Pre-Clinical Lab Science Class Schedule

Prepare to apply for the Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) program by completing prerequisites.

Please Note: Lab classes include in-person lab components, held on the SFSU campus.

Summer 2025

CHEM 321 [01Z] - Quantitative Chemical Analysis

Class Number: 2221 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Instructor

Huy Le

Location

Online

Description

Prerequisites: CHEM 215* with a grade of C or better. Foundation course in analytical chemistry with a focus on quantitative analysis. Topics include uncertainties, statistics, equilibria, titrimetric methods, electrochemistry and potentiometry, molecular and atomic spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, and chromatography. Intended for Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology majors. (Plus-minus letter grade only)

Notes

Course Fee $900 While most coursework can be completed on your own schedule, students will meet virtually via Zoom 2 Thursdays each month (June 9, June 23 July 7 and July 21) at 6:00pm to engage in real-time discussions and activities with instructors and peers.

Learning Mode

Online Bichronous (Combination of online synchronous and online asynchronous)
Class meets entirely online. Some class meetings are at scheduled days/times and some sessions do not have a set/day time.

BIOL 430 [01Z] - Medical Microbiology

Class Number: 2163 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Instructor

Carissa Threewitt , Huy Le

Location

Online

Description

Prerequisites: Priority enrollment for graduating senior Biology majors and majors requiring this course; BIOL 401 with a grade of C or better; permission of the instructor. Principles of infection, immunity, and characterization of medically important microbial agents.

Notes

Course Fee: $900 While most coursework can be completed on your own schedule, students will meet virtually via Zoom 2 Thursdays each month (June 12, June 26, July 10, and July 24) at 6:00pm to engage in real-time discussions and activities with instructors and peers.

Learning Mode

BIOL 435 [01Z] - Immunology

Class Number: 2165 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Instructor

Huy Le , Theodus Nguyen

Location

Online

Description

Prerequisite: BIOL 350* or BIOL 401*. Innate and acquired immunity. Recognition of antigens. Mechanisms of immune responses and their induction. Measurement and variations of immunity as in hypersensitivity and immune suppression and their effects on the host. Intended for Biology majors.

Notes

Course Fee: $900. Instruction Mode : Online Bichronous (blend of scheduled and unscheduled) Classes. While most coursework can be completed on your own schedule, students will meet virtually via Zoom 2 Fridays each month (June 13, June 27, July 11, and July 25) at 6:00pm to engage in real-time discussions and activities with instructors and peers.

Learning Mode

Course	Title	Class Number	Meeting and Location	Term	Fee	Refund Code
CHEM 321 [01Z]	Quantitative Chemical Analysis	2221	6/2/25 - 8/8/25. (Online)	Summer 2025	$900	CEL_ACSU
BIOL 430 [01Z]	Medical Microbiology	2163	6/2/25 - 8/8/25. (Online)	Summer 2025	$900	CEL_ACSU
BIOL 435 [01Z]	Immunology	2165	6/2/25 - 8/8/25. (Online)	Summer 2025	$900	CEL_ACSU

Fall 2025

CHEM 321 [02Z] - Quantitative Chemical Analysis

Class Number: 8856 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

Huy Le , Russell Wendt

Location

Online

Description

Notes

Course Fee: $900 Most coursework and assignments follow a self-paced calendar schedule. Recommended but not mandatory virtual sessions via Zoom: 9/15, 10/13, 11/17, 12/8 at 6:00 PM for real-time discussions and activities.

Learning Mode

CHEM 340 [01Z] - Biochemistry I

Class Number: 8858 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

Huy Le , Russell Wendt

Location

Online

Description

Prerequisites: CHEM 215, CHEM 233, and CHEM 335* with grades of C or better. Intended for Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biology majors. Introduction to Biochemistry including protein structure and function, carbohydrate metabolism, enzyme kinetics and thermodynamics, and electron transport chain. (Plus-minus letter grade only)

Notes

Course Fee: $900 Most coursework and assignments follow a self-paced calendar schedule. Recommended but not mandatory virtual sessions via Zoom: 9/19, 10/17, 11/21, 12/12 at 6:00 PM for real-time discussions and activities.

Learning Mode

BIOL 430 [01Z] - Medical Microbiology

Class Number: 8854 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

Carissa Threewitt , Huy Le

Location

Online

Description

Notes

Course Fee: $900 Most coursework and assignments follow a self-paced calendar schedule. Recommended but not mandatory virtual sessions via Zoom: 9/17, 10/15, 11/26, 12/10 at 6:00 PM for real-time discussions and activities.

