpful link or just tell me what you know. CLAB is the exact same thing as Medical Technology. That's actually what my degree is in (Medical Technology). Some schools call it Clinical Laboratory Science others call it Medical Technology. It says on the FAQ's portion of the pre-DO forum that Medical Technology falls under the Category labeled-OTHER SCIENCES. I'm confused. There must be some decrepancy between what I heard and what is true. Please help me SOMEONE! I took some hardcore SCIENCE classes under this title:

CLAB 460- CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY

CLAB 464- CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY

CLAB 462- CLINICAL SEROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

CLAB 466-CLINICAL IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY

CLAB 474-CLINICAL UNRINALYSIS

CLAM 487-CLINICAL HEMOSTASIS

CLAB 479-CLINICAL HISTOPATHOLOGY

I have too many to list. All I know is that I worked my butt off in clinicals and as a result did quite well!!!

I can tell you first hand that these classes are better preparation for what you will see as a physician than anything you will see in an undergrad Biology, Chemistry, or Physics class. I hope like hell they count towards my science gpa because there was nothing non-science about the classes that I just listed.

Science GPA with CLAB= 3.53
Science GPA without CLAB=3.35 (This is why I'm so concerned) BIG DIFF.!!
Cum GPA= 3.47 (Just through that in for kicks)

 

[clc8503]

Common! Someone has to know something......

 

[LSU-Tech]

I don't know man. Those sound lik science courses. I hope you don'y fall into the grey area.

 

[Unknown3234]

Are the classes open to all students or just open to the allied health program you were going through. Sounds like a grey area. Your best bet would be to call the AACOMAS and get an answer from them to know for sure. Good luck but it doesn't sound too good.

 

[n0chi]

most likely its "other science" cause its not the traditional bio/chem/phy that they usually are computing...

 

[LSU-Tech]

most likely its "other science" cause its not the traditional bio/chem/phy that they usually are computing...

Does other science count in the science gpa?

-Just curious

 

[DD214_DOC]

Does other science count in the science gpa?

-Just curious

Yes

 

[clc8503]

Are the classes open to all students or just open to the allied health program you were going through. Sounds like a grey area. Your best bet would be to call the AACOMAS and get an answer from them to know for sure. Good luck but it doesn't sound too good.

I just tried that. There office is currently closed. I guess it's becasue of summer.

 

[clc8503]

bump

 

[seismicCHICK]

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[vt hokie]

I am getting my master's degree in clinical lab sciences. so i looked up my gpa calculations from aacomas. some of the classes (like CLLS 408: advanced microbiology) were calculated as biology/zoology courses, but others (seminar and research) were considered other sciences. i am not sure if these get included in the overall science gpa since aacomas does not report this.