MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY OPTION

Coordinator: Dr. Larry J. McCumber

The Medical Technology Option in Biology offers students the choice of specialization in medical technology at the undergraduate level.

The Medical Technology Option will require the completion of recommended General Education courses, requirements for the student's biology major and required courses specific for the Medical Technology Option. The minimum number of semester hours in all courses (major and nonmajor) required for the Medical Technology Option in Biology is 120.

The curriculum for the Medical Technology Option is summarized below:

General Education Requirements	51 hours
Communications	12 hours
ENG 112	3
ENG 200	3
SPCO101	3
CS 150 or 190	3
Social Sciences	9 hours
POL 101 or 103	3
2 electives (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POL, or SOC)	6
Humanities	12 hours
Appreciation (ART, MUSIC, or THEATRE)	3
Literature (in any language)	3
History	3
1 elective (LIT, HIST, APPREC, PHIL, or RELI)	3
Mathematics	6 hours
MATH (2 courses 111, 112 or higher)	6
Natural Sciences	12 hours
BIOL 105, 106	8
CHEM 101	4
Biology Major Requirements	33-37 hours
Plant Biology, one course from
BIOL 206, 207, 208, 303, 307, 310, or 313	4
Ecology, one course from BIOL 308, 402, 408, or 411	4
Genetics, BIOL 401	4
Senior Seminar, BIOL 499	1
CHEM 102, 201, 202	12
PHYSICS 215, 216 (or 200, 201, 202)	8-12
Medical Technology Option	32 hours
BIOL 205, Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 311, Microbiology	4
BIOL 406, Physiology	4
BIOL 407, Immunology	4
CHEM 203, Quantitative Analysis	4
MATH 114, Statistics	3
General Electives	9

Following completion of the baccalaureate degree, students continue studies at a School of Medical Technology for a year of clinical training. Successful completion of an examination given by the National Association of Clinical Laboratory Science will qualify the student as a Medical Technologist.