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Medical Technology (BS)

Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology will be made only if the student is admitted to the Program.

Students of the Bachelor programs in Natural Sciences can apply for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology program once they meet the academic requirements of the Bachelor degree presented along with the other requirements for admission to the School.

The general academic, core and elective courses of the Bachelor must be completed within the first three years of the Bachelor of your selection. If admitted to the Program and satisfactorily complete the major courses, the student will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology.

Students who are not admitted to the Medical Technology program can complete a Bachelor of Science and apply again to the School to compete for the Professional Certificate Program (post-Bachelor) in Medical Technology.

Only students admitted to the Medical Technology program can use the code assigned by the University to identify the academic program (165).

The Metropolitan and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

Academic Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology

General Education Requirements or their Equivalent 42 credits
Core Course Requirements* 59-60 credits
Major Requirements 46 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 150-151 credits

General Education Requirements - 42 credits

Forty-two (42) credits are required as explained in the section “General Education Requirements for Bachelors’ Degrees.” Students will take the course GEMA 1200 in the Basic Skills in Mathematics category. Students of this Program are exempt from taking the course GEST 2020 or 2030 of the Scientific and Technological Context category, and the course GEHP 3000 of the Health and Quality of Life.

Core Course Requirements - 59 or 60 credits

BIOL 1101General Biology I

3
BIOL 1102General Biology II

3
BIOL 1103Biology Skills Laboratory I

1
BIOL 1104Biology Skills Laboratory II

1
BIOL 2103Zoology

3
BIOL 1104Biology Skills Laboratory II

1
BIOL 3010Genetics

3
BIOL 3105General Microbiology

4
BIOL 3106Human Anatomy and Physiology

4
BIOL 3405Immunology

3
CHEM 1111General Chemistry I

4
CHEM 2212General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 2221Organic Chemistry I

4
CHEM 2222Organic Chemistry II

4
CHEM 3320Analytical Chemistry

4
 
CHEM 4220Biochemistry

4
Or
BIOL 4604Cellular and Molecular Biology

3
Or
BMSC 4015Biochemistry of Human Physiology

3
 
PHYS 3001General Physics I

4
PHYS 3002General Physics II

4
 
MATH 1511Precalculus I

3
And
MATH 1512Precalculus II

3
Or
MATH 1500Precalculus

5

Note:

  1. The following courses are needed in order to take the major courses: BIOL, 1101, 1102, 3105, 3106; CHEM 1111, 2212, 2221, 2222.
  2. MATH 1500 Precalculus (5 credits) can be accepted as long as the student has a minimum of 6 credits in additional mathematics to the GEMA 1200.

Major Requirements - 46 credits

MEDT 4501Laboratory Operations I: Basic Principles, Statistics and Molecular Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory

3
MEDT 4510Clinical Chemistry, Pathology and Molecular Diagnosis

4
MEDT 4520Body Fluids

1
MEDT 4531Clinical Immunology

2
MEDT 4532Blood Banking

3
MEDT 4540Hematology, Coagulation and Molecular Diagnosis in Hematopathology

4
MEDT 4560Mycology and Virology

1
MEDT 4570Clinical Bacteriology and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

4
MEDT 4585Clinical Parasitology

2
MEDT 4593Laboratory Operations II: Laboratory Administration, Ethics and Education

2
MEDT 4595Advanced Seminar and Clinical Research

1
MEDT 4915Clinical Practice in Blood Banking

3
MEDT 4916Clinical Practice in Immunology and Serology

2
MEDT 4921Practice in Clinical Chemistry

4
MEDT 4922Clinical Practice in Hematology and Coagulation

4
MEDT 4923Clinical Practice in Microbiology

4
MEDT 4924Clinical Practice in Urinalysis And Parasitology

2