(Formerly Medical Technology)
Carol G. Schwartz, Director.
This program provides an interdisciplinary background in all the natural sciences with heavy emphasis on biology and chemistry. The student is campus-based during the first three years and is hospital-based for the senior year, rotating among such areas as chemistry, phlebotomy, bacteriology, immunology, serology, blood-bank, hematology, and parasitology. The training will directly prepare the student for a job in a hospital clinical laboratory. In addition there are numerous related areas that a medical technologist (clinical laboratory scientist) is uniquely prepared to enter.
The program is a rigorous one, with very modest flexibility. The course offerings over and above those required by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) emphasize the increasing importance in clinical laboratory science of instrumentation, automation, and computers. During the student’s junior year, application is made to approved Hospital Schools of Medical Technology. The burden of acceptance into a hospital program rests with the student.
Clinical Laboratory Science Curriculum:
| 1. ENG 101, ENG 102, PHI 101, RST 101 (4 courses) |
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(12) |
| 2. Area Studies: Two courses from each of these areas: II, III, IV, VIII. One course from each of these areas: V, VI1 (10 courses) |
(30) |
| 3. Major course requirements: |
(26 courses) |
|
| BIO 101-101L |
Introduction to Cellular/Subcellular Biology |
(5) |
| BIO 102-102L |
Organismal Biology |
(5) |
| BIO 203 |
Cellular Biochemistry |
(3) |
| BIO 407 |
General Microbiology |
(4) |
| BIO 426 |
Immunochemistry |
(3) |
| CHM 111-112 |
General Chemistry |
(10) |
| CHM 227-228 |
Organic Chemistry |
(10) |
| CSC 110 |
Introduction to Computing |
(3) |
| MAT 111 |
Calculus I |
(4) |
| MAT 141 |
Inferential Statistics and Computers for Science |
(4) |
| MDT 200 |
Instrumentation |
(3) |
| MDT 280-281 |
Seminar: Sophomore Level |
(2) |
| MDT 380-381 |
Seminar: Junior Level |
(2) |
| Science electives: two courses To be arranged with adviser |
(6-8) |
| MDT 400-401 |
Hospital Rotation |
(30) |
| Total |
(39 courses) |
(136-138) |
Recommended Schedule:
| Fall |
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Spring |
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| Freshman Year |
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| ENG 101 |
3 |
ENG 102 |
3 |
| BIO 101-101L |
5 |
BIO 102-102L |
5 |
| CHM 111 |
5 |
CHM 112 |
5 |
| AS |
3 |
MAT 141 |
4 |
| Total |
16 |
AS |
3 |
| |
|
Total |
20 |
| Sophomore Year |
|
|
|
| RST 101 |
3 |
PHI 101 |
3 |
| CHM 227 |
5 |
CHM 228 |
5 |
| CSC 110 or MDT 200 |
3 |
MDT 281 |
1 |
| MAT 111 |
4 |
AS |
3 |
| MDT 280 |
1 |
AS |
3 |
| AS |
3 |
AS |
3 |
| Total |
19 |
Total |
18 |
| Junior Year |
|
|
|
| MDT 380 |
1 |
MDT 381 |
1 |
| BIO 303 |
4 |
BIO 426 |
3 |
| BIO 303L |
1 |
Science elective |
3 or 4 |
| Science elective |
3 or 4 |
BIO 407 |
4 |
| MDT 200 or CSC 110 |
3 |
AS |
3 |
| AS |
3 |
AS |
3 |
| AS |
3 |
Total |
17 or 18 |
| Total |
16 or 17 |
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| Senior Year |
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| MDT 400 |
15 |
MDT 401 |
15 |
| Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
| |
|
Total |
136-138 |
COURSES: 1999-2001
MDT 200 Instrumentation 3
Survey of the theory and practice of instrumental analysis as it is applied to the clinical laboratory. 2001-2002 only
MDT 280-281 Seminar: Sophomore Level 1 credit per semester
Introduction to Clinical Science Laboratory profession from variety of perspectives: history, present state of health-care delivery, job opportunities, organization of hospital laboratory. Hospital-laboratory tour.
MDT 299 Independent Study 1
MDT 380-381 Seminar: Junior Level 1 credit per semester
Advanced discussions of Clinical Science Laboratory theory and practice designed as preparation for senior-year hospital rotation. Tour of hospital laboratory.
MDT 399 Independent Study 1
MDT 400-401 Hospital Rotation 15 credits per semester
1 Area I is automatically fulfilled because this program is in the Natural Sciences. Area VII is fulfilled by the required Mathematics courses in this program.