In the B.S. in medical technology program, the typical student spends the first three years completing the general education and basic science course requirements for the baccalaureate degree on the UMKC campus.

A final 12-month course of clinical studies is completed in an affiliated hospital program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Affiliated clinical programs are located at North Kansas City Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital. Admission into the medical technology degree program does not ensure acceptance by an affiliated hospital.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the general education requirements outlined previously, students pursuing a B.S. degree in medical technology must meet the following requirements:

A. Biology Course Requirements

A total of 32 credit hours of biology courses must be completed with grades of C- or better and at least 16 of these must be at the 300/400-level. Ten credit hours from the 30-credit-hour clinical year is counted toward the 42 credit hours required for a B.S. degree. A minimum of 16 credit hours of biology courses must be taken at the School of Biological Sciences.

1. The following courses are required:

                                                Hours
BIOLOGY 108      General Biology I                  3
BIOLOGY 108L     General Biology I Laboratory       1
BIOLOGY 109      General Biology II                 3
BIOLOGY 109L     General Biology II Laboratory      1
BIOLOGY 202      Cell Biology                       3
BIOLOGY 206      Genetics                           3
LS-BIOC 341      Basic Biochemistry                 3
LS-PHYS 316      Principles of Physiology           3
LS-MCRB 313      Microbiology                       3
LS-MCRB 313WL    Laboratory in Microbiology         3
LS-MCRB 435      Immunology                         3

2. In addition, students must take three or more hours, one hour of which must be upper-level, to be chosen from:

                                                Hours
BIOLOGY 328      Histology                          2
BIOLOGY 328L or  Laboratory in Histology and
BIOLOGY 328WL     Cellular Ultrastructure (WI)      3
LS-ANATO 118     Introductory Anatomy               3
LS-ANATO 118L    Introductory Anatomy Lab           2
LS-MCRB 431      Virology                           3
LIFE-SCI 401     Biophysical Principles             3
LS-BIOC 430      Molecular Biology and Genetic
                  Engineering                       3
LS-BIOC 360L or  Laboratory in Biochemistry
LS-BIOC 360WL     and Molecular Biology             3

B. Additional Science and Mathematics Course Requirements

The following courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry are required with grades of C- or better.

                                                Hours
MATH 210 or      Calculus I                         4
STAT 235         Elementary Statistics              3
PHYSICS 210      General Physics I                  4
PHYSICS 220      General Physics II                 4
CHEM 211         General Chemistry I                4
CHEM 211L        Experimental General Chem. I       1
CHEM 212R        General Chemistry II               4
CHEM 212LR       Experimental General Chem. II      1
CHEM 320         Elementary Organic Chemistry       4
CHEM 320L        Experimental Organic Chemistry     1
CHEM 341         Analytical Chemistry I:
                  Quantitative Analysis             4

C. Clinical Program

Students must satisfactorily complete a clinical program at an affiliated hospital. This will allow the student to earn 30 credit hours toward the bachelor's degree. Ten of the clinical hours are allowed as upper-level biology credit toward the 42 hours required and 20 clinical hours are allowed as upper-level general science credit. Completion of the clinical program fulfills the Biology synthesis requirement, and the Major Field Exam is waived as the student is off campus their final year.