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This degree is designed to prepare students for employment in clinical laboratories as medical technologists. The degree is necessary before a person is eligible to take the National Registry Examination for certification as a medical technologist. A minor in chemistry is required.

A student must complete the first three years (94 hours) at an accredited college or university with the last 30 of these hours being in residence at Pittsburg State University. The fourth year must be completed in a NAACLS accredited school of medical technology affiliated with this university.

Biology Core (34 hours): BIOL-211: Principles of Biology I (4 (lecture hours), BIOL-212: Principles of Biology II (4 (lecture hours), BIOL-257: Anatomy and Physiology (3 hours) AND BIOL-258: Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (2 hours), BIOL-322: Genetics (3 hours) AND BIOL-323: Genetics Laboratory (2 hours), BIOL-371: General Microbiology (3 hours) AND BIOL-372: General Microbiology Laboratory (2 hours), BIOL-570: Pathogenic Bacteriology (3 hours) AND BIOL-571: Pathogenic Bacteriology Laboratory (2 hours), BIOL-671: Immunology (3 hours) AND BIOL-672: Immunology Laboratory (2 hours), BIOL-699: Senior Seminar and Assessment. (1. hours)

Required From Chemistry (20 hours): CHEM-215: General Chemistry I (3 hours) AND CHEM-216: General Chemistry I Laboratory. (2 hours), CHEM-225: General Chemistry II. (3 hours) AND CHEM-226: General Chemistry II Laboratory. (2 hours), CHEM-325: Organic Chemistry I. (3 hours) AND CHEM-326: Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (2 hours), CHEM-445: Analytical Chemistry. (3 hours) AND CHEM-446: Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. (2 hours) OR CHEM-575: Biochemistry I (3 hours) AND CHEM-576: Biochemistry I Laboratory. (2 hours)