Medical Technology, BS

Requirements

Medical technology students complete a minimum of 88 credit hours of academic course work, including the College of Science, Health and Pharmacy general education requirements, in addition to the Medical Technology core courses outlined below. Students must take their final 30 credit hours before the clinical training at Roosevelt University. The last 32 credit hours are completed in a one-year, full-time, daytime clinical training program at the NorthShore University Health System Evanston*. Upon successful completion of the clinical program, students receive the Certificate in Medical Technology from the hospital and a BS in Medical Technology from Roosevelt University and are eligible to sit for the ASCP certification examination.

*

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

Core
BIOL 201ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY5
BIOL 301CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BIOLOGY5
BIOL 360MICROBIOLOGY5
BIOL 367IMMUNOLOGY5
CHEM 201GENERAL CHEMISTRY I5
CHEM 202GENERAL CHEMISTRY II5
CHEM 211ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I5
CHEM 212ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II5
MATH 121COLLEGE ALGEBRA3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
Clinical Courses in Medical Technology
ALH 320CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY & COAGULATION6
ALH 321MICROBIO, MYCOLOGY, PARASITOLOGY8
ALH 322CLINICAL CHEMISTRY5
ALH 324CLINICAL IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY5
ALH 323CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY3
ALH 325URINALYSIS & BODY FLUIDS2
ALH 328MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS1
ALH 329INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES2
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives43
Core Requirements46
Clinical Requirements32
Total Credits for Degree121

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 1013CHEM 2025
CHEM 2015BIOL 2015
MATH 1213Ideas of Social Justice3
Humanities #13 
 15 16
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
CHEM 2115CHEM 2125
MATH 2173BIOL 301 (Experiential Learning #1)2,35
COMM 1013Social Science #13
Humanities #23Humanities #33
 14 16
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 3605BIOL 3675
Social Science #23Social Science #33
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 14 14
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ALH 3206ALH 321 (Experiential Learning #2)28
ALH 3225ALH 3281
ALH 3245ALH 3233
ALH 3292ALH 3252
 18 14
Total Credit Hours 121
1

Or course towards optional Minor.

2

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

3

Biol 301 lab only (2 credits).

*

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