University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Health Science Programs:

Medical Technology Comprehensive -
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5603
General Studies = 45
General Studies required by major:
Take ONE of the following options:
Take:
MATH 112*, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours
OR take 2 courses:
MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
Take all of the following:
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hours
CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hours
BS Science-related course requirements = 9
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 hours
BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours
Major = 64
Minimum total hours required coursework = 118
Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 7

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.

A. Medical Technology Specialization
Take all of the following:
BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
Take 1 course from:
CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
Take 1 course from:
CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry I - 5 hours

B. Medical Technology Supporting Courses
Take 15 hours from the following:
BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
BIOL 430, Special Topics in Biology - 1-6 hours
BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours
BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
BIOL 467, Animal Histology - 3 hours
No more than 1 of the following 2 BIOL courses:
BIOL 460, Genetics - 4 hours or
BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours

CHEM 469, Chemistry Seminar - 1 hour
CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
CHEM 375, Analytical Chemistry I - 5 hours
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 323, Introductory Electronics - 4 hours (Prereq: PHYS 276GS)
PHYS 346, Modern Physics I - 4 hours (Prereq: PHYS 276GS)
HSCI 125B, Orientation to Medical Technology - 2 hours
HSCI 225, Introduction to Hematology - 2 hours
No more than 1 of the following 3 CSIS courses:
CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours (Recommended co-requisite: CSIS 100.B VM/CMS)
CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours

C. Student's fourth year will be their Clinical Year. 35 hours required

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