Program Outcomes
The SF State CLS Internship Program, in compliance with NAACLS standards, demonstrates student achievement of core competencies while meeting learned objectives.
First time pass rate for those who take the ASCP-board of certification MLS/MT exam.
| Year | # of Interns | Graduation Rate
(Students who started our SF State CLS Training Program during the year designated and successfully graduated from the program) |
First Time Pass Rate
(Graduates of the program who passed the ASCP Board of Certification Examination) |
Job Placement Rate
(Graduates who found employment as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist within their training facility or another affiliated hospital; typically within three months of graduation during the year designated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54* | 100% (54/54) | 100% (54/54) | 100% (54/54) |
| 2018 | 59* | 100% (59/59) | 100% (59/59) | 100% (59/59) |
| 2019 | 58 | 100% (58/58) | 100% (58/58) | 100% (58/58) |
| 2020 | 58* | 100% (58/58) | 100% (58/58) | 100% (58/58) |
| 2021 | 54 | 100% (54/54) | 100% (54/54) | 100% (54/54) |
| 2022 | 53** | 100% (53/53) | 100% (53/53) | 100% (53/53) |
| 2023 | 28** | 100% (28) | 100% (28) | 100% (28) |
*These cohorts had the highest first-time scoring student for both Spring and Fall 2017, 2018 and 2020 in the U.S.
** These cohorts had the second highest first-time scoring student for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 in the U.S.