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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MAJOR CURRICULUM

The Medical Technology major is an outstanding undergraduate biomedical curriculum. Although designed for the specific needs of the professional Medical Technologist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MT/CLS), students with interests in a wide variety of health related professions have found this curriculum to be an exceptionally strong foundation that meets the rigorous demands of post-baccalaureate education, such as medical, dental, veterinary and graduate school. (See additional pre-med requirements below.)

Year 1 - Fall Semester

Year 1 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
CEM 141	General Chemistry I	4	IAH 201-208	Integ Arts & Humanities	4
CEM 161	General Chemistry Lab I	1	BS 111	Biology	3
MTH 116	Algebra/Trigonometry	5	BS 111L	Biology Lab	2
WRA	Writing, Rhetoric, American Culture	4	MTH 124/132	Calculus	3
			CEM 162	Inorganic Lab II	1
			XXX	Elective	3
Total		14	Total	.	16

Year 2 - Fall Semester

Year 2 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
MT 213	Appl of CLS Principles	2	CEM 252	Organic Chem II	3
CEM 251	Organic Chem I	3	PHY 232	Physics II	3
PHY 231	Physics I	3	STT 200/201	Statistical Methods	3/4
PSL 250	Physiology	4	MT 220	Prep for a Health Profession	1
XXX	Elective	3	MT 204	Mechanisms of Disease	3
Total	.	15	Total		13/14

Year 3 - Fall Semester

Year 3 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
BMB 401	Biochemistry	4	MMG 301	Intro Microbiology	3
MT 417	Quality Proc In Diag Lab Testing	2	ISS 2XX	Integrative Social Science	4
MT 434	Clinical Immunology	3	MT 435	Transfusion/Transplantation	3
MT 324	Fund Heme, Coag, Urines	3	MT 430	Molecular Diagnostics	2
MT 496	Integrative Correlations I	1	CEM 332	Instrumental Methods	2
			XXX	Elective	2
Total		13	Total		17

Year 4 - Fall Semester

Year 4 - Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
XXX	Elective	3	MT 450	Eukaryotic Pathogens	3
MMG 463	Medical Microbiology	3	ISS 3XX	Integrative Social Science	4
MMG 464	Diagnostic Microbiology Lab	2	MT 497	Integrative Correlations II	1
IAH 2XX	Integrative Arts/Humanities	4	MT 424	Adv. Heme/Coag/Urines	2
MT 416	Pathophysiology/Body Fluids	4	MT 455W	Integrating CLS Disciplines	2
			XXX	Elective	3
Total	.	16	Total	.	15

TOTAL CREDITS: 120

Approved Course Substitutions Include:

BMB 401	(4)	-	BMB 461	(3)	and	BMB 462	(3)
CEM 162	(1)	-	CEM 262	(2)
MTH 132	(3)	-	MTH 124	(3)
PSL 250	(4)	-	PSL 431	(3)	and	PSL 432	(3)
STT 201	(4)	-	STT 200	(3)
MMG 205	(3)	-	MMG 301	(3)

Additional courses to meet premedical requirements will apply as elective credits:
BS 110 (4)
CEM 142 (3)
CEM 255 (2)
PHY 251 (1)
PHY 252 (1)

NOTE: This is a suggested course plan but there are options that may better fit your career plans. Please discuss these options with your MT/CLS advisors.

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