HELP 2011-2012 University Catalog Medical Technology, BS Print-Friendly Page

Banner Code:  SC-BS-MTCH

This program requires the equivalent of three years of full time preprofessional study at the college level preceding a senior year of professional education in an affiliated school of medical technology. All affiliated schools are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

Responsibility for applying to schools of medical technology and gaining admission rests with the student; however, guidance is provided by the medical technology program director. Admission to medical technology schools is selective, so candidates should strive for strong academic standing. Students who fail to gain admission to a NAACLS-approved school are unable to complete the degree program. Such students may transfer to a biology major without loss of credits.

Application to medical technology schools should be initiated about a year before the desired entrance date. This fact, coupled with the large number of required courses in the preprofessional curriculum, makes it imperative that students in the program consult regularly with the medical technology program coordinator. All medical technology majors and prospective majors are urged to enroll in MTCH 200 as early as possible. This course provides information on the profession, as well as the educational demands placed on candidates.

Students should be aware that the senior year spent off campus requires the following special interpretation of university policies. Transfer students must present at least 16 credits of 300- to 400-level biology or chemistry course work taken at Mason. No unsatisfactory grades (less than C) may be presented for courses in the senior year of professional study. Transfer students entering with more than 45 transfer credits are often unable to complete the preprofessional phase of their program in the usual three years of full-time study.

Senior students are registered at the university through special procedures. For details, consult the medical technology program coordinator.

Students must fulfill all requirements for bachelor’s degrees  including university general education requirements* . In addition, students must complete MTCH 200 and present the following courses in their biology coursework and supporting requirements with a minimum GPA of 2.00. A C or better must be earned in BIOL 213 in order to advance to other major requirements. Students may repeat BIOL 213 once and a second time only with permission of the director of the Undergraduate Biology Program. Medical Technology majors must earn a minimum of C in all biology core courses listed below. Through the course work below, majors satisfy the university-wide general education requirements in natural science, quantitative reasoning, and information technology proficiency. Taking BIOL 453 fulfills the writing intensive requirement.

*Note:  Because of the extensive professional education requirements stipulated by NAACLS, students majoring in medical technology are exempt from the university-wide general education requirement in the fine arts.

This program of study is offered by the Biology Undergraduate Program in the College of Science .