UTMB's WebCLS programs offer qualified students an opportunity to complete a majority of their coursework at a distance. The goal of these programs is to provide critically needed laboratory personnel for health care facilities in rural Texas.Students receive the same faculty support, advisement and personal contact as if they were on campus at UTMB Galveston. Instruction is provided via streaming video and narrated Powerpoint lectures, web-based instructional lessons, on-line interactive course laboratories using video and animation, interactive discussion and chat sessions, on-line testing and evaluation, comprehensive on-line review materials, the Internet, and occasional on-campus laboratories.An off-campus baccalaureate degree has been approved by the UT System, the Board of Regents, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

To qualify for the LEAP program, students must have completed an Associate's of Applied Science degree from a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program.

• Information about the LEAP Program
• LEAP Degree Plan

UTMB is collaborating with UTPB to offer accredited MLTs and UTPB biology majors a track to become clinical laboratory scientists.

• Information about the UTPB Program

The PAL Project develops partnership programs with historically Black and Hispanic undergraduate institutions, community colleges, and institutions in medically underserved areas of Texas to develop CLS and RC educational tracks for minority students.

• Information about the PAL Project

The Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at UTMB offers laboratory trained personnel a track to train in new areas or refresh their current knowledge and skill set.

• Information about CE/CC Opportunities