Academic preparation for MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
REQUIRED PREREQUISITES BY MOST PROGRAMS
GENERAL BIOLOGY w/lab 4 quarters
BIO 20A, 20B, 20C, 20L
MICROBIOLOGY
BIOL 119/L
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 1A, 1B/M, 1C/N
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 108A/L, 108B/M, 108C
Or
CHEM 112A/L, 112B/M, 112C/N
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOL 100A, B, C
PHYSICS w/ lab 1 year
PHYS 5A/L 5B/M 5C/N
Or
PHYS 6A/L 6B/M 6C/N
ENGLISH
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The courses listed above are minimum preparation.
Please note that some of these courses, especially the sciences,
may have other prerequisites such as mathematics.
SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL PREPARATION
- ANATOMY
- MATH
- PHYSIOLOGY
- COMPUTER SCIENCE
- STATISTICS
Courses that contribute to professional and cultural background.
Medical technologists who work in the clinical laboratories of
hospitals and other health organizations are responsible for performing
microscopic and bacteriological tests related to the examination
and treatment of patients. Their work may be in microbiology,
serology, urinalysis, hematology, parasitology and chemistry.
There are more than 800 approved schools of medical technology,
which are located primarily in hospitals. For general information,
go to http://www.naacls.org/search/programs.asp
For specific information, check each school (catalog or web site).
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