Departmental Mission Statement
Tenure and Promotion Expectations
Department of Biology
B.S.
in Medical Technology
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Science in Medical Technology will be awarded upon the completion of the
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General Requirements: |
See Core Curriculum in the General Catalog |
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Multidisciplinary Major: |
BIOL 1406, 1407, 2420, 3440,3470, 4410, 4405 |
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CHEM 1411, 1412, 3411, 3412, 4411 or BIOL 4470 |
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PHYS 1401, 1412 |
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One Year Internship: |
See fourth year clinical training, below. |
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Suggested Program of Study |
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First Year |
Second Year |
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BIOL 1406, 1407, General |
8 |
BIOL 2420, Microbiology |
4 |
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CHEM 1411, 1412, General |
8 |
BIOL 3440, Advanced Physiology |
4 |
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ENGL 1301, 1302, Comp |
6 |
CHEM 3411, 3412 Organic |
8 |
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MATH 2312, Precalculus |
3 |
English Literature |
3 |
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COSC 1371 |
3 |
ENGL 3310 |
3 |
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PHIL 1370 |
3 |
Social Science |
3 |
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PEGA |
1 |
PHYS 1401, 1402, General |
8 |
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Total semester hours |
32 |
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Total semester hours |
33 |
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Third Year |
Fourth Year: Internship (see below) |
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BIOL 4410, Parasitology |
4 |
All of the above requirements for the degree must be met before a student may be admitted to clinical training, which is 12 consecutive months at a hospital laboratory accredited for the teaching by the Committee on Allied Health Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association (AMA). A list of clinical affiliate hospital schools is provided below. After satisfactorily completing this training, the student is awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science Medical Technology. No Lamar financial aid is available during the clinical year since the student pays no tuition.
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BIOL 4405, Immunology |
4 |
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CHEM 4411 or BIOL 4302 |
4 |
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American History |
6 |
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BIOL 3470, Genetics |
4 |
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PSYC 2471, Statistics |
4 |
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POLS 2301, 2302 |
6 |
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Fine Arts |
3 |
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COMM 1315 |
3 |
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Total semester hours |
38 |
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For information on admission to the program, contact: Dr. Randall Terry
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Medical Technology Programs |
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| Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin-Mail Station 205 Houston, TX 77030 (713) 790-6353
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Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital
PO Box 5405 Beaumont, TX 77726-5405 (409) 899-7150
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| University of Texas Medical Branch
School of Allied Health Sciences 301 University Boulevard Galveston, TX 77555-1028 (409) 722-3055 |
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 037 Houston, TX 77030 (713) 745-1688 1-800-551-9503 |