Histotechnology, BS

Histotechnology students complete a minimum of 86 credit hours of academic course work at Roosevelt University, including the College of Science, Health and Pharmacy general education requirements, in addition to the Histotechnology core courses outlined below. They complete their last 36 credit hours in a one-year, full-time, daytime clinical training program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital*. Upon successfully completing the clinical program, students receive a Certificate in Histotechnology from the hospital and a BS in Histotechnology from Roosevelt University and are eligible to sit for the ASCP certification examination.

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Acceptance into the clinical training is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the clinical site. 

Core
BIOL 123ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I4
BIOL 124ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II4
BIOL 202ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND GENETICS5
BIOL 301CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BIOLOGY5
BIOL 360MICROBIOLOGY5
BIOL 367IMMUNOLOGY5
CHEM 201GENERAL CHEMISTRY I5
CHEM 202GENERAL CHEMISTRY II5
CHEM 210SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY5
or CHEM 211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
MATH 121COLLEGE ALGEBRA3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
Clinical Courses for Histotechnology
ALH 333LABORATORY MANAGEMENT2
ALH 334INTRODUCTION TO HISTOTECHNOLOGY2
ALH 336PROCESSING & EMBEDDING TISSUES3
ALH 337MICROTOMY/INSTRUMENTATION3
ALH 338ROUTINE STAIN AND QUALITY CONTROL2
ALH 357CLINICAL PRACTICUM I2
ALH 375IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY3
ALH 376ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2
ALH 377SPECIAL STAINS4
ALH 378HISTOTECHNOLOLGY PROCESS IMPROVEMENT2
ALH 379SEMINAR- ED & RES IN HISTOLOGY3
ALH 389FIXATION/GROSS PATHOLOGY3
ALH 390MICROANATOMY3
ALH 391IMMUNOFLUOR/ENZYME/IN SITU2
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives37
Core requirements49
Clinical requirements34
Total requirements for degree120

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
1

Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013Humanities #13
MATH 1213Ideas of Social Justice3
CHEM 2015CHEM 2025
 12 14
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 1234BIOL 1244
CHEM 211 or 2105BIOL 301 (Experiential Learning #1)15
COMM 1013MATH 2173
Social Science #13Humanities #23
 15 15
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 2025BIOL 3675
BIOL 3605Humanities #33
General Elective3Social Science #23
General Elective2Social Science #33
 15 14
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ALH 3332ALH 357 (Experiential Learning #2)12
ALH 3342ALH 3753
ALH 3363ALH 3762
ALH 3373ALH 3774
ALH 3382ALH 3782
ALH 3893ALH 3793
ALH 3903ALH 3912
 18 18
Total Credit Hours 121
1

Experiential Learning class must be 200/300 level. Satisfies CORE Experiential Learning requirement. EXL courses can satisfy major requirements/electives or CORE requirement.

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Must be accepted to clinical school for clinical training courses. Not guaranteed.