Department of Biology and Allied Health Sciences, College of Science and Technology
Effective Fall, 2003
Students complete 90 credit hours (3 years) of core science and general education classes at Bloomsburg followed by 30 credit hours (one calendar year) in an accredited hospital program. Students should work closely with their adviser to organize an efficient plan of study.
The following courses are taken prior to the clinical experience. They are required in addition to, or as part of, the general education requirements:
50.107 Medical Terminology
50.114 Concepts in Biology I
50.233 Human Genetics or 50.332 Genetics
50.242 Biology of Microorganisms
50.271 Cell Biology
50.343 Medical Bacteriology
50.343 Immunology
50.479 Integrated Physiology Laboratory
52.115 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
52.116 Chemical Principles and Measurements
52.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
52.341 Biochemistry or 52.232 Intermediate Organic Chemistry
53.141 Introduction to Statistics or 48.160 Basic Statistics
56.110 Introduction to Computer Science
Choose one of the following physiology lecture courses (50.472 recommended)
50.472 Animal Cell Physiology
50.474 Vertebrate Systems Physiology
50.477 Plant Physiology
50.478 Microbial Physiology
Clinical Experience - During the one.year clinical experience in a hospital program a total of 30 credit hours are required. These are earned from the following list of clinical courses:
86.401 Clinical Microbiology
86.402 Clinical Hematology/Coagulation
86.403 Clinical Chemistry for Med Tech
86.404 Clinical Immunohematology
86.405 Clinical Immunology/Serology
86.406 Clinical Seminar