DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
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
|
SPCO 101
|
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, 180 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.
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