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PRE-MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Arts and Sciences A.A.

This track provides the first two years of the four-year program necessary to become a registered medical technologist.

The curriculum meets the requirements of the medical technology degree curriculum offered by many four-year institutions. These colleges and universities have designed a curriculum that awards a bachelor of science degree to the student who successfully completes the third year at the university and the fourth year at an affiliated AMA-approved hospital school of medical technology. Graduates of the bachelor of science program are then eligible to take the National Registry Examination offered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists for medical technology certification.

Job opportunities exist for registered medical technologists as specialists and supervisors in clinical laboratories located in hospitals, public health facilities, research institutions, industrial organizations, and volunteer health programs.

Pre-medical technology students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they wish to transfer. Completion of all requirements for this track will lead to the award of the A.A. in arts and sciences.

A suggested course sequence for full-time students follows; part-time students should consult an adviser.

First Semester
BI 107 Principles of Biology I
4
CH 101 Principles of Chemistry I
4
EN 101 Techniques of Reading and Writing
3
MA 110 Survey of College Mathematics*
3
PE 101–199 Physical education elective
1

Second Semester
BI 203 Microbiology
4
CH 102 Principles of Chemistry II
4
EN 102 Techniques of Reading and Writing
3
  Health foundation
1
MA 113 Introduction to Probability
3
  Arts distribution
3

Third Semester
  BI elective*
4
  CH elective*
4 (5)
SP 108 Fundamentals of Speech
3
  Arts or humanities distribution
3
  Behavioral and social sciences distribution
3

Fourth Semester
  BI elective*
4
  CH elective*
5
  Behavioral and social sciences distribution
3
  Humanities distribution
3

Total credit hours  65 (66)

* Biology, chemistry, and mathematics courses must be selected in consultation with the adviser. Alternative mathematics course sequences are MA 110–116 or MA 180–160. Suggested biology electives are anatomy and physiology and genetics. Suggested chemistry electives are organic chemistry and analytical chemistry. Required courses vary greatly with transfer institutions.

Note: Some transfer institutions require two years of a foreign language to be completed by the end of the junior year.

Refer to course description pages to identify courses with prerequisites.
Courses in italics meet General Education requirements.