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Medical Technology (B.S.)

The medical technologist performs critical laboratory tests and analytical procedures that aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The curriculum is of interest to students desiring professional careers in hospital and clinical laboratories, public health and research laboratories, and pharmaceutical laboratories. Students will have two options to obtain a BS degree in Medical Technology:

  1. Upon completion of the B.S. degree in microbiology (medical technology option), those students who successfully complete 32 credits in a 12-month training course at an accredited hospital school of medical technology with a curriculum including clinical bacteriology, medical mycology, parasitology, clinical chemistry, toxicology, urinalysis, hematology, immunology-serology, immunohematology, and clinical correlations will be awarded the B.S. degree with major in medical technology.
  2. Students may also receive a BS in Medical Technology by completing the below coursework. With this option a student must successfully complete the below 96 credits of coursework in Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the U of I and 32 credits in a 12-month training course at an accredited hospital school of medical technology with a curriculum including clinical bacteriology, medical mycology, parasitology, clinical chemistry, toxicology, urinalysis, hematology, immunology-serology, immunohematology, and clinical correlations.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:

Biol 310

Genetics or

Gene 314

General Genetics (3-4 cr)

Chem 111

Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr)

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II (5 cr)

Chem 253

Quantitative Analysis (5 cr)

Chem 277

Organic Chemistry I (3 cr)

Chem 278

Organic Chemistry I: Lab (1 cr)

Chem 372

Organic Chemistry II (3 cr)

Math 160

Survey of Calculus or

Math 170

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr)

MMBB 154

Introductory Microbiology (3 cr)

MMBB 250

General Microbiology (3 cr)

MMBB 255

General Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr)

MMBB 380

Introductory Biochemistry (4 cr)

MMBB 400

Seminar (1 cr)

MMBB 409

Immunology (3 cr)

MMBB 412

Pathogenic Microbiology (3 cr)

Phys 111

General Physics I or

Phys 211

Engineering Physics I (4 cr)

Phys 112

General Physics II or

Phys 212

Engineering Physics II (4 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods (3 cr)

One of the following English Courses (3 cr):

Engl 207

Persuasive Writing (3 cr)

Engl 208

Personal and Exploratory Writing (3 cr)

Engl 209

Inquiry-Based Writing (3 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

One of the following MMBB electives (3 cr):

MMBB 422

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease (3 cr)

MMBB 432

Virology (3 cr)

MMBB 463

Molecular Parasitology (3 cr)

Electives to total 128 credits for the degree