Health Science Major
Medical Technology Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
Students may receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of
Nebraska at Kearney after satisfactory completion of a program consisting of 90 semester hours of pre-medical technology and a
fourth year (12 month) clinical program at an affiliated school of medical technology. Admission to an affiliated school is very
competitive and not guaranteed. The following degree requirements are consistent with the requirements of the University of
Nebraska Medical Center, our primary affiliated school of medical technology. Students will need to check with other programs to
which they want to apply to ensure requirements are fulfilled.
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by major = 48
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 15 including:
- (Maximum of 1 MATH course will count in this section.)
- ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
- MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level,
reducing the total hours needed to complete the major.
- STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 27
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 11 including:
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8 including:
- Major Option = 68-69
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 124-125
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0-1
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Medical Technology Comprehensive = 125
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees
must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
- Medical Technology Specialization (20-21 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- HSCI 225, Introduction to Hematology - 2 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of BIOL or permission of instructor)
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 4 courses:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 250L, Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 351L, Biochemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- OR take 4 courses:
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Medical Technology Supporting Courses (13 hours required)
- Take:
- ENG 101, Introduction to Academic Writing - 3 hours
- Take 10 hours from:
- HSCI 125B, Orientation to Clinical Lab Sciences - 2 hours
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 4 hours
- BIOL 450, Molecular Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 452, Techniques in Molecular Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 105GS or BIOL 106GS; BIOL 309; CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS; organic chemistry OR permission of instructor)
- BIOL 468, Parasitology - 2 hours (Prereq: BIOL 105GS, BIOL 106GS)
- AND BIOL 468L, Parasitology Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 301, Analytical Chemistry - 3 hours
- AND CHEM 301L, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 3 hours
- AND CHEM 351L, Biochemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 469, Senior Seminar in Chemistry - 1 hour (Prereq: CHEM 480, CHEM 480L, CHEM 369)
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
- AND PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics II - 4 hours (Prereq: PHYS 205GS, PHYS 205LGS)
- AND PHYS 206LGS, Physics Laboratory II - 1 hour
- Students should be aware of the prerequisites for upper level courses and plan their coursework accordingly.
- Student's fourth year will be their Clinical Year (35 hours required)