Learning Mode

BIOL 431 [01Z] - Medical Microbiology Laboratory

Class Number: 8852 | Units: 2 | Fee: $780

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

Carissa Threewitt , Huy Le , Jordan Wallace

Location

Online

Description

Prerequisites: Priority enrollment for B.S. Biology majors; BIOL 401, BIOL 402GW with a grade of C- or better, and BIOL 430 (may be taken concurrently); permission of the instructor. Basic principles and current standard diagnostic procedures in medical microbiology. Lecture, 1 unit; laboratory, 1 unit. Extra fee required. (Plus-minus letter grade only)

Notes

Course Fee: $780 BIOL 431 [01Z] is a standalone laboratory course; BIOL 430 01Z lecture enrollment not required. This hybrid course features asynchronous online lectures and three mandatory weekend laboratory sessions at SFSU. Location: Science Building, Room 204: October 11-12 , November 1-2, December 13-14, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM daily.

Learning Mode

Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous)
Class meets regularly in-person at scheduled days/times and also has online sessions with no set day/time.

BIOL 435 [02Z] - Immunology

Class Number: 8855 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

Huy Le , Theodus Nguyen

Location

Online

Description

Notes

Course Fee: $900 Most coursework and assignments follow a self-paced calendar schedule. Recommended but not mandatory virtual sessions via Zoom: 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/11 at 6:00 PM for real-time discussions and activities.

Learning Mode

BIOL 436 [01Z] - Immunology Laboratory

Class Number: 8857 | Units: 2 | Fee: $780

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

Antoinette Raval Gabriel , Huy Le , Antonio Insigne

Location

SCI 204 ; SCI 204 ; SCI 204 ; Online

Description

Prerequisites: BIOL 402GW or equivalent; concurrent enrollment in BIOL 435. Laboratory illustrating antibody-antigen interactions, the cellular basis of immune responses, and the applications of immune and serological reactions. Extra fee required.

Notes

Course Fee: $780 BIOL 436 [01Z] is a standalone laboratory course; BIOL 435 01Z lecture enrollment not required. This hybrid course features asynchronous online lectures and three mandatory weekend laboratory sessions at SFSU. Science Building, Room 204 October 18-19, November 8-9, November 15-16, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM daily.

Learning Mode

In-Person
Class meets in-person at scheduled days/times.

BIOL 625 [01Z] - Hematology

Class Number: 8850 | Units: 3 | Fee: $900

Fall 2025 registration will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Instructor

David Luong , Huy Le

Location

Online

Description

Prerequisite: A college-level physiology course. Intended for Biology majors. Origin and function of mammalian blood cells and plasma. Cell variations in health and disease. Lecture, 2 units; laboratory, 1 unit. Extra fee required.

Notes

Course Fee: $900 Most coursework and assignments follow a self-paced calendar schedule. Recommended but not mandatory virtual sessions via Zoom: 9/16, 10/14, 11/25 at 6:00 PM for real-time discussions and activities. Textbook: Clinical Hematology: Theory & Procedures: Theory & Procedures 6th Edition by Mary Lou Turgeon, Jones & Bartlett Learning Publisher

Learning Mode

Hybrid (Combination of in-person and online asynchronous)
Class meets regularly in-person at scheduled days/times and also has online sessions with no set day/time.

Course	Title	Class Number	Meeting and Location	Term	Fee	Refund Code
CHEM 321 [02Z]	Quantitative Chemical Analysis	8856	8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$900	CEL_ACSL
CHEM 340 [01Z]	Biochemistry I	8858	8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$900	CEL_ACSL
BIOL 430 [01Z]	Medical Microbiology	8854	8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$900	CEL_ACSL
BIOL 431 [01Z]	Medical Microbiology Laboratory	8852	8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$780	CEL_ACSL
BIOL 435 [02Z]	Immunology	8855	8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$900	CEL_ACSL
BIOL 436 [01Z]	Immunology Laboratory	8857	SatSun, 11/8/25 - 11/9/25 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - SCI 204 (SCI 204) ; SatSun, 11/15/25 - 11/16/25 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - SCI 204 (SCI 204) ; SatSun, 10/18/25 - 10/19/25 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - SCI 204 (SCI 204) ; 8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$780	CEL_ACSL
BIOL 625 [01Z]	Hematology	8850	8/25/25 - 12/19/25. (Online)	Fall 2025	$900	CEL_ACSL

Refund Information

Refund Code	Full Refund	75% Refund	No Refund
CEL_ACSL	Class dropped before last day to add for Session 1	N/A	Class dropped after full refund deadline
CEL_ACSU	Class dropped before last day to add for R4 Session	N/A	Class dropped after full refund deadline

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