Bachelor of Science in Medical TechnologyIn the B.S. in medical technology program, the typical student spends the first three years completing the general education and basic science course requirements for the baccalaureate degree on the UMKC campus.A final 12-month course of clinical studies is completed in an affiliated hospital program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Affiliated clinical programs are located at North Kansas City Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital. Admission into the medical technology degree program does not ensure acceptance by an affiliated hospital.
Degree RequirementsIn addition to the general education requirements outlined previously, students pursuing a B.S. degree in medical technology must meet the following requirements:
A. Biology Course RequirementsA total of 32 credit hours of biology courses must be completed with grades of C- or better and at least 16 of these must be at the 300/400-level. Ten credit hours from the 30-credit-hour clinical year is counted toward the 42 credit hours required for a B.S. degree. A minimum of 16 credit hours of biology courses must be taken at the School of Biological Sciences.1. The following courses are required:
Hours
BIOL 108 General Biology I 3
BIOL 108L General Biology I Laboratory 1
BIOL 109 General Biology II 3
BIOL 109L General Biology II Laboratory 1
BIOL 202 Cell Biology 3
BIOL 206 Genetics 3
LSBIOC 341 Basic Biochemistry 3
LSPHYS 316 Principles of Physiology 3
LSMCRB 313 Microbiology 3
LSMCRB 313WL Laboratory in Microbiology 3
LSMCRB 435 Immunology 3
2. In addition, students must take three or more hours, one
hour of which must be upper-level, to be chosen from:
Hours
BIOL 328 Histology 2
BIOL 328L or Laboratory in Histology and
BIOL 328WL Cellular Ultrastructure (WI) 3
LSANAT 118 Introductory Anatomy 3
LSANAT 118L Introductory Anatomy Lab 2
LSMCRB 431 Virology 3
LS 401 Biophysical Principles 3
LSBIOC 430 Molecular Biology and Genetic
Engineering 3
LSBIOC 360L or Laboratory in Biochemistry
LSBIOC 360WL and Molecular Biology 3
B. Additional Science and Mathematics Course RequirementsThe following courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry are required with grades of C- or better.
Hours
MATH 210 or Calculus I 4
MATH 235 Elementary Statistics 3
PHYS 210 General Physics I 4
PHYS 220 General Physics II 4
CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 211L Experimental General Chem. I 1
CHEM 212R General Chemistry II 4
CHEM 212LR Experimental General Chem. II 1
CHEM 320 Elementary Organic Chemistry 4
CHEM 320L Experimental Organic Chemistry 1
CHEM 341 Analytical Chemistry I:
Quantitative Analysis 4
C. Clinical ProgramStudents must satisfactorily complete a clinical program at an affiliated hospital. This will allow the student to earn 30 credit hours toward the bachelor's degree. Ten of the clinical hours are allowed as upper-level biology credit toward the 42 hours required and 20 clinical hours are allowed as upper-level general science credit. Completion of the clinical program also fulfills the general education synthesis requirement.
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